Comments on: Interested in Mayhem vs. Sakuraba?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:55:14 +0000

I guess it is worth mentioning that Sakuraba dominated Shibata as much as Miller did…except I believe he finished him quicker.

By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:56:45 +0000

Nice biased statement.

The definition of irony.

By: cyph

cyph — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:45:05 +0000

Nice biased statement. Coleman is an over the hill fighter. Lesnar is a raw untested talent. Pretty competitive if you ask me. I don’t think either fighter will kill the other. I don’t see how that’s a freak show.

Sakuraba may be over the hill, but he’s also very experienced. I don’t expect a complete beat down against Miller. Jason Miller is not the supreme fighter that many here may think. It was just a case of his domination against a very weak opponent in Dream 3 that makes him look better than he actually is. Sakuraba VS Miller would be competitive.

By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:46:58 +0000

Coleman/Lesnar is a freak show worthy of K-1 in its heyday.

How exactly did this match get sanctioned given the supposedly high standards of athletic commissions in the US?

By: IceMuncher

IceMuncher — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:07:53 +0000

^^^ I’d be willing to bet that most of the posters here do have a problem with Coleman fighting Lesnar.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:27:13 +0000

For everyone who has a problem with Sakuraba fighting, should have a problem with mark coleman fighting Lesner. Oh wait its the UFC I guess that makes it OK.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:35:49 +0000

I keeping thinking that the only avenue that Sak would have to win a fight against Miller would be if Jason came in lackadaisical and basically handed him the fight. Other than that, every check mark, from the ground to the feet to the wrestling goes to Jason “Mayhem” Miller.

By: Tobin

Tobin — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:07:54 +0000

Sakuraba passed the CSAC physicals less than a year ago. California has proven to be the most stringent physical to pass. If he was a death waiting to happen, no way would California let him into the ring. Let the man fight.

On another note, HDNet should not be blamed for the production of the Dream3 show, FEG should. The only thing HDNet did was broadcast the show in the states with English announcers.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:08:58 +0000

I think it has to do with how vastly different their forms of entertainment are, as well as the value systems. I mean, one thing you are less apt to see in a Japanese fighter is them defending as opposed to being aggressive and attempting to put on a strong performance. They seem overall more willing to take a punch and go down in a blaze of glory as opposed to the American mindset of living to fight another day.

I also think a lot (lot) of politics have to do with it. A guy like Sakuraba probably both wants to fight and is told that he should fight, and won’t want to upset people. We all know Saku shouldn’t step into a ring again, or if he does it should be against a can. A part of me really wants to see Mayhem vs Saku, while another part feels really bad about it.

By: cyph

cyph — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:54:00 +0000

In terms of sports, Japan is still trapped in the feudal period.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/08/japan.sumo/index.html

Japan is so modern in some things and yet so ancient in others.