More disappointing this year: Laraque or Parros?

[The Crow]

How about neither?

Parros had an OK year with lots of fights and is on most top 10's, and BGL remains the best fighter in the league.

[Nightshade88]

Originally Posted by The Crow

How about neither?

Parros had an OK year with lots of fights and is on most top 10's, and BGL remains the best fighter in the league.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. They are both top ten figthers this year.

[Chainsaw Churla]

Originally Posted by Walt

I have to say I'm a bit perplexed by the question. I was a big Parros critic here at the outset of his career but he just keeps getting better at his "craft" IMO. His improvement is marked. Laraque is who he is, there really is nothing left he needs to prove to anyone at this juncture. He's a very wealthy man and remains bad day at the office for any rival tough guy who wishes to poke at a Grizzly bear. He's a monster who - like Playfair, Brown, McKenzie, Richter etc. - is pretty much just happily a well paid nuclear deterrent at this stage of his career. Disappointing would be Peters, McGrattan, Boogaard but injuries bring all athletes to their knees.

Best post in the thread. The Laraque hate is so silly on here at times. Anybody ever consider that maybe that Laraque fights are boring maybe partially because how his opponents choose to fight him? Or does anyone consider that his lack of fights are due to the fact that not many people really want to tangle with him? Also what's with these comments that Laraque needed to go out and prove anything? He has been the champ forever. People have to beat the champ not the other way around.

[T800m101]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw Churla

Best post in the thread. The Laraque hate is so silly on here at times. Anybody ever consider that maybe that Laraque fights are boring maybe partially because how his opponents choose to fight him? Or does anyone consider that his lack of fights are due to the fact that not many people really want to tangle with him? Also what's with these comments that Laraque needed to go out and prove anything? He has been the champ forever. People have to beat the champ not the other way around.

Laraque clearly isn't the same fighter he was in the late 90's and early 2000's. He was one of my biggest favorite's when he first came into the league, he was willing to trade punches with anyone, including Tony Twist and Stu Grimson. Now, him and Stortini hold the title for the most boring fighter in the league. A lot of his fights now are boring hugfests, and anytime someone gets the upperhand, or it may appear to get the upperhand, he quickly goes for the takedown. He's been beaten before, he's not invincible. He's not the champ.

[The Crow]

Originally Posted by T800m101

Laraque clearly isn't the same fighter he was in the late 90's and early 2000's. He was one of my biggest favorite's when he first came into the league, he was willing to trade punches with anyone, including Tony Twist and Stu Grimson. Now, him and Stortini hold the title for the most boring fighter in the league. A lot of his fights now are boring hugfests, and anytime someone gets the upperhand, or it may appear to get the upperhand, he quickly goes for the takedown. He's been beaten before, he's not invincible. He's not the champ.

Who in the NHL beats him in a ten fight series?

Answer: Nobody

He's the champ. He's the best fighter in the league.

[T800m101]

Originally Posted by The Crow

Who in the NHL beats him in a ten fight series?

Answer: Nobody

He's the champ. He's the best fighter in the league.

Brashear. Laraque has never beat him. Laraque is not the champ, he's living off reputation now, and that's not enough.

[The Crow]

Laraque vs Brashear 1-5

Laraque goes 2-1*-2

YouTube - Laraque vs Brashear rounds 1-5

*BARELY an edge

Just because you say things and act like it's a fact doesn't mean nobody can see your idiocy.

I probably like Brashear more than 99% of posters on this site, and he's one of my favorite fighters of all time, but there's no way he takes BGL in a ten fight series IMO.

Laraque is the best. Deal with it.

[T800m101]

Originally Posted by The Crow

Laraque vs Brashear 1-5

Laraque goes 2-1*-2

YouTube - Laraque vs Brashear rounds 1-5

*BARELY an edge

Just because you say things and act like it's a fact doesn't mean nobody can see your idiocy.

I probably like Brashear more than 99% of posters on this site, and he's one of my favorite fighters of all time, but there's no way he takes BGL in a ten fight series IMO.

Laraque is the best. Deal with it.

Brashear is 3-0-4 against Laraque. Idiocy? I back up what I say with facts. You don't have to get flustered because you can't handle the truth.

http://www.dropyourgloves.com/Fights...ortBy=Opponent

Scroll down a bit to where Laraque's name is.

Also, in that vid, it never showed Brashear vs Laraque Round 1, where Brashear beat the **** out of Laraque.

Brashear is the best. Deal with it.

[OneilltheGiant]

All their fights have been poor except for 2 and most have been a few weak punches and then fall to the ice. The only two good fights were the one below which Brashear really takes it to Laraque, and the one that creates so much debate.. Laraque takes it to Brashear but gets put down at the end..

YouTube - (1997-09-15) Donald Brashear vs ...

Here's a missing fight from the ones shown.


In a 10 fight series I think it would be 50/50 either way. But with only a couple of good fights.

[OneilltheGiant]

The person I rate as most disappointing this season was Andrew Peters.. I think he is a top 10 guy when he fights good, but the last two seasons he has been poor...

[T800m101]

Originally Posted by OneilltheGiant

The person I rate as most disappointing this season was Andrew Peters.. I think he is a top 10 guy when he fights good, but the last two seasons he has been poor...

Peters has been on a downward spiral since 07-08. I used to like him (like Laraque), but he's turned into another joke.

[Boogeyman2383]

If Andrew Peters had a bad year, than certainly Riley Cote did as well.

[OneilltheGiant]

Big difference being that Peters used to be a top fighters for a few season's in most peoples top 10's with win over a lot of other good fighters. So Peters fall down the ladder is more noticeable than Cote, who has stayed at around the same level since he has been in the NHL..

[The Crow]

Laraque pounded the **** out of Brashear in your so called "tko" fight.

Get a clue.

[T800m101]

Originally Posted by The Crow

Laraque pounded the **** out of Brashear in your so called "tko" fight.

Get a clue.

The fight in slo-mo really helped actually. If you watched it, Laraque only landed one or two quality blows and at the same time was rag-dolling Brashear. However, Brashear weathered the storm and got Laraque with two nice lefts. It doesn't matter if they hit helmet or not, they can still hurt. Also, it doesn't matter that Laraque was beating Brashear through most of it, Brashear still won. If I hit you 10 times and you hit me once to end the fight. You win.