Boxers I.Q vs MMA fighter I.Q

[TheNegation]

Silva is brain damaged. Only a fool or someone who doesn't want to accept it would deny it. Him not being able to speak english well has nothing to do with it.

No.

Liddell also has recieved brain damage. If you don't believe it check his speech patterns over the last few years and it has changed a lot.

Chuck Liddell developed these so called "speech patterns" during his tear as LHW champion...I find it was more due to his heavy drug and alcohol use then being punched.

Nogueira is on his way to severe brain damage also.

These are 3 fighters in your mind that are brain damaged.

How many is that compared to boxing? I can't even understand James Toney when he talks

[baracuda]

LOL. Ur a ******.

I guess Zab Judah, Antonio Margarito, and scumbags like Don King and Jared Shaw are model representatives for your sport huh.

Let me guess the only MMA fighter you know of is Kimbo Slice.

let's face it man,theres' more money in boxing than in ufc....the main reason why fighters fight in ufc is because they know they dont have a bright future in boxing......

[Clint650]

didnt Rich Franklin just beat him. he's the next Liddell, i guess.

anyways im sure there are plenty of guys in both sports that have an education. whether or not they have careers to fall back on when their fighting days are over, im not sure. I know the Klitschko's have PHD's, which is impressive, but im not aware of any other champions are top ranked fighters accomplishments outside the ring. it's actually pretty interesting.

[Sorbetero]

i notice theres a lot of bitches, wannabe macho in the crowd of UFC.

[TheNegation]

Yea, the college wrestlers, who tend to be the dumbest of all athletes. See Chuck Liddell. (There are a few exceptions like Couture).

The Klitschko's are more educated than all elite mma fighters.

Jeff Monson - PhD in Psychology
Terry Martin - studying to be a PhD in Psychology
Rich Franklin - masters in education
Carlos Newton - pre-medicine and is a linguist
Tank Abbot - Bachelors in History
Roger Huerta- Attending College for Business Management
Joe Lauzon- Bachelors Degree in Computer Networking

should I keep going?

[FreshPrince]

No.



Chuck Liddell developed these so called "speech patterns" during his tear as LHW champion...I find it was more due to his heavy drug and alcohol use then being punched.



These are 3 fighters in your mind that are brain damaged.

How many is that compared to boxing? I can't even understand James Toney when he talks

3 of the 10 or 15 biggest stars in MMA history does not look good. Couture and Ken Shamrock are not done fighting but getting up in years and that may make it 5. MMA is a young sport and has yet to see the effects of lifelong mma fighters. There will be deaths during UFC matches. There will be permantly disabled fighters. I'm not hoping this happens, the exact opposite actually, but it's going to happen whether you like to admit it or not.

I assume you will continue to deny it like you blame alcohol for Liddell's stuttering and slurring, even when he's sober, and like you don't think Wanderlei is brain damaged.

[TheNegation]

let's face it man,theres' more money in boxing than in ufc....the main reason why fighters fight in ufc is because they know they dont have a bright future in boxing......

That's a ******ed analogy that I hear too much.

Did you ever figure that more people get into MMA because there is no other avenues for competition and financial benefit for Wrestlers or Grapplers other than ADCC or the Olympics?

[baracuda]

That's a ******ed analogy that I hear too much.

Did you ever figure that more people get into MMA because there is no other avenues for competition and financial benefit for Wrestlers or Grapplers other than ADCC or the Olympics?

fighters fight for money....boxing is where the money is.....i understand your point about wrestlers and grapplers though...chuck lidell is one of the best strikers in mma but do you seriosly think he'd be a top 15 in boxing in his weightclass.?....no way......boxing=tuxedo mma=t-shirt

[Clint650]

hey Silva, being that you're obviously a bigger MMA fan than i might be, what's up with Kongo? when it comes to the UFC, i watch certain fighters and every so often someone will bust onto the scene (like Cain Velasquez) whom i assumed Kongo would beat. thing is, i rarely delve into the details of fighters or their fight history. was Cain that bad? or was Kongo a bit overrated? also, i know MMA fans defend fighters poor records when, for instance, someone has 12 W and 8 L with 1 draw. Everyone fights everyone, and they fight more times a year than a Boxer so the chances of losing are greater, right? or so i was told. Who in your opinion, of the up and comers do you think is legit? I think if Fedor can manage to have a good record, and guys like Machida can remain undefeated, don't you think that blows the whole argument out of the water?

[F l i c k e r]

This cant even be done. If you choose any one side, your biased automatically.

IQ is strictly based on a person. I would say Mayweather's IQ would be way bigger than Joe Stevenson's. Just as I would say Fedor's or GSP's IQ is way bigger than Zab Judah's.

It just depends on the person, you can't say "Boxing IQ is bigger than MMA." Its totally different things and IQ depends on the person anyways.