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Rampage got his ass kicked in that fight because he sat back, covered up, and had no counter offense through boxing range.
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His counter offense in the boxing range was spot on against Liddell. I just can't agree with you (about that). He knocked out Chuck Liddell with a boxing counter punch. He has it. He demonstrated it against one of the hardest hitting punchers and most dominant fighters in his weight class. It doesn't get much more clear than that. I won't argue that he didn't display it in his fights with Silva, but he didn't actually display anything except balls in his fight with Shogun. Your explanation that he lacks the skills is completely implausible, especially compared to the explanation that Shogun and Silva had the skills to shut down Rampage and get through his defenses.
There's more context than just an individual fight. You need to look at all a fighter's performances. If you look at Mirko Filipovic vs Gabriel Gonzaga, and ignore his K-1 career, you'd think that Mirko has no defense against roundhouse kicks to the head.