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Originally Posted by Fe1  I have to disagree with you about him being top 5 at LW. The division is so deep right now and with his career being on the decline I don't see him breaking the top 10. Guys like Diaz, Miller, Cerrone, or Pettis would put a serious hurt on him.
As far as the Chuck Liddell standard for retirement, fan or not, I hate seeing anyone get to that point. Let's face it, he's not the BJ he used to be. I just think it's best for some guys, including Penn, to hang it up before they get to the same point as Garry Goodridge. |
Suppose we'll agree to disagree. Maybe it's my LW-bias but I don't think Penn has taken that kind of damage yet, nor do I think he would if he returned to LW. I think he's predictable and not in the shape he should be, but I don't think he's super damaged. Though, then again, maybe he has some injuries we don't know about.
That said, if he got into training seriously and mixed in his ground game, I think he'd have an amazing fight with Miller, might even sub a Pettis or Cerrone.
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Originally Posted by Fe1 I see this situation being comparable to Wanderlei Silva's. I'm a fan of his and I don't want to see him go away. The fan in me wants to see him keep fighting even though he's far past his prime. But another part of me is concerned for his well being and thinks he needs to stop.
*sigh* I just made myself sad  |
Oh man, don't be sad. There's all kinds of new talent for them to train. Though I'm with you on the Wandy thing. I have a lot of ambivalence when I see him fight.