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fullonshred · 08-23-2007, 01:52 PM

Thank you for the link Marnold. Jean-Yves was THE MAN! Remember, these guys fought 10-12 rounds! It's hard to say a guy who held the MW Belt for 15 years was "held back" by the rules, but in Jean-Yves case this was true. He was a Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt back when that wasn't nearly as common as today. He commented numerous times how he wished the ground game was allowed in his fights. Jean-Yves made better use of the spinning backfist than any fighter I have seen before or since. His timing with it was impeccable. I should find and buy all of his fights. His 2 bouts with Bob "Thunder" Thurman didn't go all that long, but they were WARS!

08-23-2007, 01:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
fullonshred Champion Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside my skin Posts: 1,488 Points: 3 Bank: 222,253 Total Points: 222,256 Donate	Thank you for the link Marnold. Jean-Yves was THE MAN! Remember, these guys fought 10-12 rounds! It's hard to say a guy who held the MW Belt for 15 years was "held back" by the rules, but in Jean-Yves case this was true. He was a Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt back when that wasn't nearly as common as today. He commented numerous times how he wished the ground game was allowed in his fights. Jean-Yves made better use of the spinning backfist than any fighter I have seen before or since. His timing with it was impeccable. I should find and buy all of his fights. His 2 bouts with Bob "Thunder" Thurman didn't go all that long, but they were WARS! __________________ Oi've got me emotions, ya know, but oi'm still a fighta. Ross Pointon Last edited by fullonshred : 08-23-2007 at 03:14 PM.