I Respect Kyle Maynard...
by Kelvin Hunt on Apr 27, 2009 9:03 AM EDT
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After watching his fight this past weekend, it's clear that his MMA career shouldn't go any further. I respect the hell out of the guy for overcoming all the things he's overcome thus far in his life. I mean he lost via decision without having any arms or legs for the most part. He lost via decision. If I were Maynard, I probably would not want to live. That's me talking after I've lived 30 years with arms and legs that have helped me accomplish a lot of things athletic wise. So my mindset could be different if I had to grow up without limbs the way Maynard did.
Anyways, I don't wish to see him fight again. It's not because it was kind of boring, but for 2 other reasons:
- If Maynard fought someone that was ruthless? He could get seriously hurt. Then that fighter would catch a bad rap for doing his job, which is fighting to win.
- I don't like the special rules of him being a grounded opponent. Simply because if they didn't provide the special rules, #1 would DEFINITLEY happen.
I look at it like this, MMA is a sport just like the other major sports. There are always athletes that overcome all types of obstacles to play professional sports. Jim Abbott, the former MLB pitcher with one arm comes to mind. He was able to improvise his follow-through so that he could field balls and throw them just like everyone else. There were no special rules implemented for him just because he had one arm. I think the same should apply for Maynard. Then if he can't fight without special rules, should he really be fighting? Thoughts?
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He should fight against other disabled people paralympics-style if he wants to continue his fighting career. The need for these types of inspirational stories is pretty perverted IMO.
With that said, I also respect this man.
Bloody hell.
The need for these types of inspirational stories is pretty perverted IMO.
Word. Yeah, good on him for wanting to fight, but at the end of the day all it will ammount to is a freakshow. And shame on any promoter that takes a slice of that pie too.
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Like Felix said, I think that he’s not really equiped to fight. The way it is, he can’t be kicked because he’s always “downed”. He can’t throw strikes, not just because he only has half an arm, but also because essentially every strike he throw is going to be an elbow, regardless of whether they tape a glove to his arm or not. It seems like a lot of promotions are banning elbows, so all he can realistically do is take someone down and lay on them, or knee them anywhere but the head. Submissions? How can you submit someone when you don’t have any hands???
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![From MMAJunkie.com:
Strikeforce heavyweight and former NFL great Herschel Walker (1-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) suffered a deep cut in training and has been forced to withdraw from next month's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" event.
Strikeforce officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Featuring a light heavyweight matchup between Dan Henderson and Renato "Babalu" Sobral, "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" takes place Dec. 4 and airs on Showtime.
"I feel terrible about this," Walker stated in today's official release. "I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again."
Walker had been expected to face one-time WEC veteran Scott Carson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF).
According to Strikeforce officials, a Daniel Cormier knee strike opened a "deep cut under [Walker's] left eye that required multiple stitches"...
Despite the setback, Walker said he hopes to return to action quickly.
"I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals," Walker said.](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/161814/herschel-walker-2_small.jpg)
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