[SirBanks]

A few different threads on various issues have ended up being a battle of who would win if GSP moved up in weight and fought A.A.

Let's break it down.

Firstly, probably won't happen, but that is why we are talking about it and not Joe Silva talking about it.

Okay then,

Stand up: If GSP stands with silva I think that would be the first time the fight finder would read

"Anderson Silva beats GSP by canoe faceing him."

A.A. would ABUSE gsp standing up if it stayed there long enough (which would likely be about half a round). This is not to say that he wouldn't put up a fight on the feet, but in terms of precision, effective footwork, and effective power A.A takes it.

The ground game: Once on the ground, I don't beleive that A.A. could keep up on the ground. If he could keep GSP in his guard that would be one thing, but I don't beleive that he could. So once GSP passes, it is just a matter of which position he would prefer; side control, mount or back mount. I prefer to work out of side control but that is just me.
Regardless of where he would choose to work on the ground I think that GSP has the wrestling ability to get into whatever position he would want and could sub A.A.

Ring control: If this match would ever happen, this would be where the fight would be won. So could A.A. keep it standing or could GSP take it to the ground?

MY opinion, and it is only that, is that Silva's biggest weakness is his take down defense, and that GSP may have his transitions from striking to grappling as his best quality. So if GSP where to strike enough to work his way in to clinch and get the take down he would win the fight.

But to play devils advocate, A.A. could always Carlos Newton him as well.

[loyalgame3]

AA and GSP would be a good fight, but man GSP would look so weird as a heavyweight lol, I think GSP and Silva would be a lot closer than what a lot of people say it would be, GSP would have a lot smarter gameplan against Silva, he can take Silva down at will I think

[SirBanks]

Agreed, I think that is where the difference would be between them.

I personally would do the cooking to bulk up GSP. Love to see it.

[Afficial2]

I don't know who I'd pick in that fight. GSP can definitely take Silva down, we all know that. The question is how long will GSP stand with Silva and can he avoid getting KO'd before taking him down. Also, can he avoid getting submitted. I think he could avoid getting submitted, because Penn wasn't really close to subbing him, and GSP has even improved since then. GSP doesn't have a bad chin, but I think his defense/head movement isn't that great, which could pose a big problem with Silva. Because if Silva can hit you, you're going down. However I think that's one of his weaknesses he is working on.

Seriously. How could anyone NOT give GSP a chance in this fight after we see him completely dominate the best at WW. He takes down even the best wrestlers with ease and mounts them no problem. Andersons wrestling isn't even close so GSP wouldn't have a hard time getting him down. GSP basically poses a similar threat to Silva as Henderson does.

[Pseudo-Genki]

To: Sirbanks and Loyalgame

Aren't "AA" Andrei Arlovski's initials?

Aren't Anderson Silva's initials "AS"

Am I missing something?

[Pseudo-Genki]

Originally Posted by Afficial2

GSP basically poses a similar threat to Silva as Henderson does.

Uh. I like GSP as much as anyone. We even hang out at the same bar. But... give Henderson some credit. What do you mean by this?

[Afficial2]

Originally Posted by Pseudo-Genki

Uh. I like GSP as much as anyone. We even hang out at the same bar. But... give Henderson some credit. What do you mean by this?

What do you mean give him credit? Where do I discredit him in any way?

What I meant was they both pose a threat to Silva because they both have excellent wrestling.

[Pseudo-Genki]

Originally Posted by Afficial2

What do you mean give him credit? Where do I discredit him in any way?

What I meant was they both pose a threat to Silva because they both have excellent wrestling.

It depends on how you mean "similar threat". I took that to mean, they have a similar chance of beating him, not their styles are similar so that they will give him similar problems. Frankly, I think based purely on size, Henderson has a better chance of beating Anderson than GSP. He is far more likely to dictate the fight and get a decision, at any rate. However, I think GSP would be more likely to get a sub. So in that way, they threaten Silva in different ways.

Apart from that, I meant give Henderson credit, in a colloquial way, and did not mean to suggest that you are discrediting Him.

[Rock Boulder]

Originally Posted by Pseudo-Genki

To: Sirbanks and Loyalgame

Aren't "AA" Andrei Arlovski's initials?

Aren't Anderson Silva's initials "AS"

Am I missing something?

I was wondering the same thing.


As for the fight, I would love to see it but I would hate to see GSP get KO'd. Hell I'd hate to see either fighter lose.

[BOBBYS]

Originally Posted by Pseudo-Genki

To: Sirbanks and Loyalgame

Aren't "AA" Andrei Arlovski's initials?

Aren't Anderson Silva's initials "AS"

Am I missing something?

YEAH I THOUGHT THE SAME THING. I thought it was a type o until he continued to use the same initials throughout his post??