Shawn Tompkins: "Coleman's The Tougher Of The Two"
by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 4, 2010 8:00 AM EST
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Shawn Tompkins has known both Randy Couture and Mark Coleman for years, and actually worked at Couture's gym before leaving to pursue other goals. Now he'll be in the corner of Mark Coleman as he goes to war with Couture in the main event of UFC 109. He thinks Coleman is the tougher of the two. Check it:
"Coleman’s the tougher of the two," he said. "He’s got the chin. Everyone knows what kind of fighter [Mauricio] ‘Shogun’ [Rua] is, and you saw what [Coleman] did with a week’s worth of training [at UFC 93]. He got the s--t kicked out of him, but he didn’t quit."
I don't know about being 'tougher', but I did go back to that fight wit Rua the other day. After thinking about how this fight will go, I do think this fight will be a lot closer than most people think. I'll be posting something on this later. The main X-factor in this fight will be cardio, and of course Couture has the edge there. However, if Coleman can get this fight to the ground and steal some minutes or even seconds there, it could make the outcome interesting.
HT: Sherdog
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I agree 100%. As long as Coleman doesn’t gas (he says he’s been working with a specialist on his cardio) this is going to be very close fight and I won’t be shocked at all if Coleman wins.
Randy has hardly been overwhelming since his return from resigning his heavyweight title. Don’t understand why he’s such a huge favorite.
by RJ8842 on Feb 4, 2010 8:35 AM EST reply actions
yeah honestly I have no idea who to pick in this one. Randy is a safer bet since you know his conditioning is very good. On the other hand Coleman won handily against Bonnar; a fight I expected him to lose tbh.
Im clueless about this one. 50-50
by cauliflower_ears on Feb 4, 2010 8:52 AM EST reply actions
Yeah it's closer than many make it out to be
And I’m mos def putting some upset-money on Coleman @ fantastic odds.
"I don’t care, hit him with your groin!"
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