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Originally Posted by Thai Bri
But he was just a man, and I don't think he would last particularly long on todays MMA circuit..... even if he were allowwed to use his bull killing blows......
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Name anyone on the MMA circuit who has a bigger work ethic than monsters like Kimura and Oyama.
Kimura was a top-notch judoka, and has been cited as the best fighter Japan ever produced. Oyama was an intense motherfucker that killed bulls, beat his body into a weapon in solitude, killed somebody with a single punch, and turned karate into something that rivaled muay thai for supremecy in the stand up arena...and I'm a muay thai guy.
Are people like Muhammed Ali, Jack Johnson, Karl Gotch, or Kael Sanderson all being wrongly put on pedestals? NO. They accomplished some pretty fucking amazing shit. Is saying Michael Jordan was/is the best baller in the world bullshit too? Unreasonable hero worship?
What is this..."oh, they ain't shit" talk? It's like assholes who bash Bruce Lee. The fact of the matter with Sigung Lee is that it doesn't matter if he had a single real fight in his lifetime (which he did)...the point is he left a lasting legacy and furthered the martial arts more than any body ever has with the exemption of Boddhidarma and a few Shaolin monks.
It's like JKDguy bashing fucking Helio Gracie, for godsake...look at what BJJ has done to the world of martial arts and combat sports...and look at the people Helio did fight.
WHO do you guys think you fucking are? I mean...I like you Bri, you bring your opinion, which I often value, to the table...but...c'mon man. These guys were "heros" in the sense that they furthered their field and their sports. They were pioneers and originals, and they worked under shittier conditions, and they had a MUCH stronger work ethic.
Even if what you say was true, that these fighters wouldn't hold their own in a modern ring fight (which is complete bullshit) these guys would STILL be superior based on their passion, their obsessive work ethic, and their sheer will and spirit. Who are you people to spit on their legacies?