Pool, Poker and Pain, and in that order!

NYC cue dude said:
I can't say who would win in a fight between manny or Dennis. Generally, the rule of thumb is that the trained fighter wins, especially if he's worldclass.

Up until very recently, (early 90's I think), there were no weight classes in MMA. The ufc was like that when itstarted too. I can remember watchingthe Gracies taking on men up to 100 pounds bigger than them.

All elite athletes in physical sports, whether it be wrestling (not pro junk), boxing or MMA and individual components (karate, jui jitsu etc), REGULARLY fight and spar in training, with little or no regard for any size differences.

IMO, there aren't any pool players that can beat a classicaly trained fighter. Furthermore, anyone knowing little more than the basics, can win at poker. As for pool, unless it's some ridiculous game like 3 ball, no one will be able to beat the pool players on the green.

I think what decides these games is how well the pool players and fighters do playing poker.

Rg
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Yup.. pretty much spot on.. I remember UFC 4 (or so ) was touted as David vs. Goliath.. One match stands out in my memory.. Keith Hackney vs. some ridiculously large American Sumo champ.. dude was like 6'8 600 lbs and Keith was 6ft 190 or so..
Keith won the match but could not continue b/c he broke his hand on the big dude's head..


The points Randy made in his posts is the same way I see it...and the same reason I think I could have a chance at this thing.
 
smokeandapancak said:
Keith won the match but could not continue b/c he broke his hand on the big dude's head..
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I remember this match. If I'm not mistaken, it was ended due to a soccer kick to the face. The Tai Fighter had to have the Sumo Wrestler's teeth surgically removed from his foot.
 
nathandumoulin said:
I remember this match. If I'm not mistaken, it was ended due to a soccer kick to the face. The Tai Fighter had to have the Sumo Wrestler's teeth surgically removed from his foot.
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YIKES! :eek:

I just had job this past weekend of 8 -- count them, 8 -- MMA fights from around the world. OMG, the music these people like to listen to: M-1 Challenge Theme

BTW, some folks may think Europeans are strong in some sports, but they sure do suck in the M-1 Challenge: 2009 M-1 Challenge by Affliction

The semi-finals will occur on September 26, 2009, in Russia, and these are the teams left:

Team USA East vs. Team USA West and Team Russian Legion vs. United Kingdom

USA, ALL THE WAY!

Wait a minute. How can I root for both sides to win on September 29th? :grin-square:

Check out my man, Lloyd Marshbanks, of Team USA East. Oh, he's the one on top! :wink:
 

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Too bad I can't just sign up for the poker portion :(

I'd give the pool a shot too.

No shot in the ring.



Blair has always seemed like a really cool guy to me. Can't wait for this to take off.
Best of luck buddy!
 
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