Surprised that I seem to be in the minority, but I say Anderson would have lit him up on the feet. Yes, they were both good standing, but almost no one had the combination of timing, speed, footwork, and ring smarts that Anderson had. I think Cro Cop would have looked like a bloody mess for a couple rounds before he got knocked out.
Thats because you probably never watched a crocop fight or kb match ever. Mirko destroys anderson and embarasses all the fanbois.
Iāve seen plenty of both of them. Thatās just what I see happening.
Tough to say Anderson, imo, because the biggest guys we saw him face were Forrest & Bonnar, I think. Neither are really menacing opponents. And although Forrest was a champ, he wasnāt a highly regarded one. But obviously Silva had no trouble with them or great fighters his own size.
Prime CroCop was vicious! Insolent look of complete despise of his opponents.
Cool, good to know youāre mentally deficient. Good luck with puttting on your helmet.
If the match was back in Pride with the ring/rules and non-existent testing the nod would definitely go to Cro-Cop.
If the match was in the UFC (and stricter level of testing), itād be more even and Iād give Silva a very slight edge.
Silva was a million times better at striking than Coleman. He would knock CroCop around the octagon.
The most photoshopped looking real pic ever.
Crocop landed the LHK plenty in K1 on high level kick boxers. He had many other tools as well
Prime versions Crocop no question.
Cro cop has wins over bonjasky, le banner, aerts, hunt and many more technical HW kickboxers.
Just because heās not a counter puncher with slips and fades a la anderson doesnāt mean heās not technical.
Prime cro cop would stalk his opponent down and was relentless with KO power in both hands and feet.
Anderson is a legend and one of the best to ever do it, but cro cop would be far too much for him.
This would be essentially a kickboxing fight with MMA gloves.
Have you watched CroCop compete in kickboxing?
I love Anderson, but in all fairness, he never faced a kickboxer even remotely near the level of CroCop.
Who was the best striker Anderson faced anywhere near his prime? Vitor? Second best? Franklin? Seriously.
Weād see NCAA Anderson show up.
Actually a MW knocking out a light heavy if Fedor ever fough at his proper weight class