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Who are some heavyweights Anderson Silva could beat?

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#1 ·
Mir, yes, Kongo, great fight, i think kongo would win, i think valasquez would lose by submission
 
#4 ·
If Mir could get the fight down he would win no doubt imo, but I don't see Frank being able to close the distance to get the takedown without getting litup and hurt badly. The Kongo fight is interesting but speed kills and if a 185'er or 205'er cant land a shot on Anderson I doubt a heavyweight would be able to, I would definitely pay to see both fights though.
 
#8 ·
With the speed and accuracy of his boxing I think he'd have a chance against most in the division. The problem arises with one of the more massive guys getting him on the ground, which could spell danger. If he kept it on the feet, and thats a massive IF, he'd do well I think. Not sure he could rely on the clinch though... Doesn't he walk around as a HW though??
 
#10 ·
With all the hype now, I am afraid to hear the nuthuggin if he beats Belfort. To answer the question though I would have to say that his speed, accuracy and technics should have him fair well against several HW. Congo is one dimensional and I don't think he would get a chance to lay his hands on Silva. Cain doesn't seem to have KO power so I think he could take him too. It's hard too say if Silva would have the same effect with power shots against the HW's so to make any claims with guys like Fedor, Brock or Carwin and maybe even Nog is absurd IMO. If he shows power at that weight class anything is possible with his skill set. The most interesting fight to me is Mir. His 4 losses have been way of KO or TKO (3 really count in my book because of the motorcycle crash)so he is suspect if it doesn't go to the ground. This is a fight I would love to see, not gonna happen any time soon if Mir takes out Congo though. Time will tell.
 
#11 ·
I think that He'd probably be able to handle most guys right off the bat. And after a lttle to atune to fighting with much larger guys, he'd be able contend. His ground is good, but alot of the big guys have good ground too.

However if Anderson pulled an Anderson and kept it standing, KOs all the way to the top. He's just too fast and his technique is just too smooth striking for a heavy hitting banger to stand for more than the time it takes for an Anderson combination.
 
#21 ·
I think a lot of UFC heavy's have the potential to beat Silva.

Obviously, the wrestlers would have the best chance against him. Guys like Carwin, Lesnar and Cain would most likely dominate Silva with their size, strength and wrestling calibre.

If Mir could get it to the ground, he'd be favourite to win imo. I think he could control Silva on the ground with his jitz and size advantage. If he decided to stand with Anderson he'd get murdered though. Gonzaga would do well against Silva too imo. I think both Mir and GG would eventually get it to the ground and control the fight.

Stand-up guys like Kongo and JDS are more interesting match-ups. Very hard to tell how these fights would go. Would Kongos power and length cause Silva problems in the stand-up. Would JDS overwhelm Silva with his pressure and power. I think Silva would eventually get the timing down and win against these guys, his striking is just too good.
 
#23 ·
As some have already said, I give Silva the edge over any striker in any division but when it comes to wrestlers, namely HW wrestlers, Silva would have some serious trouble. A huge size advantage coupled with top-notch wrestling credentials means a tough night for Silva. No interest in seeing Silva fight (a healthy) Brock, Cain, or Carwin. I give him a decent chance at a lot of the division though.
 
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