Quote: "When [Brock Lesnar] gets hit, he reminds me a bit of Bob Sapp"
by Zak Woods on Oct 26, 2010 11:02 AM EDT
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Zach Arnold makes the comparison:
Quick thought on Brock Lesnar's ability to take a punch... In a sense, when he gets hit, he reminds me a bit of Bob Sapp. Bull rush, tire out, get hit. The difference is that Lesnar tries to get to a corner whereas Sapp just goes into the fetal position.
Is there any other sport where the love/hate and overrated/underrated status swings back and forth so radically?
Personally, this is a great example of how we create narratives. Essentially the Carwin fight showed us the same thing as the Velasquez fight. The difference is that since Lesnar was able to better cover up and go on to win against Shane it showed that he was a "gamer" or "the baddest man on the planet". But this time he wasn't so lucky and now he's on par with a break dancing Bob Sapp.
Wooo!!!! Narrative creation!!!
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I think it is a false assumption that Brock Lesnar got tired.
Yes. Lesnar just Cringed, Cowered and Ran.
Watch Kalib Run.
Watch Houston Alexander Circle.
Watch Lesnar Sprawl, Spin, and Cower.
And of course, Watch Bobb Sapp. Just watch him.
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And of course, Watch Bobb Sapp. Just watch him.
Really, do it, it’s fun!! :)
Lesnar may have reminded some of us of Bob Sapp, but the biggest difference is we can be pretty sure that Lesnar will learn and come back better. I never cared for the man, but I think he can come back and win. He’ll never become the trainwreck/freakshow that Sapp is now.
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by Jackie Maden on Oct 26, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Lesnar will come back
But I just doubt that he will be able to fix his apparent fear of getting hit in the face. And I really doubt his striking will reach a competitive level.
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by VeeisAnimated on Oct 26, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
It's simple
Brock doesn’t train with many good strikers, and isn’t used to getting hit. When you don’t get hit in training, you don’t know what you can and can’t take.
The natural reaction to getting hit is to cover up. When you train striking, you train to overcome your natural reactions, and replace them with more effective ones, like not blinking when someone is throwing a punch.
He trains with cole konrad, and chris tuscherer, both terrible strikers. Supposedly pat barry came in to help, but without seeing the training, he may have just hit the pads.
If brock trains striking and spars regularly, he will overcome this. If not, he will be more of the same.
i would like to see roy nelson knock out lesnar. i really would. who is replacing carwin in fight with nelson?
let me guess, frank mir?
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 27, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
The stupid part about Brock's inability to handle being pounded is
that he’s obviously got a pretty tough chin judging by the beatings he took without falling asleep during his last 2 fights. He just can’t handle it mentally and stay calm.
I agree, but that seemed more like panic when the game plan fails.
He doesn’t have a huge striking base, but should he train exclusively to strike patiently, using his reach to set up the take down, he will be back in a BIG way.
It seems reasonable to me that he slept on Cain’s TDD. I did, despite his track record.
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by Derek Suboticki on Oct 26, 2010 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
Brock>Bob
for a lot of reasons, but mainly because Bob was in that god-awful remake of “The Longest Yard.” Jesus H. Tittyfucking Christ that shit was terrible.
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
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