Liddell wants to see Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones stop playing it safe

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http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/10/...ierre-jon-jones-floyd-mayweather-ufc-mma-news

Liddell had some choice words for the UFC's new crop of stars.

I think some people make complaints about some of the champions playing it safe. I understand it, but I don't want to watch it. I think [Georges] St-Pierre is a great fighter. He's awesome. Jon Jones is a great fighter. I just don't like watching him {St-Pierre} play safe. And he fights safe. I mean against {Nick} Diaz he spiral rode him for half the fight. I don't like watching that.

Now, for him to able to do that to guys that are at that level is impressive. But it's not exciting to me. And the way they chose the fight. I mean 'I've been beating this guy up for four rounds, I'm still just gonna win the last round. I'm not gonna try to finish him. I'm not gonna go after him. I'm not gonna take any risks.' From a coaching standpoint and a manager's standpoint, I understand. It makes sense. It's big money now. But from a fan's standpoint, I don't want to watch it, [not] unless I think he's fighting someone that can make him fight. I actually think this next fight coming up, I'm excited, he's fighting Johny Hendricks and I think Hendricks is going to make him fight.

Back to Jones, Liddell points to the light heavyweight champion's recent title defense to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 to make his point.

"That's exactly what happened. He had a guy that made him fight. He normally goes out and... To be able to do that to the guys he does it to and make it look easy? He makes it look easy against really good guys. That was a guy making him fight. {Jones} did really well and I thought he won the fight. Actually, I had it a draw but that's my opinion."

Liddell was then asked his take on some past comments made by Mayweather, who said in 2009:

"Man, who in the UFC as good as Floyd Mayweather? Look back to 2-3 years ago, when this all started. One of the stars in the sport, Chuck Liddell, has gone 3-4. The man has been Knocked out so many time his boss made him retire. How many times you seen Floyd Mayweather knocked out? How many times you seen Floyd Mayweather even knocked down? None."

OK, I've never seen that. I don't pay attention to that stuff. I think he's just mad because, I think in '07, he said he'd beat me in an MMA fight. I said 'come on man. I've got a 135lber (Antonio Banuelos) living at my house that he wouldn't make it out of the first round with if he fought MMA. I stand by it. In MMA, he won't make it out of the first round. I think at the time it was a testament to how big the UFC got because he was using my name to get in the press about a fight he had coming up. He was using UFC to get other fans thinking about his fight. Otherwise, why would he be talking about me?

Since then, Mayweather has gone on to become the highest paid athlete in sports. Reportedly banking a guaranteed fight purse of $41.5 million payday earlier this month for his record-breaking PPV with Canelo Alvarez. No hard feelings from Liddell.

Deservedly so. People want to say this or that. He puts people in the seats. He gets people to buy the Pay-Per-View. When it comes down to it that's what it's about. You wanna get paid? You gotta put people in the seats. He deserves it. That being said, on the 'playing it safe' thing, I don't like watching him fight because he likes to outpoint guys. Don't get me wrong, he is very talented to outpoint the guys he outpoints.
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MMA is the only sport where a bum with subpar hands and reflexes like Liddell can be a star and considered a legend lol...

Guy should be driving dump trucks for a living but MMA allowed his non athletic slow ass to have a decent living...
 
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Miggs said:
MMA is the only sport where a bum with subpar hands and reflexes like Liddell can be a star and considered a legend lol...

Guy should be driving dump trucks for a living but MMA allowed his non athletic slow ass to have a decent living...
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Alot of kickboxing vs boxer matches end up with the boxer losing. Kickboxers dont have anywhere near the hands of a boxer but when you combine hands and feet it gives friends more reasons to think about defense which leads to being punched more. You couple that with clinching, grappling, brazillian jiujitsu :youngsabo: and wrestilng, you've got more reasons why boxers need more tools to compete in MMA, friend.
 
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Miggs said:
MMA is the only sport where a bum with subpar hands and reflexes like Liddell can be a star and considered a legend lol...

Guy should be driving dump trucks for a living but MMA allowed his non athletic slow ass to have a decent living...
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Miggs said:
MMA is the only sport where a bum with subpar hands and reflexes like Liddell can be a star and considered a legend lol...

Guy should be driving dump trucks for a living but MMA allowed his non athletic slow ass to have a decent living...
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Key word: MMA :childplease:
 
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I don't think there is any straight boxer ever that would last in an MMA fight against any of today's, average UFC fighters. There are way too many varieties of offense and defense that a boxer with only one discipline would not be able to effectively defend against.

But I wouldn't bet on any MMA fighter in a straight boxing match. They're two different sports, I wouldn't put a ping pong player against a tennis player, and expect it to be close.
 
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Mr. Somebody said:
Alot of kickboxing vs boxer matches end up with the boxer losing. Kickboxers dont have anywhere near the hands of a boxer but when you combine hands and feet it gives friends more reasons to think about defense which leads to being punched more. You couple that with clinching, grappling, brazillian jiujitsu :youngsabo: and wrestilng, you've got more reasons why boxers need more tools to compete in MMA, friend.
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liddell never fought anyone with good boxing skills tho.
 
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