Sherk CAN'T beat Penn - A 25% chance if BJ gasses - Page 2

**positivebalance** · 05-15-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jrdenn

Let's be realistic .. every fighter can win, that's why I give him a 25% chance. I clearly layed out the reasons why Sherk can't win. But again, every fighter and even my mail-man can get lucky.

I've never understood why we even need to discuss the "anything can happen" argument. This isn't one of those situations, because it's a good, intriguing fight, but saying "anything can happen" is such a cop out argument in general. It's the same to me as constantly implying something like water will always be wet, of course it will.

TΦΦL · 05-15-2008, 01:58 PM

Sherk can't beat BJ because of bad tactics on his part...

Lay and prey is not the way to the title!

jrdenn · 05-15-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by positivebalance

BJ is a better MMA wrestler in my opinion when he's fresh.

Be the judge of what that means.

I would agree, BJ can use his BJJ technique to be the better wrestler. His technique will hinder Sherk in the scrambles and BJ will likely wind up on top.

jrdenn · 05-15-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by positivebalance

I've never understood why we even need to discuss the "anything can happen" argument. This isn't one of those situations, because it's a good, intriguing fight, but saying "anything can happen" is such a cop out argument in general. It's the same to me as constantly implying something like water will always be wet, of course it will.

Exactly! Any fighter CAN win. Any team CAN win. It is a silly argument.

facedancer · 05-15-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jrdenn

I would agree, BJ can use his BJJ technique to be the better wrestler. His technique will hinder Sherk in the scrambles and BJ will likely wind up on top.

I was pointing out to Bullit yesterday that the majority of Sherk's td's against Hughes and GSP were single leg attempts. A single leg on BJ is often going to end with BJ on top bc he can basically just fold over on top of you once he's stuffed it.

jrdenn · 05-15-2008, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by facedancer

And you're going to be there. You must be stoked...like that last week before you go on vacation.

It's gonna be one of those never ending weeks.

My God, I feel like this fight will never happen! I honestly feel like I've been waiting 3 years for this fight and the calendar get's longer each month.

**Aas Gutú Adéli** · 05-15-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Anaxibius

25% =/= 0%
"Can't" = 0%

This was what I came in to say.
As far as the rest, I'll just wait and see.

**Aas Gutú Adéli** · 05-15-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TΦΦL

Sherk can't beat BJ because of bad tactics on his part...

Lay and prey is not the way to the title!

First.
We disagree about what constitutes LnP.

Second.
You not liking his style doesn't prevent him from winning, it just makes him winning unpalatable.

LHK_419 · 05-15-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by positivebalance

BJ is a better MMA wrestler in my opinion when he's fresh.

Be the judge of what that means.

I agree with this aswell, he's been able to get hughes and st pierre on their back. He also was able to get stevenson down with relative ease, who's a pretty good wrestler..I've also seen him wrestling with gray on TUF 5 and he was able to take him down fairly easily as well. BJ penn's wrestling is very underrated.

facedancer · 05-15-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LHK_419

I agree with this aswell, he's been able to get hughes and st pierre on their back. He also was able to get stevenson down with relative ease, who's a pretty good wrestler..I've also seen him wrestling with gray on TUF 5 and he was able to take him down fairly easily as well. BJ penn's wrestling is very underrated.

Watching him against Joe Daddy, who's a pretty strong guy, I suspect his strength is a tad underrated as well.