Max all time great

[biscuitsbrah]

I think he was already an all time great before this fight, but he definitely sealed the deal now. Would being a 2 time featherweight champion put him ahead of Aldo? Or Aldo simply was way too many title defenses.

Where would you rank Max?
Tier 1:
1-5: fedor, jones, mm, Anderson, gsp
I don’t think this is debatable. They basically have permanent spots in the top 5, and can be interchangeable.

Tier 2:
6-10: Aldo, Khabib, DC, Izzy, Volk
I also don’t think this is really up for debate… right?

Tier 3:
Who else belongs 11-15?
Cejudo and Max belong here somewhere. Right?

Edit: Forgot Izzy and Volk have to be in here too. Put them in the tier 2 category

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

I think if he gets back the belt and beats volk we can start having these chats

 

[boingyman]

I hate all time great/GOAT debates, but what I do know is that he will be a legend among the people of Hawaii for a long time and dare I say he's doing what everyone hoped BJ would/could have done.

 

[filthybliss]

creating a top 15 is hard. i'd say he's the third best fw. behind aldo and volk still. great fighter and human being, its hard to scale him in the top 10 because he got beaten by the same guy in the same weightclass three times and he doesn't have thaaat many defenses to appease it. that gaejthe fight was excellent too but he really hasn't done much else in lw or any other division to put him in the top 10. he's definetely a lock for being in the top 20 or top 15 p4p though.

 

[Roids]

His resume is insane. Of course he is one of the all time greats.

 

[filthybliss]

I think he was already an all time great before this fight, but he definitely sealed the deal now. Would being a 2 time featherweight champion put him ahead of Aldo? Or Aldo simply was way too many title defenses.

Where would you rank Max?
1-5: fedor, jones, mm, Anderson, gsp
I don’t think this is debatable. They basically have permanent spots in the top 5, and can be interchangeable.

6-8: Aldo, Khabib, DC
I also don’t think this is really up for debate… right?

Who else belongs 8-15?
Cejudo and Max belong here somewhere. Right?

I'd gotta put volk,couture, chuck, islam, olivera, izzy, poatan, cejudo, wandy, bj penn, matt hughes, usman, stipe, cain etc. above him.

 

[filthybliss]

I hate all time great/GOAT debates, but what I do know is that he will be a legend among the people of Hawaii for a long time and dare I say he's doing what everyone hoped BJ would/could have done.

BJ fought for too long that was his biggest crime along with getting into brawls with drunks. A former featherweight will never be a WW champ like BJ did or have the balls to scrap up with a lhw champ and survive all the rounds. just thinking of the potential that man radiated makes me depressed.....fuck, i wish i was old enough to see that hughes upset live

 

[laleggenda27]

Henry isn't even in this discussion. Anyone who puts Henry above Max (or adjacent to Max) needs to be drug tested. Not only does Max have more title fight wins, he has many more wins against quality opponents.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Definitely an all ime great

Not sure where I would rank him all time across all weight classes.

Probably top 10-20?

At FW, below Aldo and Volk imo

 

[Wreckless]

Aside from his losses to Volk, Max is undefeated at FW since 2013. Pretty crazy.

His resume is quite stacked.

 

[Kudo]

At least when he gets multiple free eyepokes in a fight

 

[Domitian]

I have Izzy and Volk over Khabib. If we put Aldo in Top 5 Volk has to be pretty close to that since lots of people debate who is better. Adesanya has 7 total title wins, 8 if you count the Interim.

Max is easily an ATG though without question. He has given us fantastic fights and plenty of memorable moments over his career.

 

[DrRodentia]

I'd gotta put volk,couture, chuck, islam, olivera, izzy, poatan, cejudo, wandy, bj penn, matt hughes, usman, stipe, cain etc. above him.

You have Poatan above Max? That seems insane.

Think Max has an all time better resume than a few guys on your list.

 

[StonedLemur]

BJ fought for too long that was his biggest crime along with getting into brawls with drunks. A former featherweight will never be a WW champ like BJ did or have the balls to scrap up with a lhw champ and survive all the rounds. just thinking of the potential that man radiated makes me depressed.....fuck, i wish i was old enough to see that hughes upset live

How was BJ a featherweight when he fought at lightweight and up?

 

[DrRodentia]

How was BJ a featherweight when he fought at lightweight and up?

I guess because he dropped to FW late in his career and lost 3 in a row, we can just call him a FW now.

 

[ferrisjso]

Max was always ahead of Aldo.

 

[StonedLemur]

I guess because he dropped to FW late in his career and lost 3 in a row, we can just call him a FW now.

I guess so huh sir? Lol

I certainly can't say I ever thought of him as a featherweight.
Maybe when he fought Uno he looked small enough but the division didn't even exist then lol

 

[KoreanZawmbie]

Prime Aldo aint beating JG, I'm sorry.

Holloway > Aldo, Khabib, and DC.

1. Fedor
2. GSP
3. Silva
4. JJ
5. Holloway/Hughes/MM/Volk can interchange between those four.

 

[Ballsaque]

I think if he gets back the belt and beats volk we can start having these chats

Lol you have to be joking.

 

[Ballsaque]

I'd gotta put volk,couture, chuck, islam, olivera, izzy, poatan, cejudo, wandy, bj penn, matt hughes, usman, stipe, cain etc. above him.