Originally Posted by
Ladle
Firstly, the Sotiropolous/Siver fight didn't show us that Siver has good takedown defense; it showed us that Sotiropoulos' takedown offense is woefully deficient.
You don't think Siver has good takedown defense? Going to have to disagree a little bit there. You can tell by watching his last few fights that he has worked vigorously on his wrestling. Sotirs take downs did look pretty weak in that fight vs Siver, but you have to give the German and his camp some of the credit. He was keeping Sotir off balance in the stand up and forcing him to mistime and go for hailmary takedowns.
Every single time George got position on a leg, he just stood there and did nothing. No effort to sweep Siver's other leg, no effort to force Siver backwards into the fence; he just waited around for Siver to pull his leg out and scurry away. Wiman's takedowns are light years better than any of the feeble single legs Sotiropoulos attempted in that fight.
Wiman's wrestling may be better than Sotirs, but it's certainly not a light year's difference. I would agree that he will be more successful in attempting stronger shoots than Sotir, but this is mainly b/c Siver will have to be more weary of the standup threat that Wiman possesses. Like an above poster mentioned, I won't be surprised if he does get Siver down a couple times, but I don't see him keeping him there and scoring for very long.
Secondly, while Wiman is a bit reckless in the stand-up, he has a decent overhand right. Just so happens that Siver got absolutely torn up by Ross Pearson's overhand right when they fought. Might want to keep that in mind.