Once Mohawked Pete Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:56 pm
Yeah Ben, still sold on Cung, just feel that 20months out had a bearing on the result. I don't think that there was any issue with the stoppage itself, but, you could argue that it could have been stopped in the 1st. Smith wasn't looking like he was intelligently defending himself, he was simply curling up and taking shots. I would agree that Lawlor or Wandy would be far better options of Cung. I would just love to see an old fashioned stand up war between Anderson and Cung.
With regards to Carwin vs Valasquez - Carwin was two time NCAA DivII runner up, and winner in 1999. Whilst Velasquez placed 5th in Div 1 of NCAA in 2005 (winning 21 in a row)was voted Pac10 conference wrestler of the year in 2005, won Reno Tournament of Champions in 2004. At Jr level, Cain was 4 time conference champion, was all-american 4 times and won 2 state titles. So, I would say, that Velasquez probably has the edge.
I just think that Cain has always, for my money, looked a more rounded fighter. We'll definitely know more after the next fight for both guys though, I agree.