Joe Olivi was pretty good but nowhere near an all time anything.
Wtf did happen to Brian Bowles?
Good points all, and I agree. I think it has a lot to do with how shallow the division(s) was back then. There were some great guys at the very, very top, but if you couldn't beat them, you were beating lots of very low-name-value fighters over and over, and then losing whenever you were in the spotlight.
Married Megan Olivi.
DC was also HW champion...he moved down to LHW because his training partner was already a top HW, he is above the "one time champions" crowd.
But he wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to fight for the HW title without being LHW champ while Jones was suspended.
Total and absolute speculation. He was top tier HW, had won HW straps and Grand Prixs in basically every other organization he fought in. Had he not gone down to LHW because of Cain (iirc) he would've been in the HW title picture much earlier.
I'm honestly not sure I'd have Bisping in my top 100. I'd probably have Benavidez and Bisping in a similar range on my all-time list I've just never really thought about it this deep into the list.
Top 100? So you think he's below Bisping? Because I think that's insane. Bisping was a career gatekeeper who got a title shot on late notice and managed to KO a one time champion who had poor striking defense and never accomplished anything afterwards. Then he defended against a guy outside the top 10 and then lost his title to a welterweight.
Let's be completely honest about Bisping's career. He never cracked the top 5 until he got slotted in for a late replacement title fight. And what he did was spectacular on that night. But it was a single performance. Then he defended his title against a 46 year old who wasnt in the top 10, then lost his belt.
When I compare the two of them, Bisping had everything go his way and Benavidez had nothing go his way. Benavidez is easily the better fighter. 8 straight years as the second best fighter in his division. That tells me if DJ didn't exist, Benavidez would be the flyweight GOAT.
Sure, if Cain didn't exist he would be in the title picture at heavyweight. But the reality is he didn't fight any of the top contenders when he was originally at heavyweight. We don't know how those fights would have gone. But if DJ didn't exist we know for a fact Benavidez would have been champion and likely for a very long time
I'm trying to be fair to you but Benavidez would literally be at least the flyweight GOAT if DJ didn't exist and DJ is on the all time great list. He's also the only fighter to have a razor close fight with prime Cruz. The idea what he would be outside the top 100 is absolutely ludicrous. You're going to have to provide a top 100 list because your posts sound incredibly stupid.
