Its been a long time since my first P4P list, alot has changed, so here are my new rankings.
5. BJ Penn- Although the Prodigy hasn't fought in a while he still retains the fifth spot on this list. When I think of an all around P4P fighter, BJ always comes to mind. He just has incredible ability to dominate his opponents and something all great fighters need, the ability to relax when you get in a difficult position. If he wants to do it he could hold more than one belt.
4. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto- Yamamoto has long been a stable on many P4P rankings. His only loss was due to a cut. Before a decision victory over Bibiano Fernandes in September, Yamamoto had won 7 straight fights by TKO/KO. He is known as a devastating striker, but also has the ability to submit his opponents. As Im writing this I realize I have not posted any of his fights, well look for some soon. Ill try to get the Japanese superfight against Genki Sudo on here soon. "Kid" is someone every MMA fan should get familar with.
3. Anderson Silva- The Spider has completely taken over the UFC middleweight division, in the process of becoming a superstar here in the United States. This guy can do it all and do it all extremely well. With amazing punching power that comes out of nowhere and unbelievable ground skills Silva is on a serious roll. He is fast and accurate with his punches and completely overwelming in the clinch. Silva will indeed dominate the Middleweight division for a long time.
2. Quinton Jackson- Rampage is Rampage again and the only thing that can knock him off is if he has to fight Wanderlei again and can't figure out how to beat his longtime nemesis. He has rededicated himself and he showed what shape he was in when he beat one of the best fighters in the world, Dan Henderson. Quinton has dynamite in his hands and amazing upper body strength. Ever since coming to the UFC he has improved tremendously in every aspect of the game. Jackson beats out Anderson for the second spot because I believe his competition has been a little tougher than Silva's. Taking nothing away from Rich Franklin but he's not Dan Henderson.
1. Fedor Emelianenko- The main reason Fedor remains number one in my eyes is because when you see other fighters interviews and they are asked who they think is number one the answer is always the same. He hasn't fought since the middle of April, but thats not enough reason for me to bump him down the list. Call me a Fedor nuthugger if you want, but you can't argue with his skills and track record. The Russian Experiment can out wrestle most guys in the world, out submit most guys and can strike with anyone. His ground and pound is better than anyone and he is probably the smartest fighter that thinks on his feet. His striking is unorthodox but it certainly works for him, and the speed of his punches is astounding for a heavyweight. If anyone can beat him, they have to get past the mystique first, most of his opponents are beaten before they step in the ring. It can't be comforting for a fighter to look across the ring and see a Emelianenko's stone cold no worries facial expression.
Just Missed- Georges St. Pierre, Paulo Filho, Randy Couture, Gilbert Melendez, Takanori Gomi, Sean Sherk, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Forrest Griffin, Dan Henderson, Frank Shamrock, Shinya Aoki, Hayato Sakurai.
Monday, October 29, 2007
New Top 5 Pound for Pound Rankings
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your fedor post was awesome. "most fighters getting beat before they even step into the ring". just priceless, haha.
much better than sherdog's
you are effing stupid
where shogun rua on your list...he didnt even make the 'just missed it' list
just cus he lost 1 fight? if you base your judgement on 1 fight then you are a noob with non sense..you think you know so much about mma but you dont...put shogun back on the list you dumbshit
i can't help but think after reading many of these comments on this blog and on different mma forums that the majority of the mma fans are quick to criticize and insult on a grade school level.... pretty sad
you guy above you (who said, i quote, "you are effing stupid") is probably a moron from sherdog. :rolleyeS:
you shouldn't post rankings of any sort on your blog because nothing good can come out of it. everybody has their own rankings and everybody's rankings are bullshit to everybody else.
Man, it's hard counting GSP out of the list. I'd probably put GSP ahead of Kid, but that's just a matter of opinion.
For all it's worth though, I don't think Frank Shamrock should go anywhere near the top 5 P4P ranking.
horrible list...
and it's clear to see that you are another Fedor dickrider
get of Fedor's nuts.. I mean the man has not fought in forever...
whereas Rampage detroyed the man who many belived was the No1 LHW in Chuck... THen he beat the Pride WW and MW champ in Hendo....
