Comments on: OAC Makes a Stunningly Stupid Call

By: wardog

wardog — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:26:05 +0000

Cause he loves him some Timmahhhhhhhhhhh!

By: Brandt DeLorenzo

Brandt DeLorenzo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:16:46 +0000

Basically, yes. Josh wrote 500 words about why he felt a certain way. He did just say “Stick to photography Profato, you are clueless”‘ he explained why he thought Profato did nothing by replacing a 23-13 fighter with a 14-10 fighter – both being considered veterans with 20+ fights each.

Hector, if you disagree, that’s totally cool…just explain why.

By: edub

edub — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:35:45 +0000

What are you trying to accomlish by ranting. It doesn’t make any since. Of course Mercer would KO if he lands clean. What does that have to do with it?
Sylvia might be better, but he just lost to him.

The point of the article is Hinkle is no step up from Sims. He actually could be considered a step down.

By: Hector

Hector — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:47:16 +0000

Wait, you write a story calling Profato a moron, idiotic and stupid-but my comments are out of line????

Mercer would KO any MMA fighter if he lands clean in the first minute of a fight.

Sylvia is a way better fighter than Mercer and you are a moron, idiotic and stupid if you cannot see that.

By: Brandt DeLorenzo

Brandt DeLorenzo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:27:34 +0000

Typical internet foolishness via comments. Hector, this isn’t Sherdog…just add your thoughts, not another ‘you are clueless’ comment.

Let’s face it, both fighters are at the bottom of their careers right now. Sylvia has faced better competition [b]in the past[/b], but have you seen him lately? How is Hinkle better than Sims and who on the AC is able to say “this fighter is more competent because he’s 14-10, not 23-13.”

AC’s are fine with allowing a guy like Scott Blevins, 0-13, to fight other guys over and over even after he loses in the first round every single time. Sylvia and Sims are both veterans in the fight world even if they are struggling to stay competitive now. So why would the Ohio SAC turn down the fight? It’s just absurd. And yes, I agree the matchup is useless, but that’s not the point.

By: Josh Stein

Josh Stein — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:23:14 +0000

Mercer is a high level of competition? He was 0-1 (maybe; a lot of people don’t even count the exhibition as a fight) going into the bout with Sylvia. The fight was turned down initially by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission as a freak show.

I said in the article: “[Sims is] clearly a throwaway opponent, but this notion that there’s some major difference between Hinkle and Sims is more than a little ridiculous.”

The fight is an embarrassment for MMA. Period.

But the notion that OAC is going to ensure a more competitive fight by having Sylvia fight a guy who’s fought once in the last three years and (on top of being severely rusted) isn’t even a true heavyweight.

If they were just refusing to sanction the fight, that’d be one thing, but the notion that they’re going to play matchmaker is headshakingly stupid.

By: Hector

Hector — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:42:00 +0000

Stick to photography dude, you are clueless

By: Willie

Willie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:39:57 +0000

Sylvia has fought a very high level of competition lately including Mercer, Arlovski, Fedor and others.
Sims could get seriously hurt in this fight.
Profato made the right call and I am hoping you wrote an early April Fools piece because you cant really think that Sims could hang with Sylvia.
Try following baseball and writing stories about that, maybe you will have more credibility.

By: wardog

wardog — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:58:29 +0000

Ugh Tim is an idiot! His fight against Mercer did more to damage well everything it seems. But this is a list of fighters now that no one wants to see and they should just pull all of them out.
Bill