Posted by Bonzo on 3/12/2012, 12:03 pm, in reply to "Prove anything?"
You're probably correct in that Theron is the most successful and/or legendary fighter in the FCBA's now over-ten-years-old history. Yet, I feel like your argument is a little too nostalgic. If we assume Theron's past her prime - we automatically disqualify every current victory over her as invalid/unimportant, right? What do we get from that? With that idea, it would be outright impossible to achieve anything, because 'fighter A can't be as good as Theron because she didn't beat her in her prime. Theron's past her prime, so A can never beat her in her prime, alas A can never be as good as Theron'. That's what I mean by nostalgic, because it doesn't allow for any further development. There's nothing Amanda or Bridget could do! If you want Charlize's status set in unbreakable stone - sure, this would work. I don't want that, to be honest.
The second point I'd like to make is this: IS Theron REALLY out of her prime? Tractorpull makes some convincing arguments, but it is entirely possible to disagree with the notion. Charlize has lost big in the past, she's clearly competitive with her opponents nowadays, so the Holmes/Ali analogy may just be a little weak.
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