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Hey All, The Mayweather-Mosley pre-fight piece th...

2010-04-28T22:32:36.628+09:00

Hey All,

The Mayweather-Mosley pre-fight piece that I promised is out.

It's a look at how I feel a challenged Floyd Mayweather will react, titled "Unleash the Beast".

I like Floyd Mayweather via decision. I'll le...

2010-04-28T11:45:35.627+09:00

I like Floyd Mayweather via decision.

I'll let you know the specifics shortly :)

Looking forward to your Mayweather-Mosley post, Do...

2010-04-28T07:49:15.751+09:00

Looking forward to your Mayweather-Mosley post, Doc! Any early forecasts?

Hey all, let me make a correction on my post-fight...

2010-04-26T21:20:57.157+09:00

Hey all, let me make a correction on my post-fight comment about Aldo-Faber. I got the "a la Renzo Gracie" link wrong.

When I talked about Urijah Faber getting his legs taken out by Jose Aldo like Matt Hughes chopping Renzo Gracie's it was supposed to link to my "Bitten by a Vampire" piece.

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And now...

The Aldo-Faber post-fight piece you've all been waiting for...

"The Business of a Beatdown"!

I haven't heard the Ghost, Rae and Meth album,...

2010-04-26T21:15:05.007+09:00

I haven't heard the Ghost, Rae and Meth album, but I'll try to get a hold of that.

If you're into the sweet science, a Mayweather-Mosley pre-fight piece will be up soon. So be on the lookout.

Hiya! Not so sure about the fight - I'm more o...

2010-04-25T20:33:09.975+09:00

Hiya! Not so sure about the fight - I'm more of a Queensbury rules guy myself, but the music is ill. Prodigy and RZA, those two need to work together more...

And Killer Bees - Meth's rap is legendary on that, GZA kills it, too, even tho his part is only short. You guys heard the new Wu album - Ghost, Raekwon and Meth? Some raw tunes on there 2...

Henry, Aldo-Faber was scary. By that, I mean Jose ...

2010-04-25T17:26:54.731+09:00

Henry, Aldo-Faber was scary. By that, I mean Jose Aldo's brutally effective fighting method and the possibility of Faber getting seriously hurt were enough to send chills down my spine while watching the fight.

Your prediction beats mine. Faber wasn't knocked out, but he was surely overwhelmed.

Getting his legs kicked out from underneath, a la Renzo Gracie. Getting elbowed in the face after being crucified. Taking hard body punches.

Two tough ass dudes indeed.

A post-fight piece will come shortly.

Different opinion, but excellent analysis. Only f...

2010-04-24T16:13:21.483+09:00

Different opinion, but excellent analysis. Only fight night will tell what happens.

As with the upcoming Aldo-Faber, this martial arts chess match characteristic is what makes MMA so fun to analyze.

I agree with you that Faber would have to have the...

2010-04-24T02:35:29.434+09:00

I agree with you that Faber would have to have the fight of his life, and I do think it's possible. He's a tough dude, and can take a serious beating, and if he manages to get Aldo to the canvas he's got a shot.

But, easier said than done. Aldo might not be the most experienced fighter, but he's quicker and more athletic than Faber, and in my opinion is one of the best strikers in the featherweight division. The thing that will bring him to victory, however, is his takedown defense. In this way, I think he matches up really well because his defensive strength is a counter to Faber's offensive strength. Ultimately I see Aldo winning by KO after wearing Faber down for a few rounds.

Henry, Switching the topic from battle rhymes to ...

2010-04-23T21:40:13.004+09:00

Henry,

Switching the topic from battle rhymes to combative sport, whose chances do you favor between Aldo and Faber's in WEC 48?

As much as he struggled against Mike Brown, I like Urijah Faber's chances against Jose Aldo, the man who destroyed Brown.

As I mentioned in this post, Faber's got the wrestling and is awesome at applying the pressure in close-quarter situations. He may be able to exploit Aldo's relative inexperience in those areas and the youngster's higher center of gravity.

But Faber would have to fight the fight of his life.

I remember back in 1997 when Wu-Tang Forever
2010-04-23T13:38:28.092+09:00
I remember back in 1997 when Wu-Tang Forever came out. Us high school kids were going crazy over his verses, like the ones from "Triumph" and "For Heaven's Sake".

Plus, when I consider the quality that he dropped on "Hellz Wind Staff" and "Heaterz", I start getting a perspective on how much he contributed to the Wu's sophomore effort. And I haven't even mentioned his other verses from the double album (I have to go back and listen to them again).

Writing this piece has given me motivation to go back and listen to Deck's solo albums. I didn't feel Deck's solo debut album Uncontrolled Substance nearly as much as I felt some of the other Wu solos or his own individual tracks, and ended up not giving his follow-ups a chance.

But whether I end up becoming a big fan of INS as a solo artist isn't important. Even if I don't, his incredible consistency in the way he has ripped verses throughout the years (as a Wu-Tang member and as a guest) is enough to have a place in my heart.

Everything else is gravy.

Awesome stuff. Especially the Inspectah Deck analo...

2010-04-23T09:13:23.404+09:00
Awesome stuff. Especially the Inspectah Deck analogy. Deck is sneaky in how nasty he is, but when you break it down, he's tough to beat in terms of the overall package he brings...