Mir was a lot taller than Brock when they faced. Many times.
2 inches of height and -45lbs of muscle is a lot.
They are pretty much the same heightSame size?
Barnett was last in good shape in the UFC Japan... iirc at 245 or so. And he is a lot taller than Lesnar, who is a lot heavier at 290 or so...
Edit: Barnett finishes Brock at any point from 1993 to now.
Smashes him standing lol .... Barnett is a way better strikerBrock is too good a wrestler. I can’t see Barnett subbing him off the bottom and Lesnar smashes him standing. I see it as a terrible fight for Josh.
Smashes him standing lol .... Barnett is a way better striker
Wow .... you actually think Brock is a dangerous striker ..... must be a hard life being so unaware and blind .....Lmao at Brock beating Hunt standing ....have you seen that fight? ...... Barnett dropped Big Nog with a left hook a punch Brock didn’t even have in his arsenal lmao .....pretty much much anytime Brock stood with someone he saw Tweety birds .....you overrate Brock’s standup and underrate Barnett’sno he isn’t! Barnett has nothing on the feet for Brock. Lesnar bear Hunt standing, he punches Heath Herring so hard he rolled backwards. Lesnar would MAUL Barnett on the feet and it isn’t close.
Barnett was always a below average striker and had only declined.
Wow .... you actually think Brock is a dangerous striker ..... must be a hard life being so unaware and blind .....Lmao at Brock beating Hunt standing ....have you seen that fight? ...... Barnett dropped Big Nog with a left hook a punch Brock didn’t even have in his arsenal lmao .....pretty much much anytime Brock stood with someone he saw Tweety birds .....you overrate Brock’s standup and underrate Barnett’s
I’m looking at this as a Prime on prime matchup... not how they are currentlyI dont think Lesnar is a dangerous striker not sure why you think that. I do however think he batters Barnett on the feet. Yes I’ve seen the Hunt fight, while he didn’t land anything meaningful he actually vastly outlander Hunt. Yes 90% of the shots were pawing jabs or leg kicks but he stood with Hunt most of the right and using footwork and reach he completely shut Hunt down.
Barnett has regressed as a striker. He hasn’t added any tools to his game and is considerably slower than he was. Technically yes Josh is a bit better but he doesn’t have the speed to overcome a reach disadvantage. I’d bet Brock could at least repeat what he did against Hunt on Barnett. I’ve no reason to believe Barnett would do better than Hunt standing.
I’m looking at this as a Prime on prime matchup... not how they are currently
50/50 type fight imo ....both have ways to win ..... Barnett at his best was hard to finish and was capable of going 5 hard rounds .... can’t say the same for Brock imo ....Brock would attempt to win by smother like he did the Mir rematch.... interesting fightill give you it would be a lot closer prime vs prime. Barnett used to be a fairly average striker which is more than Lesnar had ever been. He had decent boxing and definitely prime vs prime had the quicker hands. He has just regressed a lot. He used to work knees well in clinches too but I’d imagine a clinch against Brock is something he would have to avoid.
Even prime vs prime Lesnar to me is still one of the worst fights for Barnett. A guy he can’t likely take down or get top position on really shuts down a lot of his game.
don’t mean to shit on Barnett. I’m a big fan but I hate this matchup for him. (But agreed prime vs prime it would be a lot tighter)
50/50 type fight imo ....both have ways to win ..... Barnett at his best was hard to finish and was capable of going 5 hard rounds .... can’t say the same for Brock imo ....Brock would attempt to win by smother like he did the Mir rematch.... interesting fight