It is crazy to think he may go down as a better coach than fighter. Like John Smith in Wrestling. I watched him shaking hands with the Wyoming kids this week and thought to myself,’ some of those kids don’t know they are shaking hands with arguably one of the best wrestlers of all time’.
OP you would be more effective if you slowed your roll. People will tend to ignore what looks like nutriding here when your points are valid.
It’s not possible to be better than 29-0 never scratched but his legacy as a coach will be much longer than as a fighter with MANY champions, though not quite as dominant as his fighting career but more decorated.
Khabib is probably the most brilliant MMA mind in history.
One of the highest fight IQs ever, managed his career perfectly, his fight predictions are almost as good as mine, and now he’s proving to be the most dominant coach ever.
He may have been TBE and had GOAT potential as a fighter but never came close to proving it. He’s well on his way to being the GOAT coach if he doesn’t retire from coaching prematurely as well.
I actually agree with this. While currently he isn’t even close to GOAT bc 3 title defenses is a joke I do think that if he continues to revolutionize MMA as a coach it would definitely add to his legacy as an overall martial artist.
Ali also has more wins over hall of famers and lineal champs than any heavyweight. Even without his out of ring accomplishments you could still argue he’s the GOAT heavyweight.
Khabib has only beaten 2 champs and 2 interim champs. He was dominant and impressive but nowhere near the resume of Ali or any other all time great