Can a heavyweight champion beat three smaller men in a row without break or he will be tired and lose his last

Question

match? Randy Couture fight Matt Hughes then B.J.Penn then finally George St.Pierre. Will Randy prevail?

Answer 1

That's an interesting question. Heavy weight boxer George Foreman tried this in Canada back in his career before his first retirement after he lost to Ali in Zaire if I remember correctly. He fought five boxers, each three rounds and all were journeyman boxers that had some professional experience but only one had been rated once. By the time the third one came around Foreman's conditioning became a factor when he fought the fifth one it was obvious that even his punching power, greater skills, and abilities were greatly diminished to the point that that it was more a wrestling, tussling match of two big guys with boxing gloves on trying to throw punches. One was too tired to mount much offense-the other did not quite have the skills to really do the job.

Randy Couture is an amazing athlete who is several years older than most fighters but yet still able to get out there and fight and has great stamia and endurance. The three you speak of in matching him against are also very good fighters in their own right but smaller and lighter. If Couture could end the first one quick enough and lay on the second one a lot, using his weight to keep him down while resting in a good, safe position, I would bet he could give the third one all he could handle and then some. At the same time these three are not poorly trained, lacking experience, journeyman fighters. They would be giving him fits, wearing him down also and trying to capitalize on the situation anyway they could.

Answer 2

Randy would have serious problems stopping Hughes in less than 3 rounds. His style is all about controlling with a greco clinch and pounding away. He would dominate for 2 rounds but Matt Hughes would probably come in at 190 as he cuts from 195 to 170. GSP cuts from 185-190. BJ is the only one that really doesn't cut hard to get to 170. Those are pretty big "smaller" men you picked.

I really don't see how he could beat all three in the same night more than 1/10 times.

Answer 3

the scenario you give. randy would win. yeah unpopular answer. power relates to size, the bigger you are the harder you hit and the harder hits you can take. randy would KO hughes in round one tko penn in about 2 minutes in the second lay on gsp untill he got his breath back then probably submit him because hes tired of throwing punches. a lot of people say that royce gracie proved size doesn't matter. well it sure as hell does when your opponent knows the same things you do.

Answer 4

i no it has be said and then later proven rong but honestly i like randy but hes to old and slow to keep up with hughes and gsp they would do well but gsp really is a mat wrestler and you dont want to get someone so much bigger on the floor because its not the ideal place to be
but still i think randy couture will pass out for lack of breath and heart attack

Answer 5

He might lose the first match! If he did make it to the 3rd there is no way he could win against GSP. It isn't possible against those 3 guys.

Answer 6

You're equating size with fighting ability. There's no guarantee he'd win in the first fight, let alone three.
It's impossible for him to win all three without a break.