ATTN: Jack Slack

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Jack Slack - 
yabadaba - 


 



Jack,



Do you have an opinion on Mousasi?



I have a very high opinion of Mousasi, unfortunately he is a real meat and potatoes fighter. His stand up is the basic boxing arsenal done really well. He relies a lot on timing, and if that is off he looks out of sorts. 



Where Machida or Anderson have crazy techniques they go to and can throw people off even on a bad night, Mousasi can look really poor if his timing isn't on and incredible if it is.


Good poin.. Gegard has not really shown that kind of consistency yet despite his talent.

The other thing is that he is no where near as good in striking while not getting taken down.

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Jack Slack - 
mma shill - 

First let me say, I love your articles and I hope you keep them coming. Since reading your articles, I've realized that I don't have a very good understanding of striking at all in mma. I thought the Diaz bros and BJ Penn were some of the best strikers in mma until you pointed out many of their flaws. Now it seems like every mma fighter is a bad striker that doesn't even understand the basics. I'm wondering who you think are the top five best strikers in mma and why? Phone Post



I'm always reluctant to name the top strikers in MMA because everyone makes mistakes and errors. That's not just in MMA but in the highest levels of professional boxing and bjj. Nobody achieves perfection.



It's impossible to stay disciplined all the time, the greats are the ones who can stay discplined the longest. I consider Manny Pacquiao one of the most technically disciplined boxers of all time - in, moves his head, exits on an angle. But just the other day Marquez was able to catch him getting wild.



In truth there is a great deal of underemphasis on angling, handfighting and the actual science of striking in a lot of top level camps even in boxing and kickboxing. Fighting tends to be approached in a combinations and cover up way, with an emphasis on power and conditioning rather than science.



 



I suppose the criteria for best MMA striker from a scientific standpoint would be based in discipline and versatility. Guys who can adapt their style against anyone: like AS, GSP, Fedor when he was fighting. There's very few guys who can adapt their striking style to the opponent.



The next tier down would be guys who have a pretty samey striking game in every fight but still execute it flawlessly - like JDS, Aldo etc.



Then there's the guys who do the same thing in every fight but have had their flaws exposed already but can beat MOST guys with their A game like Belfort, Penn the Diaz brothers.



Jack is DA BAWS!!!

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