Bobby Southworth

sitnspin · 06-13-2006, 01:55 PM

Sorry, this made me laugh and I had to repeat it. Bobby Southworth posted to the UG to say that he wishes James Irvin a speedy recovery after the stupid accident at Strikeforce, he respects him as a fighter, and he definitely will honour Irvin's request for a proper match in the future. He also wanted to apologize for raising his hands in victory when they first declared that Irvin couldn't fight, because he didn't understand the extent of the injury or what had happened.

All in all, a classy post.

Then some joker posted to say that just to add insult to injury, Bobby should have turned the hose on Irvin. lol. Ah, TUF1 -- those were good times.

Crashsti · 06-20-2006, 12:14 PM

Bobby Southworth is another fighter who could have been somebody if he was'nt such a child. he will be forever remembered as the jerk from TUF 1. hard to believe he once fought in Pride.

Jras0001 · 06-20-2006, 12:40 PM

what is the extent of Irvin's injury?

jonnyboyee · 06-23-2006, 10:58 AM

how did they both fall from cage? anyone have clip maybe

Jras0001 · 06-23-2006, 01:50 PM

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how did they both fall from cage? anyone have clip maybe

Bobby Southworth was pushing Irvin up against the cage. When they got to the cage, they hit at where the door is and it opened and they both fell through and it injured Irvins leg. Not sure how bad though.

sitnspin · 06-23-2006, 08:00 PM

And it wasn't a freak accident where the door latch broke. The person in charge of locking it didn't do so, and when the fighters went into it it just swung open. I still don't know how screwed up Irvin's knee is, but people who were there said he landed hard and at a bad angle, and when they took him away his knee looked messed UP. Lawsuit. If Strikeforce doesn't man up with some cash, Irvin's got every right to sue them for it.

WheresBobbySouthworth · 07-05-2006, 02:11 PM

Glad to hear Southworth is back fighting. I would have liked to see how the first TUF would have resulted had Southworth got the rightful decision over Bonner in their match. I read in an interview with my boy where he said he hadn't fought since the UFN 1 since promoters didn't make it worth his while to fight. He thinks fighters are underpaid and thinks it's wrong to accept fights for less than acceptable purses. Real outspoken about that stuff. If you remember, he was saying on TUF that he was upset to be fighting for free, before they announced there would be a knockout bonus. He's 36 now, so hopefully he wins his next few fights before getting Chuck Liddell at a PPV.

Crashsti · 07-05-2006, 02:24 PM

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Glad to hear Southworth is back fighting. I would have liked to see how the first TUF would have resulted had Southworth got the rightful decision over Bonner in their match. I read in an interview with my boy where he said he hadn't fought since the UFN 1 since promoters didn't make it worth his while to fight. He thinks fighters are underpaid and thinks it's wrong to accept fights for less than acceptable purses. Real outspoken about that stuff. If you remember, he was saying on TUF that he was upset to be fighting for free, before they announced there would be a knockout bonus. He's 36 now, so hopefully he wins his next few fights before getting Chuck Liddell at a PPV.

you know something, i actually thought Southworth was a pretty good fighter long before he was on TUF. of course now i just think he is a jerk and its obvious why he'll never make it anywhere. the guy acted like an idiot on TUF and never saw a problem with his behavior, it was always someone else's fault.

WheresBobbySouthworth · 07-05-2006, 02:33 PM

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you know something, i actually thought Southworth was a pretty good fighter long before he was on TUF. of course now i just think he is a jerk and its obvious why he'll never make it anywhere. the guy acted like an idiot on TUF and never saw a problem with his behavior, it was always someone else's fault.

Seriously, I want to know something if you'll indulge me. What was so jerky about Bobby Southworth? Personally, anything he did to Chris Leben is to his credit IMO, since Leben was by far the biggest jerk of that house, especially pissing on someone's bed the first day there. Was it because he got pissed off about the decision with Bonnar? I'd be pissed too. He won that fight, and it's real annoying how that's never recognized. Bonnar had no business in the finals and he's proven it with loss after loss since.

Gygax · 07-05-2006, 04:44 PM

Just wondering what Bobby's excuse was for the pathetic performance against Sam Hogar in the TUF1 finale? It was as much that terrible performance as anything else for Bobby not getting back into the UFC. The man retired prior to TUF and simply doesn't have the motivation now as he once did.

