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I'm afraid you're missing the point. You're entirely overlooking the fact that Franklin was rocked and dropped by weak punches from Tanner and Loiseau. That speaks volumes about Franklin's ability to take a punch. The fact that Franklin wasn't finished by Tanner or Loiseau doesn't validate his chin at all. Fact is, he was still badly hurt by weak punches.Once again, your missing the point. He’s only been finished via strikes by Anderson Silva, Belfort, and Machida. I am fairly confident Silva finishes Nog easily in a fight, and Belfort + Machida certainly have a good chance of Ko/TKO Nog also. Being Ko/TKO by those 3 guys is not something to be ashamed about. Your analogy is equivalent of saying Couture has a weak chin b/c Liddell, Lesnar, and Machida TKO/KO’ed him....or Rampage has a weak chin b/c Wanderlei and Shogun KO’ed him and Hendo+Machida dropped him.
Watch the fight. The shots Machida finished him with were hardly brutal.and getting KO’ed by Machida is nothing to be ashamed about.
Thiago Silva doesn't have a weak chin? Lol. He got dropped instantly by Antonio Mendes, and Machida was putting him down left, right and centre with punches that were scarcely power shots. Most of his other competition has stunk, or he hasn't engaged them on the feet.Thiago Silva and Suga dont have weak chins.
Evans' chin isn't sturdy either.
No, I'm not. I'm being objective and stating facts, whereas you're overlooking facts. The fact Franklin has only been finished by elite strikers does not mean he has a good chin. That is preposterous. As I've explained, he's been badly hurt with feeble punches from guys who are no longer UFC level. That is very significant when analysing how well he can take a punch.I’m not arguing Franklin is the Korean Zombie here....but your making it seem like Franklin is comparable to Arlovski/past-his-prime Liddell.
How on earth is it unlikely? If he's getting dropped by the David Loiseaus of the world, then why are you so confident that his chin is going to hold up against someone who is a much better technical boxer, and punches significantly harder? That's just illogical.but it is unlikely soomeone like Nog (barely finishes anyone by Ko/tko) will KO Franklin.
Once again, totally missing the point. This is largely a discussion of Franklin's chin. He was rocked and dropped by weak punches. That's the salient fact here. I have no idea why anyone would try to defend Franklin's chin so doggedly. Franklin is widely regarded as having a poor chin, and the facts speak for themselves.You point to Tanner/Crow dropping Franklin, but dude Franklin ended up coming back and winning both fights.
The amount of guys you've finished with strikes doesn't necessarily translate to how powerful a striker you are. Better off looking at the level of competition someone has finished, or - better yet - actually watching their fights and making a more accurate assessment.The power advanrage likely goes to Franklin as he has finished a lot of guys, while Nog has just a few finishes by strikes.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this. I just can't budge here in light of Franklin's inability to take a good punch.Both guys can win, i just think its a 50 50 fight but u get +135 on Rich.
Yeah, I can already tell that you're significantly smarter than the trolls who clog up this place.Btw, i do like reading your posts....im not like some of the unreasonable trolls in this forum who post nonsense.
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