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Originally Posted by Saskabush
Wrestling is the best discipline to have for the transition into MMA and he may be arguably one of the best if not the best wrestler of all time.
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Very arguable. In fact, its wrong. He's not even the best US wrestler of this generation. Cael Sanderson was/is currently much more dominant than Kurt ever was. 4x NCAA champ to Kurt's 2x. Cael was also Olympic Gold Medalist as well, his first year out of college. Took Kurt 4 years to win his in controversial fashion. Cael was 159-0 in college. Kurt had over a dozen losses in college.
Dan Gable was a monster wrestler, much better than Angle. He was 182-1 in NCAA, won 2 NCAA's (not allowed to compete as a freshman), and also won a Olympic Gold without giving up
1 point! He was an insane 299-6-3 after high school, including all international competition.
I could likely list close to a dozen wrestlers with
much better credentials than Angle. Bruce Baumgartner, John Smith, Stephen Neal, Kenny Monday, Dan Hodge, Dave Schultz, and dozens of internationals including Alexander Karelin, Buvaysa Saytiev. Angle
was a great wrestler, but that was a decade ago.
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Originally Posted by Saskabush
He has the takedowns, strength, and conditioning to beat an aging Chuck, he just needs to quit talking and start training.
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Angle is 38 with alot more wear and tear on his body as compared to 37 for Chuck. It would be more appropriate to say Angle is aging and breaking down an awful lot more than Liddell.
I was always a big fan of Angle's, having watched him for years as an amateur wrestler and as a pro. His athleticism was amazing. But he has really broken down over the years and even his TNA matches have been very dissappointing.
He goes on and on about his Olympic victory. STOP LIVING IN THE PAST. It was over a decade ago. And he won that in controversial fashion, barely squeaking by most of his opponents, winning on judges' decisions rather than beating the opponent decisively on the mat. But if you listen to him, he dominated that Olympiad.
I'm very tired of him running his mouth about MMA.
STFU!!! He keeps saying he respects guys but then goes and completely disrespects some great wrestlers' skills like Coleman and Couture. As pointed out above, he doesn't even know that elbow strikes are legal in many MMA orgs. Get in the ring/cage and earn the fans respect, rather than continuing this "heel" role that is better off left in the pro wrestling ring.