Bones just looked like a bigger version of Silva out there tonight vs Shogun, i think he would take him. The size/strength advantage plus his superior wrestling would take Silva.
I still want to see GSP/Silva, which is a fight i believe GSP would win.
he just beat shogun and it's clear he will completely outclass everyone else now. I didn't believe in Jones before but he manhandled the champ.. Machida, Evans, Rampage will all get pushed around. I say give him Silva before Silva retires. Who realistically has a chance against JBJ and his size advantage?
I really thought cardio was going to be the huge issue in this fight. But I think it really came down to Jones landing some really devastating strikes in the second and third, both standing and on the ground.
Shogun was wobbled so many times. Jones strikes were just so fast and powerful.
I was going to make the same topic. Forget GSP/Silva. Make Jones vs. Silva happen.
We are seeing a whole new breed of fighters. GSP and Silva and now John Bones Jones.
I may be buying too much into the hype of Jones, but I think he would beat Anderson Silva. I think the size of Jones would be too much for Silva; in all but one of Silva's UFC fights he has had the reach advantage. (except for Thales Leites)
yeah well Silva is ranked #1 or #2 in the p4p rankings and he is atleast similar in size to JBJ. If anyone has a chance at JBJ it's him. This fight needs to happen asap in my opinion, best fight the UFC ever put on if it happens.
wow, yeh after the bader fight i decided this was the fight i wanted to see the most. and i convinced myself silva would win, after the shogun fight, i fear for anderson in this one
and anderson is my man, the guy that really got me excited about the sport
i do think anderson would have the best chance of anyone, but thats probly not a big call
Sonnen dominated Silva. Jones has better standup than Sonnen by far and he rocked Silva a couple of times.
His wrestling should be about even to Sonnens and thats the weakpoint of AS. Jones will not be submitted by Silva like Chael. I dont need to see that fight to know who would win it.
Let Jones move up to heavyweight now so he can destroy some guys his own size:thumb02:
Seriously nobody will beat Jones at LHW. He will dominate like GSP did/does.
that's why so many people hate JBJ winning. Nobody in LHW has a chance against JBJ and he's 23, but JBJ's takedown is nowhere near Sonnen's at this point in his career. Sonnen is renowned in the mma community for being insane with his takedowns.
Both wrestlers so it would usually be a fight standing. Who has the better Standup? Jones by miles. As much as i like Davis, he doesnt stand a chance against Jones.
I agree with you on the standup, but to be honest I think Davis would get him to the ground and submit him! I don't think theirs anyone that can stop his shot.
U guys are forgetting one big thing...all that crazy stuff jones does. Don't you think the greatest coutner fighter in mma history would have an answer for that?
Countering works best against orthodoxy. The fact that Jones is an unpredictable striker, with insane wrestling and devastating top game, means he is anathema to Silva.
it's definitely possible that anderson would have an answer for jbj's weird striking, but that reach advantage is the issue. shogun couldn't even get close to jbj without getting drilled.
all that said, i would be pulling for anderson, but i still think jbj would win.
silva likes getting punch, he does not go after u he waits for you to strike. then he dances and goes in for the kill. Remember even before the jones hype people had silva beating shogun. Plus silva does has a great body structure to match jones.
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