WheresBobbySouthworth · 07-06-2006, 11:35 PM

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Just wondering what Bobby's excuse was for the pathetic performance against Sam Hogar in the TUF1 finale? It was as much that terrible performance as anything else for Bobby not getting back into the UFC. The man retired prior to TUF and simply doesn't have the motivation now as he once did.

Never saw the fight, but 1. I heard the decision was controversial 2. Hoger has had good showings since 3. Every fighter is entitled a bad fight.

angryjonny · 07-06-2006, 11:46 PM

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Never saw the fight, but 1. I heard the decision was controversial 2. Hoger has had good showings since 3. Every fighter is entitled a bad fight.

That decision wasn't controversial, some people think Sam vs. Rashad was controversial. But not this one Bobby just did horribly and deserved to lose.

Crashsti · 07-07-2006, 11:36 AM

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Seriously, I want to know something if you'll indulge me. What was so jerky about Bobby Southworth? Personally, anything he did to Chris Leben is to his credit IMO, since Leben was by far the biggest jerk of that house, especially pissing on someone's bed the first day there. Was it because he got pissed off about the decision with Bonnar? I'd be pissed too. He won that fight, and it's real annoying how that's never recognized. Bonnar had no business in the finals and he's proven it with loss after loss since.

the fact that Leben was also a jerk does'nt make it Ok that Bobby returned the favor. a person is judged by his actions, Bobby's actions were equally as bad as Leben's and two wrongs don't make a right. the mere fact that Bobby wasted more time on Leben and on consuming mass quantities of alcohol than on the possibilty of winning the contract up for grabs is unbelievable. in my opinion he got what back exactly what he put into TUF, nothing.

WheresBobbySouthworth · 07-07-2006, 08:10 PM

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the fact that Leben was also a jerk does'nt make it Ok that Bobby returned the favor. a person is judged by his actions, Bobby's actions were equally as bad as Leben's and two wrongs don't make a right. the mere fact that Bobby wasted more time on Leben and on consuming mass quantities of alcohol than on the possibilty of winning the contract up for grabs is unbelievable. in my opinion he got what back exactly what he put into TUF, nothing.

Ok, that's a good argument. But wasn't everyone drinking in the house? It surprised me for sure, since these guys are athletes training for the chance of a lifetime, but it seemed they all indulged. Plus, if he didn't put much effort in, he still deserved that decision over Bonnar.

Crashsti · 07-10-2006, 12:35 PM

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Ok, that's a good argument. But wasn't everyone drinking in the house? It surprised me for sure, since these guys are athletes training for the chance of a lifetime, but it seemed they all indulged. Plus, if he didn't put much effort in, he still deserved that decision over Bonnar.

not everyone was drinking as heavily as Leben and Southworth. sure most guys had drinks but only Leben and Southworth really let the alcohol effect thier performance and get in the way of winning. personally i was SHOCKED stupid that anyone in that house would drink at all but to my surprise most of them drank alot. as for the decision that went Bonnar's way? you can't leave it in the hands of the judges, and if does you'd better hope you fought like a cornered bear the entire 2 rounds. Southworth is a tough guy and he has fought hard in the sport for alot of years. take the alcohol out of the house and maybe things would have turned out differant for Bobby.

Mixologist47 · 07-11-2006, 04:02 AM

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He's 36 now, so hopefully he wins his next few fights before getting Chuck Liddell at a PPV.

What makes you think he deserves a shot at Liddell? First off, I dont think Dana is even interested in Bobby. Second, even if he did get another shot in the UFC, I dont think he could make his way up the ranks to fight Chuck.

sitnspin · 07-12-2006, 12:29 AM

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sure most guys had drinks but only Leben and Southworth really let the alcohol effect thier performance and get in the way of winning.

Two words. Lodune Sincaid. Do I have to dig up a gif of him dressed like a prostitute and flexing his buttcheeks?

Crashsti · 07-12-2006, 12:54 PM

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Two words. Lodune Sincaid. Do I have to dig up a gif of him dressed like a prostitute and flexing his buttcheeks?

surprisingly he's done pretty well since TUF, is'nt he fighting in the WFA on the same card as Bas Rutten, Matt Lindland, Rampage, Mayhem, Kimo, etc.?