This is just a fun thread.
With Pudz making an televised appearance in MMA, it got me thinking. If Brock Lesnar applied himself and went into Strongman, how do you think he would do? He definitely has the discipline to really push himself hard as well as the conditioning to get through the entire competition. but does he have the power to compete?
I don’t know Brock’s strength levels, but I’d assume they’re very high. Probably not elite level, but still high. He has huge hands, which would help with axle clean and press and farmers walks, right? He’s tall, which is a bonus for strongmen when doing stones, isn’t it?
i’m down.
I’m down, but skeptical. He’s already in his second sport. Going into strongman is completely different. And before you bring up “Pudz jumped into mma and smoked the guy like a fat joint” remember that Pudz was a pro boxer for 7 years and his opponent was a newbie. I definitely think Lesnar has the mental toughness, but I don’t think he has the time left on his body. And while I’m sure he’d be kickass at anything he tried right now, I don’t think he’d make it to WSM stage.
maybe if he trained for it when he left wrestling at like 26 but hes now what 32 33? hes said himself in intereviews he aint as strong as he was 10 years ago. although he is one strong man, taking 500lbs onto ur shoulders and spinning it over your head is some strength even if it is pre acted
I think pud can possibly build to the point to fight Brock. I don’t think Brock would ever get to be on the same strongman field as Pud. That’s a lifetime of strength building. Brock has outweighed many of his opponents that he’s stronger than, Pudz is just pound for pound incredibly strong and well conditioned he can probably switch to many different sports.
Brock appears to be a good athlete and that would make him proficient with some of the events, but transitioning from an endurance sport to a power sport would take quite some time. Brock would also be giving up 50-100 lbs to all of the top competitors.
It would be interesting to see but completely pointless for him since he currently earns probably 10X what the best strongmen in the world make, and he would likely only be competitive at the amateur level in strongman.
50-100lbs? isnt puds a top competitor? he weigh what 310? brock weights about 290???
[quote]sid132 wrote:
50-100lbs? isnt puds a top competitor? he weigh what 310? brock weights about 290???[/quote]
The Heavyweight’s in UFC have to make weight at 265 lbs. He may walk around a bit heavier but am sure that he does not cut more than about 15 lbs for fights.
Pudz was 320 lbs for WSM last year I believe, although this year he did come in quite a bit lighter (290?). Either way if he does not have the extensive strength training background then giving up even 25 lbs would be a huge disadvantage.
Brian Shaw, Derek Poundstone, Zydrunas Savickas, Travis Ortmayer, and all of the other top level international competitors are well over 300 lbs.
I am not saying that Brock could not do it, but it would require a drastic transition in his training / physique. If he walked out and tried to compete right now he would likely not even place top 15 overall at Amateur Nationals. Learning the events takes time, even for a gifted athlete.
“Lesnar decided to try his hand at football and tried out for the Minnesota Vikings. Brock’s giant frame made him a perfect prospect for football. Lesnar’s stats when he was at training camp included a 475lb bench press, 695lb squat, 4.7 second forty-yard dash, 10 foot standing broad jump, and a 35 inch vertical leap. All while weighing in at a staggering 290lbs”
He’s very strong, I don’t think WSM level though.
supposidly the 35 inch vert. was a bunch of BS and he didn’t run a 4.7.
Which I believe that, being 290…even though very strong…how often does he actually work on the 40 yard dash?
Hey, I didn’t believe he’d be able to dominate the UFC and he proved me wrong there. Why not?
[quote]musicma1n1 wrote:
" remember that Pudz was a pro boxer for 7 years and his opponent was a newbie. [/quote]
There’s definitely some chinese whispers going on with Pudz’s fighting experience. Every time I read something about it, he gains 3 yrs of experience and now he was a pro boxer too. He first entered strongman comps in 1999 at 22, so I’m guessing he didn’t take boxing too seriously after that, or before probably. I don’t think he had a pro license either. His fighting style effective as it was definitely didn’t look like that of an experienced boxer either.
[quote]musicma1n1 wrote:
" remember that Pudz was a pro boxer for 7 years and his opponent was a newbie. [/quote]
There’s definitely some chinese whispers going on with Pudz’s fighting experience. Every time I read something about it, he gains 3 yrs of experience and now he was a pro boxer too. He first entered strongman comps in 1999 at 22, so I’m guessing he didn’t take boxing too seriously after that, or before probably. I don’t think he had a pro license either. His fighting style effective as it was definitely didn’t look like that of an experienced boxer either.
[quote]Shakes wrote:
[quote]sid132 wrote:
50-100lbs? isnt puds a top competitor? he weigh what 310? brock weights about 290???[/quote]
The Heavyweight’s in UFC have to make weight at 265 lbs. He may walk around a bit heavier but am sure that he does not cut more than about 15 lbs for fights.
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I remember watching one of his more recent fights and heard Rogan say “He weighed in at 265 yesterday at weigh-ins, but tells us he is at 284 right now.”
That’s 19 lbs, which is freaking crazy. Point is he is still at least 25lbs~ lighter.
[quote]al1492 wrote:
“Lesnar decided to try his hand at football and tried out for the Minnesota Vikings. Brock’s giant frame made him a perfect prospect for football. Lesnar’s stats when he was at training camp included a 475lb bench press, 695lb squat, 4.7 second forty-yard dash, 10 foot standing broad jump, and a 35 inch vertical leap. All while weighing in at a staggering 290lbs”
He’s very strong, I don’t think WSM level though.[/quote]
Being strong didn’t make up for his lack of skill in the NFL like it has in the UFC. It would take him a couple years to learn the events that the strongman requires… though brute strength helps, they’re still specialized skills.
[quote]Nikiforos wrote:
[quote]musicma1n1 wrote:
" remember that Pudz was a pro boxer for 7 years and his opponent was a newbie. [/quote]
There’s definitely some chinese whispers going on with Pudz’s fighting experience. Every time I read something about it, he gains 3 yrs of experience and now he was a pro boxer too. He first entered strongman comps in 1999 at 22, so I’m guessing he didn’t take boxing too seriously after that, or before probably. I don’t think he had a pro license either. His fighting style effective as it was definitely didn’t look like that of an experienced boxer either.[/quote]
Pudzianowski was not a professional boxer anywhere at any time.
Look it up on Boxrec.com- they have records on nearly every fighter that’s ever lived, even if they fought one pro fight in a saloon in 1919.
Pudzianowski is nowhere to be found, so that’s absolutely a bullshit claim.
[quote]Bungalow wrote:
This is just a fun thread.
With Pudz making an televised appearance in MMA, it got me thinking. If Brock Lesnar applied himself and went into Strongman, how do you think he would do? He definitely has the discipline to really push himself hard as well as the conditioning to get through the entire competition. but does he have the power to compete?[/quote]
Brock has a lot of potential. huge joints, a lot of mass with low BF, and he has already worked to be elite in a sport. He knows the pressure of competition, he knows how to train up for an event. While UFC maynot be the best sport for Brock, he has proven he can train to fight. By the same logic- I believe he would have no problem switching. At the same time, as someone already posted, there is little money to be made in WSM compared to MMA.
If Pudz went full blown in to MMA, he would be scary in a year or two.