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Shane Carwin: “I don’t think any man could take one of my punches if it hits right”

By Zach Arnold | June 14, 2010

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DAVE FARRA: “How many hours a day are your training currently?”

SHANE CARWIN: “Uh, you know, it varies, depending on how my body feels. It can be anywhere from you know maybe 4-to-6 hours.”

DAVE FARRA: “I would say that you’re looking huger than ever but I think that’s obvious. What’s your weight right now?”

SHANE CARWIN: “I’m walking about 285 right now?”

DAVE FARRA: “And how are you feeling? I mean, obviously Brock Lesnar’s a big guy, too. Do you feel like you’re going to keep this weight for a little while and then drop down right before the fight or you’re going to carry right up until the week before?”

SHANE CARWIN: “You know it’ll probably come off the day of and the week before. We did a cardio test today and I’m where I need to be so… you know that weight will probably come off at the end of camp.”

DAVE FARRA: “Are you getting excited about the Brock fight or is just like another fight for you the way you are preparing?”

SHANE CARWIN: “Just like another fight, just preparing the same way. Just trying to become a fighter day-by-day and work on the things that I Need to work on.”

DAVE FARRA: “And how do you separate yourself from all of the hype, all of the people chattering?”

SHANE CARWIN: “That’s easy, you know, I never listen to it and you know I’m in this game because I love it and I have a passion for it and it’s that simple.”

DAVE FARRA: “Can Brock Lesnar take one of your punches?”

SHANE CARWIN: “I don’t think any man could take one of my punches if it hits right.”

DAVE FARRA: “If you were to predict how this fight was going to end, would you another say another first-round knockout like you’re known for?”

SHANE CARWIN: “Heh heh. A knockout. I don’t know which round, but a knockout. I hope it’s a bit of a war.”

DAVE FARRA: “Do you want it to go into the later rounds a little bit so you get to tell everyone, look I can go four or five rounds if necessary?”

SHANE CARWIN: “That would be nice. I could stop answering all these questions about later rounds and my cardio.”

DAVE FARRA: “Your cardio’s fine training up in Denver, you got to have pretty solid cardio, yes?”

SHANE CARWIN: “Yeah, you know, I train at 6,000 feet and that I think makes it a big factor for any fight.”

DAVE FARRA: “Do you want it to be standing so that way you can get that knockout shot or do you want him to try to take the shot on you and go to the ground with him?”

SHANE CARWIN: “You know I could see it taking place both spots but I would love for him to try to stand and trade with me.”

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10 Responses to “Shane Carwin: “I don’t think any man could take one of my punches if it hits right””

  1. Chromium says:

    This is not a perfect analogy, but with regards to Carwin’s punching power, Paul Daley was another guy who knocked out people left and right, but he couldn’t land any clean punches on Josh Koscheck for three straight rounds. Carwin is obviously much closer in wrestling ability to Lesnar than Daley is to Koscheck, but Lesnar could ground and pound Carwin to death if he has the strength advantage.

    This is a pretty epic match-up on paper.

  2. edub says:

    I still go back and forth on this matchup. I think we figure out who the winner is early on in the first round when Brock shoots on Carwin. Whoever the winner is will depend on how that first takedown is defended IMO…

  3. 45 Huddle says:

    I think Lesnar wins this one. His wrestling is a few notches above Carwins. And something tells me he has a pretty good chin. I’m still pumped for this fight.

  4. Jeremy (Not that Jeremy) says:

    OT, but apparently the new UFC game isn’t selling at the same level the previous one did. I wonder if that’s from trying to annualize the franchise or if it’s from the competition that is eventually coming from EA.

    Generally in the games space mass market titles run based on their own brands, no on competing brands, and since EA’s MMA game hasn’t come out yet, I would be surprised if much effect was from the competition aspect unless the UFC game skewed extremely hardcore among gamers.

    • 45 Huddle says:

      If the EA game had UFC roster then it would be the reason for downward sales. Most people are goingto buy a MMA game based on that name brand. Same way they will buy a MLB game and nit some random players.

    • Oh Yeah says:

      I bought the first game, played it for a month and was happy to salvage 40 bucks for it. And I didn’t buy the second. I’m sure there are plenty of people who did the same.

      My feeling is that large teams sports lend themselves to recycling better. You have more of a turnover in terms of different players on different teams and with so many players there are always new stars emerging.

      The other side of it is why the UFC will never be bigger than team sports, even though Dana proclaims it so.

      People can watch a 7 game series of baseball/hockey/basketball over 2 weeks. Look at the World Cup. Only 1 of these 90 minute game has had 3+ goals scored, yet millions of people will watch every mind-numbingly boring minute and not stop cheering.

      Meanwhile, fight fans can barely stomach good fighters getting into trilogies, especially if one guy is down 2-0. Not even if the series is stretched over multiple years. That 25 minute investment per fight is huge and not worth wasting!

  5. Brock Lesnar Fan says:

    It’s a tough call but i have to go with Lesnar in this fight.

    I don’t personally buy into the Carwin hype just yet. Sure the guy has power, but people are quick to forget that this is a guy that struggled with and was on the verge of being TKOd by a fairly average Gonzaga. His technique leaves a lot to be desired and is just waiting to be exposed by the right person, in my opinion.

  6. kutti says:

    i hope heĀ“ll simply knock lesnar out in the 1st round and ends the hype about this overrated guy, who is just big…PLEASE

  7. IceMuncher says:

    I’m thinking Carwin takes it. That power is just devastating. An earlier commentator mentioned Daley, but the thing about Daley is that he needs to be standing and be able to put proper form into a punch to get power in it. Carwin can hurt you real bad throwing a short punch while leaning into you against a cage. There’s a lot less room for error, and I think Carwin is going to find that opening.

    No matter who wins, this is going to be an awesome fight. It’s going to be like watching two grizzly bears go at it.

  8. The Gaijin says:

    Super-psyched for this fight…I can’t see it going longer than the first round, but it will most likely be epic. The proverbial irresitable force meeting the immovable object.

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