Originally posted by -2 Scrappy-
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I agree with you that Sergei has plodding footwork, but that is somewhat of a superficial argument. Overall, and whether you accept it or not, Sergei is one of the best boxers in MMA, his base is largely boxing (in addition to sambo and Russian army combatives, but seemingly mainly boxing).
In fact, he was a multi-time national silver medalist in Russia (e.g. the most dominant amateur boxing country in history). As you also probably don't know, he was a would-be Olympian boxer for Tajikstan, but he opted to fight in Pride instead.
So while I agree with you that he does not have the most impressive footwork (although he does know what he is doing, and he has a plodding style), he is a very good boxer. I'd bet my monthly income on him in a boxing match vs JDS, quite frankly (well, if I was a betting man).
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