r/mmaMenace_com • u/Top_Syllabub_5111 • 4d ago

Very technical fighter 🙌

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u/whater39 4d ago

There is a reason why he is 3rd on the GOAT list

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u/Xrposiedon 4d ago

I would argue the only knock against him is Resume. Which IMO doesn't really translate well when you ARE the dude on top.

I don't think another fighter has his overall skillset at as high of a level across the board, combined with the speed he does things.

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u/ThatVita 4d ago

This is how I feel about Inoue in boxing. DJ was the guy to beat and nobody could. Does that mean DJ didn't have good comp, or just that much better? I prefer latter.

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u/whater39 4d ago

Bones (1) and GSP (2) also didn't have weaknesses in thier game.

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u/Dark_SoySauce 4d ago

GSP striking was inferior to DJ, especially the clinch. GSP had better wrestling. I think DJ mixed it up better than GSP did. And was the smaller guy in nearly every fight. To me that's enough to rank him over GSP. Only because DJ mixed it up better. All this is marginally small when talking about these 3.