Did GSP Have KO Power?

[bogeyj]

could he have replicated something like this on Mas (or any durable fighter he faced like BJ Penn)?

I don't remember GSP ever KO'ing anyone, but he had a few TKO's.

was GSP pillow-fisted or did he have underrated power?

 

[GOATtalks]

No, he didn’t have much power and he never really committed to his punches. His strikes were there to score points, not to KO someone.

Usman is way more dangerous striker than GSP

 

[STAY GOLD]

Good question. He may have, but after the first Serra fight he changed his style to one where he'd rather play it a little safer and dominate opponents than take any unnecessary risks so we didn't get to see it on display.

 

[Diamond Dallas Poirier]

Physically yes I believe so. But he wasn't the type of fighter to try and land knockout shots. Spent more time jabbing and in top control.

 

[mmamxfan]

Negative

 

[13Seconds]

Im sure if he sat down down more on his punches he would drop fools, but that wasn't his style.

Even then, he dropped Alves, Fitch etc...

 

[Johnnny]

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

i think he had KO power, he just didn't have 1 shot KO power

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

No, he didn’t have much power and he never really committed to his punches. His strikes were there to score points, not to KO someone.

Usman is way more dangerous striker than GSP

i don't think Usman is way more dangerous. he has more power sure, but he's not defensively sound as GSP and gets clipped and wobbled a lot compared to GSP.

 

[spinup]

I don't remember GSP ever KO'ing anyone, but he had a few TKO's.

was GSP pillow-fisted or did he have underrated power?

He dropped Bisping and pretty much knocked him out with a left hook in his last fight.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

Lot of good answers in this thread.

Hespect.

 

[Vergilius]

In his final fight he dropped Bisping hard with a left hook, if I recall correctly. He definitely had pop in his punches, but fought in a more controlled fashion. He was all about percentages and winning strategy.

 

[GOATtalks]

i don't think Usman is way more dangerous. he has more power sure, but he's not defensively sound as GSP and gets clipped and wobbled a lot compared to GSP.

Yet he’s never been finished by strikes, while GSP begged for mercy against a 5’6 LW

 

[One MMA Fan]

He had power but not 1 shot KO and most important it wasn't his style to go for broke and swing for the fences.

 

[MCS]

Depends on if dropping people is enough for that. Or if you need to Carwin them cold. He was a good striker and could hurt people. Then finish on the ground. So maybe not big KO power, but not pillows, either.

 

[AB234]

No. He would stun people and overwhelm them into bolivia back when he was Rush.

Then the Serra incident happened and he became Patience.

 

[bogeyj]

Depends on if dropping people is enough for that. Or if you need to Carwin them cold. He was a good striker and could hurt people. Then finish on the ground. So maybe not big KO power, but not pillows, either.

fun fact: Carwin never put anyone out cold either, lol

 

[TheMessiah]

No he never knocked someone out with one punch

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Yet he’s never been finished by strikes, while GSP begged for mercy against a 5’6 LW

every dog has his day.

 

[JustBleed69]

could he have replicated something like this on Mas (or any durable fighter he faced like BJ Penn)?

I don't remember GSP ever KO'ing anyone, but he had a few TKO's.

was GSP pillow-fisted or did he have underrated power?

Idk about 1 shot KO, but he dropped Hughes & Bisping, also rocked iron chin Condit.
Pretty sure he has some KO/TKOs earlier in his career as well.