Triathletes are just people who couldnt do one of the three sports at the highest levels so they decided to mix them all up and then some of them become competitive.
Arent UFC Fighters the same? They arent the best wrestlers, boxers, or Kung Fu (or whatever martial art) fighters so they enter competitions in which they are all mixed up and then they become competitive.
There are a few mixed martial artists who competed at a very high level of a particular sport before focusing solely on MMA. Usually, they were either world class wrestlers or kickboxers. No one has made a successful transition from classical boxing to MMA. Probably because the money is still much better for fighters in boxing.
Wrestlers who were world class before fighting MMA: Randy Couture, Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland; (Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, and Josh Koscheck all competed in college)
Kickboxers who were world class before fighting MMA: Mark Hunt, Mirco "Cro-Cop" Flipovich, Semmy Schilt (although he might have found MMA before kickboxing), Duane "Bang" Ludwig (although he has had mixed success); I think Anderson and Vanderlei Silva were fairly successful muay thai fighters in Brazil.
You have some mixed martial artists who have fought some low level boxing matches and done well, including: Jens Pulver, Chris Lytle, Yves Edwards
spikes wrote:
Triathletes are just people who couldnt do one of the three sports at the highest levels so they decided to mix them all up and then some of them become competitive.
Arent UFC Fighters the same? They arent the best wrestlers, boxers, or Kung Fu (or whatever martial art) fighters so they enter competitions in which they are all mixed up and then they become competitive.
thats pretty stupid logic. the best boxers, wrestlers, etc. are allowed to fight whatever style they wish. if the best boxer just wants to stand up and box in the ufc, so be it, but he would get killed on the ground. the best wrestlers could just try and take it to the ground, but they would probably not have very great stand up. in the triathlon, you HAVE to participate in three different events. you just cant say you want to cancel out two areas. for example, biking and swimming, but only use one style, running. but in the ufc, you can fight any way you wish. i think they only way you could compare the ufc to the triathlon is if they made you fight in a particular style during each round. but they dont, its a free-for-all.
Funny thing is that there are guys who can go sub 2:40 in an IM marathon after going BALLS OUT for 5.5 hours on the swim and bike, which means they would beat spikes open marathon time by almost 30 minutes.
Bum wrote:
Funny thing is that there are guys who can go sub 2:40 in an IM marathon after going BALLS OUT for 5.5 hours on the swim and bike, which means they would beat spikes open marathon time by almost 30 minutes.
um, I guess you dont know who spikes is.
well then let's hear it, toughguy! if you're going to call out others, you might just go ahead and man up by saying exactly who you are. plus, it would help so i can go ahead tell chuck liddell where he lives. did you start this thread to make yourself feel better?
tired of bullshit artists wrote:
well then let's hear it, toughguy! if you're going to call out others, you might just go ahead and man up by saying exactly who you are. plus, it would help so i can go ahead tell chuck liddell where he lives. did you start this thread to make yourself feel better?
whoa, take it easy. I think Chuck Liddell is an incredible athlete and thats why I started thinking, "hmmm, IS he an incredible athlete or just a triathlete type who is good at a bunch of things but not great at anything."
My conclusion: Chuck Liddell rules!
As for me, I am no typical triathlete richboy who is lame at everything so I mixed them up to be good. Of course there are exceptions. Damn, Greg Whitely (sp?) was an incredible runner and tried some triathlons. I kind of like the anonomous nature of the board so I wont tell you my name but I'll tell you I got a scholarship to a major D1 program and, like a lot of runners, I kept running after school to see how good I could get. I did NOT sell out and start doing triathlons just so I could be good against a bunch of wussy rich boys.
Boxers are pound for pound the best boxers in the world.
UFC champions are pound for pound the best fighters in the world.
Yeah, and those decathletes are losers. So, they decide to enter 10 events. Jackie Joyner Kersee, now there was a bad athlete; she entered 7 events!
And Jeremy Wariner can't run distance, so he sprints.
Yeesh!
We all have different genes, abilities, and body types. You're a great distance runner; be comfortable with who you are without feeling the need to trash others.
it seems like sound logic to compare the two...but UFC fighters are all fighters just different forms and techniques...I think a comparison between sprinters and distance runners would be more logical because they are all runners just different forms and techniques...
a triathlete could be compared to a boxer who was good at gymnastics and ice skating as well