I Love Boxing But....

[ElTerribleMorales]

No comparison. If Canseco had a long and successful amateur boxing career, then took 3 pro fights against high level competition and won 2 and lost one that he was winning you might have a comparison.

I agree that Lesner should have had a few more fights before the title but it's closer to Vitali coming out of a long retirement and is first in line for the title than comparing a baseball player fighting for a boxing title.

The point of the fight from UFC's perspective is the continuation of a "linear" legit champ. They already lost Couture a couple of times. Might as well throw the next big thing in so if he wins it's still legit and everybody won't say "he never REALLY won the title". For sure Couture can't be counted on for 5 more fights or a couple of years for Lesner to get his record up there....

Leon Spinks got a crack at Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in like what, his 6th pro fight?!? and won, so same shit as Lesnar

1. Leon Spinks was a Gold Medal winner in the sport of Boxing. Not a different sport

2. Ali was highly criticize for taking the fight. Was Couture? No he was not.

people keep bringing up the crap that Lesnar was a pro-wrestler but completely disregard the fact that he was a NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion, meaning real wrestling, which is one of the aspects of MMA, so not far off

[Violent Demise]

Leon Spinks got a crack at Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in like what, his 6th pro fight?!? and won, so same shit as Lesnar

1. Leon Spinks was a Gold Medal winner in the sport of Boxing. Not a different sport

2. Ali was highly criticize for taking the fight. Was Couture? No he was not.

people keep bringing up the crap that Lesnar was a pro-wrestler but completely disregard the fact that he was a NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion, meaning real wrestling, which is one of the aspects of MMA, so not far off

That was as an amateur. How can you even mention that after using the Leon Spinks-Muhammad Ali excuse?

[ElTerribleMorales]

1. Leon Spinks was a Gold Medal winner in the sport of Boxing. Not a different sport

2. Ali was highly criticize for taking the fight. Was Couture? No he was not.

people keep bringing up the crap that Lesnar was a pro-wrestler but completely disregard the fact that he was a NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion, meaning real wrestling, which is one of the aspects of MMA, so not far off

That was as an amateur. How can you even mention that after using the Leon Spinks-Muhammad Ali excuse?

basically same thing you said bout the Leon Spinks being an Olympic Gold Medalist, cause from what i remember you can't go to the Olympic's as a pro boxer

[Violent Demise]

people keep bringing up the crap that Lesnar was a pro-wrestler but completely disregard the fact that he was a NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion, meaning real wrestling, which is one of the aspects of MMA, so not far off

That was as an amateur. How can you even mention that after using the Leon Spinks-Muhammad Ali excuse?

basically same thing you said bout the Leon Spinks being an Olympic Gold Medalist, cause from what i remember you can't go to the Olympic's as a pro boxer

I never once claimed Spinks was worthy of a title shot. He was not. Just pointed out that he was a gold medal winner in the same sport he got a title shot in.