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Originally Posted by Bastitch
Originally Posted by wawaweewa
What that showed though was that when Lesnar fights another real HW, he's mediocre.
Carwin %$@@#! himself over. If he picked his shots better in the 1st I think he would've got the stoppage.
Mediocre?
That's REALLY cutting Shane Carwin short, and you're really making it seem like there are a bunch of "real" heavyweights out there. Shane is just about as special a heavyweight that Brock is. It's as if you're saying that only fighters that need to cut to get below 265 are "real heavyweights". Most times, being that big is a disadvantage in MMA. You aren't as quick, you aren't as skilled, and you aren't as athletic. Both of these guys are about as athletic and quick as guys in smaller divisions. And Brock made it completely clear that his athleticism is on a completely different level and the finish shows that he is continuing to work on new ways to beat people. That's pretty damn scary.
And I can't believe any of you think the fight should have been stopped. I've watched the fight 4 times already and there wasn't very many times that Carwin's punches were landing in bunches. Have fights been stopped for less? Sure. But given the context of the fight and considering everything that was on the line, they were going to let that fight go until there was a decisive finish. Brock was in trouble, but he was definitely defending himself. If he dropped his hands or went limp, stop it. But if he's keeping punches from landing, let it go until someone is put to sleep.
I think the mediocre line was referring to Carwin. But I agree with your points