UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
Two Minutes, Well Worth It

Ronda Rousey Allegedly Didn't Do Much Sparring Prior To Her Fight Against Amanda Nunes

1/4/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
Uproxx- “My understanding is that perhaps Rousey didn’t really spar leading up to this fight,” Kenny said (transcript via Bloody Elbow). “I get that they’re trying to preserve her from not getting hurt. But you’ve got to have some rounds. You’ve got to ready for the worst case scenario, which is Amanda Nunes striking with you. She wasn’t able to move her head, do anything defensively to avoid the striking skills of Amanda Nunes, and really paid for it.”


I say "allegedly" not because I have no idea what the 'Bloody Elbow' is and therefore can't speak to the reliability of it's hosts. I say "allegedly" because I have a hard time believing that Ronda Rousey didn't put her work in the ring after watching her recent performance in the octagon. Seriously, have you even seen someone that looked so at ease having their face brutally beat in? There was a stark difference in the way she got plummeled to the ground by Holly Holm and the way she stood "tall" and absorbed TWENTY SEVEN punches directly to the jaw from Amanda Nunes. I think it's safe to say her boxing training was misguided, but you can't convince me it was few and far between when she looked exponentially more comfortable being treated like a punching bag this time around. Did you see how she was able to contort her face in order to eat - what felt like - enough fists to fill a guest list for a 'Black Panther' party? How else would she have developed that ability other than repetition? That's not to say that both of her losses weren't equally as embarrassing or that she looked like she had learned from her mistakes for even a fraction of a second. However, at least she's displayed a level of improvement in dealing with the consequences of her undeniable flaws that could only be possible by getting sparred into a sub-concious state dozens of times during her suicidal sabbatical.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Categories

    All
    Dumbest-of-the-stupid
    Footy Fisticuffs Etc
    Hardball
    Hoops
    Jersey's Team
    Pigskin
    Pop Cultured
    Puck
    Scarlet-knights
    Who Dat Nation

    Archives

    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy