valrond

Weight is only important when the skill is similar. Anderson Silva is more skilled than any HW except for Fedor and Nog, and he's a better striker than any HW.

And I say it again. More weight, more muscles, doesn't make your chin any stronger. Strenght is good for power, but Silva doesn't need any more power, so the strenght difference would only account in things like wrestling or on the ground.

And finally, Couture walks at just a little more than Silva (225 vs 220 pounds) and he has beated bigger opponents like Gonzaga and Sylvia. Anderson would just walk through almost any HW.

AmRiT

If this was the case why would he not fight at 205 or H/W because the matches at that weight are much bigger for him and he would get paid a hell of a lot more. Weight classes are there for a reason, i dont know how you can compare a 185 guy to people who have fought there whole life at H/W. Believe me also you need more power to knock out a H/W than you would a M/W. The higher the weight class the more power in a punch, science has proved that which then means the H/W's are used to taking alot stronger shots than those at 185. Couture is a small H/W and you will see him get destroyed by Lesnar and as for you to say he could walk through any H/W is just stupid.

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valrond

Can you provide any link to that claim?

I guess you didn't watch much boxing, where the chin is a lot more exposed than in MMA. Lighter weight classes have a much lower KO ratio than higher weight classes because of this. You can take hits to the body better with more muscle, but not to the chin or the skull. You can only increase the size of the neck, but that barely helps. Oh, and power alone doesn't do much, technique and precision is a lot more important to KO power.

There are weight classes for a reason, yes, but that doesn't mean that Silva wouldn't destroy those guys.

Why?. Simply, because he's the better MM Artist. He's 6'2'', a normal size for HWs, walks at 220. He could muscle up to 230 easily. He's faster and more precise than any HW. He has the reach of a HW (77.5"). So what, just because Gonzaga is bigger he will beat him? Hell no, he wouldn't even hit Anderson. Same goes for AA. Any HW that is mainly striker has no chance. Only guys that could take him down and keep him there could beat him, but I would only bet on Nog.

Charles Lee Ray

"Lighter weight classes have a much lower KO ratio than higher weight classes because of this."


Thats because you lose knockout power as the fighters get smaller and increase knockout power as the fighters get bigger. Hence why Silva would fail at HW. He would lose his KO power and be much more sccuptable to KOs being that he has never been hit by a 250 pound striker.

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rockybalboa25

As far as boxing, you're wrong. The reason there is a higher percentage of knockouts in the Heavyweight division is the power of the punches heavyweights throw. If you want to use a boxing analogy, do you think that Floyd Mayweather could beat guys in the heavyweight division? The wouldn't touch him right? They'd only have to hit him once. As far as Gonzaga, he take him down and that would be the end of it. Also if Silva bulks up, he will lose some of his speed. Also Silva's power would not be as effective against the Heavyweight. Heavyweight are used to getting hit by heavyweight power. Middleweight power is going to drop somebody like AA, like it would Chris Leben. Another point is that Silva uses the clinch very well, because he is taller than all his other opponents. How exactly would the Spider get Arlovski into the clinch?

zarny

I think people need to be a bit more realistic.

Silva is arguably the best p4p fighter; but weight is a great equalizer.

There is a reason they have weight classes.

I think Silva would certainly be competitive in every fight; but if Travis Lutter can get mount I'm pretty sure Randy Couture, Gabe Gonzaga, Arlovski, Lesnar, Nog and all the rest have a shot.

Well maybe not Hardonk.

AmRiT

lol sorry all i can do is be amused by what your saying. Anderson Silva is quick at 185 because of how much weight he is carrying, naturally the heavier you are the slower you become. This means the higher his weight is the slower he is, i cant provide a link but thats just common sense so an educated person should know that.

As far as your boxing comment goes that again is ridiculous. I have watched boxing for years and still do and the lighter the fighter is the less power he has in his shot, yes technique is extremly important but if thers no power behind a punch then how can you knock someone out?

Someone such as Gonzaga would destroy silva standing up simply because Silva wouldnt have seen the sort of power Gonzaga can offer as a result of his weight. Unless your telling me Rich franklin hits harder than a H/W such as Gonzaga............And also Arlovski would murder him, you need to gets of Anderson silva's nuts and realise that there are people who can beat him especially those at the heavier weight classes

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Ape City

A. Silva may not have the knockout power of a a heavyweight, but he has enough power to knock someone out. As discussed in previous posts being a heavyweight adds to your KO power, but doesn not increase your chin (unless you consider exposure to heavier shots a way to improve your chin, which it is, but that is not the point most of you seem to be making) at all.

Just as the human heart does not grow very much bigger for a bigger human being, the amount of power it takes to snap someones jaw is not heavily influenced by the size of their body. Someone like Cro Cop or Arlovski is just as likely be knocked out from a punch that measures 7.5 (on my imaginary scale) as someone like Marquartd or Leben. The strength of the punch and the individuals chin is what matters. What makes you think the size of their biceps, chest, thighs, and shoulders is going to effect how strong a punc they can take?

A. Silva has enough power to knock out any heavyweight that is capable of being knocked out. You don't need to have insane power to get a KO, you need to hit the right spot.

Does this mean A. Silva will KO Lesnar? Nog? Maybe noone has the power to KO these guys. But if people think that Couture has a better chance to KO Lesnar than A. Silva just because he enters the ring 40lbs heavier...

...well then I don't know what to think.

Maybe some of you should go take a few shots from Bj Penn and tell me if he has no KO power because he is 155.

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Charles Lee Ray

"As discussed in previous posts being a heavyweight adds to your KO power, but doesn not increase your chin"


The bigger you are the more of a punch you can take. A 250 pound fighter will be able to absorb more punishment and take a greater punch than a 150 pound fighter. Its simple physics and genetics.

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dontazo

alexander emelianenko will kill silva