[BrokeTec]

The point of this thread...Why is Frank Mir beloved and Sylvia hated? On paper Sylvia is vastly ahead of Mir and if common sense were ever a determining factor for anything on these boards, Mir> Sylvia should never exist.

1st of all, to state that Mir owns Sylvia becuase of 1 win over the guy, then that must mean that Dennis Hallman totally owns Hughes way more than Penn does, because he's taken him out TWICE. So MMAth doesn't work here, only simple logic and common sense.

Is Frank Mir as good as everyone thinks he is?
I think he's a decent fighter, but isn't and won't be UFC title material again.
I don't mind watching him fight. Mir and Monson are great, I love watching big guys that can submit. Same reason I think Nog is phenominal.

Alot of guys on here give Mir credit for being this and that but what has he done?

Tim Sylvia has a more impressive resume than Mir. More impressive by far, and Sylvia gets bashed day in and day out on these boards.
Is it cause of Sylvia's look? A look doesn't make a fighter. (Common sense strikes again!)

I'm completely confused about the Mir love and the Sylvia hate.
If Mir were to face the guys that Sylvia has beaten over the years, he would have been destroyed.
Mir doesn't beat Ricco, he wouldn't beat Cabbage, and I know he wouldn't have beaten A.A. for sure.

Sylvia's marketability as a champion is greater than Mir's. Mir is small, good on the ground but fairly one dimensional. Sylvia is just as one dimensional, however fans like the standup better than the ground.

Sylvia will always be above Mir in my book. Its only logical. And Im a bigger Mir fan that Sylvia fan, but sadly saying that won't stop jackasses from spamming "Syliva nuthugger", due once again to a lack of common sense amongst posters.

Sylvia's Future - Defends vs Arlovski, has a good chance of winning, makes his pay day and goes on to continue UFC HW domination (note - the UFC, in no way shape or form does he win vs any top 5 Pride HW).
Mir's Future - Beats a "can" in Christinson, probably gets set up for a "title shot". Probably fights the loser of AA - Sylvia and gets sent home with his retirement papers. He doesn't have the heart and its a damn shame.