@ThaWeasle Boxing is even worse than you may think. It is the most corrupt sport in the world. Even too corrupt to say anyone is the best in the pros. On the other hand, fights don't not happen because anyone is afraid of anyone. It is all the politics from all involved.
@ThaWeasle I believe the skill and speed advantage and lack of threat from his lead hand are much more significant than the reach. Lewis had a 7 inch reach advantage against Mark Hunt and a 4 inch reach advantage against Tai Tuivasa as well.
@twrecks155 Part of what makes Oliveira's fights entertaining is that he gets consistently hurt and dropped. Not getting dropped or even cut (by some of the same people) on the other-hand is a positive in Khabib's favor rather than a negative.
@SSTJ117 @ThaWeasle This is an excellent point. Their last two fights were against the same two people and Oliveira took more damage than Khabib has in his whole career as he was never even cut.
@MMAFighting If boxers are overpaid, does that mean that the billionaires who run boxing are also overpaid?
Also, the problem with the UFC is that the fighters are UNDERPAID on top of that.
@ThaWeasle Humor is subjective, but I find Michael Bisping and Rampage Jackson to be much funnier than Shaub is. Give Ricky Gervais a shot.
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@sandipantsmma The problem is the list factoring in the whole career of current fighters. Thus, the line between an all-time ranking and a current ranking gets blurred. As a result, someone like Charles Oliveira is the real victim because his losses are used to downplay his progression.
@FurysFightPicks The GOAT argument is weak, yet the dismissing his opponents argument is equally weak. The truth is more grey. You can argue that he didn't defend enough to be the GOAT, yet he dominated his 'ranked' opponents even more than the unranked.