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Old 07-14-2006, 11:08 AM   #1 (permalink)

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Has any fighter ever overcome such a deficit in height?...
As most of us know, Monson will be giving up a foot to Tim Sylvia... I don't recall any fighter ever overcoming such a set back... I hope he (Monson) wins, but history has shown that an enormous size advantage (particularly in height) can dismantle even the most technically tuned fighter's gameplan (ala Varelens vs Morera, etc.)...
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The little Japanese fighter bout 5"10 beat Giant silva !! about 1 foot diff,
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Genki beat Butterbean???......*LOL*.....
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Genki beat Butterbean???......*LOL*.....
Genki and Butterbean are both 5'9...
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The little Japanese fighter bout 5"10 beat Giant silva !! about 1 foot diff,
Yes, but Giant Silva is arguably the worst athlete in MMA, and he's about 42 or something...
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Fedor Zulu
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Anyone that beat giant silva
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How much smaller was Keith Hackney compared to Emmanuel Yarborough?

Fujita vs. James Thompson was a height diff as well.
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sherk vs diaz was a pretty big height difference
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who fought akeibono? ( i butchered name) was it genki sudo as well?

I think he has a chance though. I like to think anyone in the HW division has a "punchers" chance on any given fight. Even the great fedor could be rocked by a single shot by a guy weighing over 205+ its just reality. Sometimes a fighter makes a mistake and gets caught. Good fighters over come it but sometimes the other fighter capitalizes on it and wins.
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