Topic: Top Welterweights - 170 lbs.
Anthony Johnson is not getting the respect at WW
Forum Home | Topic Page | Ranking Page Help
Anonymous Mode
You are not logged in to Tapology. When browsing anonymously, profanities and images are automatically removed from the forum.
12.19.2010 | 5:53 PM ET
Going through some people's recent rankings and seeing Anthony Johnson slip to 19 on the consensus reminds me how short MMA memories can be. Johnson is still easily a top 10 welterweight, and in my view poses a more significant threat to GSP than Jake Shields, Jon Fitch or anyone else on the immediate horizon.
He's lost two fight by submission (a third if you count the eye poke against Kevin Burns that cost him the fight) so his weakness is clearly on the ground. But he is gigantic, has the reach, the standup skill, the athleticism, and most importantly has a ton of room to grow at age 26 with only 11 fights. He's been sidelined with a knee injury for almost a year now, which is almost certainly why he is being written off, but I would expect him to be back and knocking dudes out again very soon. Top ten WW for sure.
He's lost two fight by submission (a third if you count the eye poke against Kevin Burns that cost him the fight) so his weakness is clearly on the ground. But he is gigantic, has the reach, the standup skill, the athleticism, and most importantly has a ton of room to grow at age 26 with only 11 fights. He's been sidelined with a knee injury for almost a year now, which is almost certainly why he is being written off, but I would expect him to be back and knocking dudes out again very soon. Top ten WW for sure.
"Damn right I like the life I live / Cause I went from negative to positive."
Responses Page 2
05.29.2011 | 5:23 PM ET
Alves dropped to #8 in my WW rankings and Story climbed to #11. Alves was top 5 before the fight so that was a huge win for Story and he should be cracking peoples top 10-12 now.
"Tell her I'm rich, and I'm good looking, and I have, uh, a ******'s wit."