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Originally Posted by strife
How do the people that like him "blindly" root for him? They like him because they are obviously educated in his accomplishments. I'm sorry, but BJ Penn is not a flavor of the month and you don't get bandwagon fans with him. He is not a fabricated name that is shoved down our throats like some other stars that I won't name.
Who is to say he wouldn't sub Anderson easy? He has subbed harder fighters to sub and it's not like Anderson has world-class jiu-jitsu like Marcelo Garcia or Shinya Aoki, he has been subbed before. You talk like you dislike him and simply say you don't because you don't want to be flamed.
No one denies his losses, but the truth is he DID seperate a rib in the Hughes fight, there's a fuckin medical records of it. He DID lose a close close close decision to GSP, who only won because of 4 takedowns. He DID lose a 5-round decision to Pulver who should of been finished at the end of the second but was saved by the bell. He DID lose a decision to Machida who he fought at heavyweight and who just made a former LHW champion, past his prime or not, look silly as hell. No one is denying these things.
What I don't get is you saying "I don't like Penn because he has so many bandwagoners and nutthuggers." Not a direct quote, but the point you were trying to make is just that. If you dislike him for such a shitty reason you're just missing out on cheering for and enjoying watching fight one of the best fighters on the planet.
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Would you maybe read my whole post? Did I ever say that I do not like BJ Penn? No, I said the opposite. I said I am a fan of BJ Penn and think the guy is a class act and a great fighter. I enjoy watching all of his fights because they are usually great fights. Penn v. Hughes II, Pulver v. Penn I and II, Penn v. GSP, Penn v. Serra, all classic and great fights and a few of my all time favorites. He is a great fighter and one of my top ten favorites.
I just do not like nuthuggers of any fighter or any sport. Hell I even annoy myself sometimes with how much I like Matt Hughes lol. Here is a perfect example of what I mean. My friends and I are all Celtics fans and I get very annoyed with them because they are unable to admit that the Celtics could be beaten by the Pistons, Lakers or Spurs and have some major flaws heading into the championship.
Penn couldn't outstrike Machida... Anderson Silva is just as hard to hit and will hit you way more often and harder then Machida. Sorry, I like Penn and all but Anderson Silva would put him to sleep in the first.