CroCop by MMA standards is an awesome striker, and I think why so many people are high on him is b/c he has continued to make him self more and more well rounded. You are correct that Labanner, hoost and mcdonald would be equally as adept at striking but the question is could they make themselves a well rounded fighter which is necessary to compete at the elite MMA level. Chuck is another good example of a former kick boxer(albeit not for very long or nearly as esteemed as Mirko) who improved his overall game through the years to be one of the most dominant fighters in the game. Hunt has always confounded me as a kickboxer. He really doesn't kick very much. He just has a granite chin and hits like a mack truck.