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an eye opening anecdote there. as a hardcore boxing fan with little knowledge on mma I believed the playing field would become even once take downs were allowed
I once saw a Shamrock interview where he stated striking is the most efficient way to take someone out.
Takedowns don't mean shit if you cannot even grab or hit the person. Look at it this way, a takedown is an open-handed punch. If you can touch someone, you can punch someone. If you can punch them, you can also grab them.
All forms of JuJitsu (Brazilian or Japanese and including Judo), is based upon distance and position. You must be within range or understand what your options are at various length of all body parts. Positioning is mandatory in order to properly execute the desired technique. Without both you cannot properly execute.
Let me break down a basic Judo technique into it's advanced parts for you. Notice when watching Rhonda she always uses her front toe to inch her way to always be between her opponents legs? That is because most Judoka must maintain that kind of position in order to execute damn near 80% of the throws that exist in Judo's system.
Most Judo/jujitsu people know this because it is basic stuff by purple/red belt level. What makes her Olympic/competition level quality is because she does not telegraph her inching easily and lets opponents either get too close before switching to a toe stance or she runs at them then switches stance when she gets close. If you want to see super elite sneaky footwork watch Japan's female Judoka Kaori Matsumoto videos. Sometimes I have to rewind back multiple times when looking at her vids.
Floyd, being the season pro that he is, if he had the time to prepare for a fight, he would watch her film and notice the same things. This is conjecture on my part, but I think he is smart enough to notice because boxers do this too, except they throw hooks instead of grabbing people for throws. Boxers are foot work
crazy. I have spent enough time around former pros and golden gloves boxers to see the amount of time they spend drilling it and studying it.
Floyd would study her footwork style just enough to get an idea of what kind of range she is working with and what kinds of techniques she favors in certain foot positions. He would also probably take guesses about her weight distribution and where the best punches will knock her off balance for proper follow up combinations.
Rhonda could study Floyd's film longer than I have and still not be able to deal with him. That's why others fail to beat him. Speed kills.
I wonder if she could even beat Kaori Matsumoto if she could drop weight low enough. I would say no because she is not fast enough and not technically sound enough. Rhonda excelled in Judo in large part because she was in the 70kg weight division and has more power than most women even in that weight class.
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