I love MMA Live. I love Kenny Florian’s east coast sharpness. I love Frank Mir’s Hollywood looks. I love Jon Anik for being Jon Anik (from here on out known as The Man To Replace Goldy).
Oh, I’m forgetting someone?
I have no clue if Franklin’s boxing coverage is any good. His MMA stuff should be welded into a titanium casket and thrown into the ocean, though. Here’s a recent piece where McNeil continues to tear down the great name of Franklin:
This time there were no disputes, no divided opinions, no doubts. The better 170-pound fighter was victorious Saturday at UFC 94 and he made it look easy.
Oops.
Their scorecards at the time of the stoppage read 40-35, 40-34 and 40-34. ESPN.com had it 40-35.
The scores came as no surprise to any of the 14,885 in attendance at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Number of fans who knew the scorecards: 0
Number of fans who left the arena without speaking to Franklin McNeil: 14,885
Hyperbole: Priceless
This was a mismatch in every sense of the word. Penn (13-5-1) wasn’t fast enough or strong enough. He wasn’t better standing up or on the ground. And size — St. Pierre admits entering the cage weighing no less than 185 pounds — wasn’t the cause of this wipeout.
Penn lacked the strength to match GSP, but somehow size played no part in the contest? Expert analysis.
“The first fight showed that size wasn’t the difference,” UFC president Dana White said. “I’m not going to use size as anything, Georges beat him tonight. Period; bottom line.”
Ah, there we go. I forgot McNeil hopped on board the UFC Express with Kevin Iole. Hi Kevin!
Truer words could not have been spoken.
You remind me of Stanley from the Office. Only more depressing.
To say St. Pierre was victorious because he was physically larger would taint his accomplishment and do him a major disservice.
No, it wouldn’t. It would provide a proper context for the fight. That’s what we love about Manny Pacquiao’s destruction of Oscar de la Hoya. He overcame a huge size handicap and still dominated the entire fight.
Alves is a very tough cookie. He is big, powerful, vicious and fearless. Most important, he is confident of defeating the champion.
Alves, according to Franklin McNeil:
Alves looks confident.