Hey Richard Pauley,
I know you have your ways in finding videos. Can you please please post the Hughes vs Penn fight, no1 and no2. I cant find it anywhere on the net and I have been dying to watch it. The only one I can find is a highlight with music onthe background. Im looking for the full fight. If you can post it I would appreciate it alot! I know you can do it! Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Jon G.
im happy to see you still consider BJ one of the top P4P fighters. im wondering why shogun didint make ure mentionable list, even though he made it on your last p4p list?
i;d be interested on your thoughts for this
I would be very interested in seeing a list of who you think are the most over-rated fighters in MMA (cough*Bisbing*cough)
i think lidell is overrated
hey jerkoff(s) don't like the list, don't check out his blog. his blog, his opinion. case closed.
as for fedor dickriding, find me one pro mma fighter who does not think fedor is no.1 everybody says it, everybody knows it. until someone actually gets in the ring and beats him and someday it will happen, but for now he is tops.
could you please post some Houston Alexander fights
all you retarded cunts saying fedor isn't number one: SCREW YOU. ask many professional fighters and even they will say fedor is number one. but instead, you internet pro fighters talk shit on some web blog, and you're not even fighters; all you do is jack off to internet porn, and secretly stroke off to tito ortiz. no wonder why you're so upset because the blog master didn't state tito as number one. fucking dumbasses.
Hey guys I know having a P4P list can lead to some people hating me, but thats alright I still like having one, just for the sake that I think sherdog's is terrible. Leaving Shogun from the just missed list is my mistake guys I meant to put him on there and I think he'll come back and get the belt at some time.
To Jon G. I should get those videos up soon!
Gotta wonder how BJ made the list and Matt Hughes didn't even get mentioned. Last I saw, Hughes ended BJ's night early. Sure, BJ is better off in the LW, and that was a WW fight. But truth be told, the only fight I've seen BJ in after that was against Pelver, and Pelver is dropping down to 145. Seems odd he gets that spot.
i have to agree with the last post concerning matt hughes. i mean, hes only lost once in his last 8, that being against GSP, but beat Penn, and i think hes on his way back to being the top welterweight.
I can't help but agree the Fedor is number one, but I also feel uncomfortable with that ranking. He hasn't fought in a long time and it's weird how he hasn't fought Couture.
Posse Out
I agree with you about Fedor…men this “god of warrior” is just breath taking. Could as stone, humble as a Shepherd lost in the mountains of time, intelligent as a philosopher, fast as the eye can see and strong as a bull.
About your “Top 5 Pound for Pound Rankings” I would say also wanderley silva, nick diaz, Gomi, Sanchez, “minotauro” Nogueira, George St Pierre, matt Hughes…and plenty more, which you did, partly, at the end.
Thank you for sharing with the rest of us your thoughts.
hey Richard Pualey, could you please post the fight with Karo Parisyan and josh Brukman, and any Houston Alexander fight. if you could do that it would be greatly appreciated.
just wondering y you don't have anything of the IFL up: events, individual fights, fighters, nothing. where's the love?
and p.s. to all of you who are talking trash about his rankings: arguing on the internet is like the Special Olympics; even if you win you're still retarded
Maybe Rua belongs on the mentions, but certainly not the top 5. It's not like it was just one loss. He curled up in a ball for most of the 3rd and some of the second round. Got in one elbow, barely was able to take him down. He never ever even came close to making it a match. Forrest ruled his world. He totally deserves to be off the list.
We should call a press conference to present this list. The naysayers could call their own press conference. We'd call a press conference to refute the naysayers' one and on and on it goes in the UFC.
Ha! I love that quote from the days Mike Tyson entered the sport of boxing. Indeed, pre-prison, many of Mike's opponents were beaten before they even stepped in the ring because he had [that] much ring superiority and mystique. And rightfully so!
Fedor has that same mystique to almost the same degree as Iron Mike had. It's one of the reasons I still put him at #1 in my list. But as Tyson demonstrated (as well as St. Pierre), a great fighter can be upset. In boxing they call it a puncher's chance - so for MMA we could call it the striker's chance. Fedor is human and there could be his match out there. But until that match presents himself - Fedor is still the man!
I'm looking forward to seeing him fight again. on a side note, Fedor's brother ain't half-bad either! ;-)
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