Best KO in years?

[bluerinosg]

IMHO This is the most brutal most devestating knockout punch. I remember watching it as a kid and thinking Nelmark was dead for sure.

[TheKidInside]

if you wanna talk about head kicks then definitely yves edwards vs josh the punk thompson!

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by Dr. MMA

Chuck would've smashed Forrest? I don't think so. Forrest's gameplan (the same one against Rampage) would be perfect against Chuck.... kick, punch and move. Forrest would've executed it better than Jardine did.

Rashad is very inconsistent with the way he fights and that hasn't changed. Plus, imo Rampage is better than Rashad in every aspect and even he had a hard time against Forrest. I expect Rashad to come in with confidence but his downfall will be that he will look to land a haymaker again... which won't happen. Forrest is going to execute his gameplan much better.

Rashad had a great KO on liddell and bravo to that for sure. However, a better track record is just looking at his last 3 fights... he did shit all against Tito besides the last 30 seconds, he looked terrible against Bisping by gassing way too quick and in the first round against Chuck, he didn't do anything. In the 2nd round, he countered pretty well against the relatively few shots that Chuck threw but then came the big punch... that doesn't mean that he will beat Forrest the same way. Forrest is a much smarter fighter than Chuck is now.

I agree...unlike Chuck, Forrest learns from his mistakes. He was leaving his chin out for the counter against Jardine, and we haven't seen him do that again.

Originally Posted by blah

i think rashad's knockout of chuck was one of the most "brutal" i've ever seen. his kick on salmon was more "classic" due in large part to salmon beautiful descent. franklin's on quarry would be described as sick or slick or devastating, considering how franklin set it up.

I'd also point out that Quarry has a better chin and better striking defense than Chuck. It's unfortunate, because Chuck moves pretty well for a guy of his size/age...if he'd have incorporated any fundamentals after the second Rampage fight, he'd have a couple great years left in him.

I find that frustrating.

rh

[tallica]

Originally Posted by johnny

i thought his head kick on salmon was more brutal and scary, this was more of a shock because its chuck.

I agree on that one, that was friggin brutal. That guy was out for a while after that.

[Duskseyr]

It was impressive, but I can think of a half dozen different KO's that I felt were either more brutal or more dramatic.

The finish to the Leben v Martin match stands out as one of my all time fav KO's for instance.