Quote Originally Posted by VanChilds
No need to apoligize Legion. I think Chuck could definately use some more tools in his bag. Chuck is really great at using his timing and use of strange angles when people come at him and he can counter, but your right Jackson was walking him down but waiting for him to throw first then turned his lights out. I think Chuck is probably too old and set in his ways to overhaul his striking. Honestly I think if you use boxing as your perspective you almost always will be let down by MMA striking. Same end result, but two very different styles. Liddel has awesome power and timing along with pretty good footwork, but when guys won't let him counter he is somewhat limited. If he could utilize kicks more and get more proficient at moving forward behind a good jab he'd be pretty complete, but as I stated before he is probably a little long in the tooth to make these kind of changes to his arsenal. At his age and skill he will always be a threat to a certain fighters and an easy target for others.
Yeah, as much as I love MMA and have followed for so long, I was raised on boxing. Though I took Tae-Kwon-Do for many years, it didn't do much for me, and boxing is always my 1st love, so yeah like you said if I expect to see an abundance of boxer like strikers in MMA, I will be let down. I know what to expect and it's not so much being let down as listening to guys like Joe Rogan saying"this guy has deadly striking" and it is laughable when you really dissect it. It's a comprehensive sport, but as I said as hard as it is to get Chuck on the ground and knowing he probably won't get put there, it's surprising he hasn't spent more time with a great boxing coach. As you said, he may be set in his ways and those old dogs don't change. If he manages to work back up to Rampage he better think real hard about finding the answer to his hands, cause' it will be a replay with Quinton if he doesn't. And I shouldn't have called Jardine a bum, very unfair. Though he got owned by Houston, he displayed one of the gamest efforts I ever saw. He didn't quit and kept trying to get up even though he kept getting nailed and eventually put to sleep. Tough dude to say the least. I'll tell you who is a bum, Tim Sylvia. Worst champion in UFC history....period.