Anthony Johnson: 'Lucky' John Howard doesn't belong in the UFC
by Jesse Holland on Mar 23, 2010 9:43 AM EDT
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"Howard ain't got no stand-up at all. He's lucky Roberts wasn't stronger or he probably would have gotten submitted. Howard is soft; he doesn't belong in the UFC. I will be glad to show him this if he's my next opponent. But congratulations on your win. If you fight me like that, you won't survive. You better work on that stand-up buddy!"
Injured welterweight striker Anthony Johnson was not impressed with John Howard's winning performance over Daniel Roberts at the UFC on Versus event last Sunday night in Denver. "Doomsday" survived a series of submission attempts from the newcomer before putting his lights out with a couple of vertical bombs. Still, "Rumble" thinks he was lucky to survive and promises a different result if and when these two rivals finally settle their score. Early predictions?
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he's absolutely correct
Rumble may not be the top of the top yet, but boat loads of potential, and Howard was convincingly losing til’ Roberts sloppiness allowed for a FILTHY knockout. This result would not happen with Rumble.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 9:49 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sounds like fighting words!!!
War Aj !!!!!! For your sake I hope u beat him kuz hiz name been in your mouth a LONG time.
YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL PLEASE YOU!!!!!!!
by BigDickChainey on Mar 23, 2010 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Am with AJ here.
Howard has one only 1 fight in the UFC if you ask me and that was against roberts. Two robberies and one hail mary KO after a ridiculous standup.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Mar 23, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
dont agree
Howard is a strong up and comer. And when he beats rumble in their next fight (i know they havent announced anything yet but its obvious theyre gonna fight) its finally gonna shut him up.
by silent assassin on Mar 23, 2010 9:55 AM EDT reply actions
he absolutely would NEVER lose to Howard
I like Howard as well, but he can never beat guys other then that of Roberts like stature. He just doesn’t have the tools. This isn’t only bragging of Rumble, its also the dismissal of Howard as a serious threat.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 9:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
was impressed
he weathered the early storm and turned that motherfuckers lights out!!!!!!! nothing lucky about that
by silent assassin on Mar 23, 2010 9:57 AM EDT reply actions
Howard is a tough guy.
Just cause his standup insnt what Rumbles is doesnt mean he doesnt belong (and who says it isnt). I thought Howard showed some good heart not getting subbed and then turning the fight around. With every fight Howard looks better and better, honestly I think this will be a good fight and that Rumble needs to concentrate on fighting instead of talking, he got ass raped by Kos, doesnt make wieght for another fight maybe he should try harder and talk less. If these two fight I will pick Howard, he costs me money almost everytime he fights and I dont pick him.
wow i hope more ppl share your view
I’ll clean up if Rumble comes in at -200 even.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 10:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
he'll probs be -250 to -275 i assume though
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 10:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
3 factors that rumble lost to kos
1. kicked in the nuts
2.kicked in the nuts again
3. kos faked an eye poke
in essence kos is a cheat
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Mar 23, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I Hate Kos and like Johnson....
and those are 3 facts… but I think Kos was gonna win that one anyways.
Give a man to fish and feed him for a day. Kick his stupid ass and maybe he will leave you alone.
Bigbadbunbun got his nickname from his girlfriend Jay.
Kos didnt Fake shit...
If kos gets his ass kicked he takes it like a man and keeps on going.This guy got rocked by Alves like 3 times throughout there fight and dominated on the ground by GSP practicly througout there whole fight and rocked by Hazelett and didnt look for 1 way out so wat are you talking about.If watch the fight close you’ll see he got poked in the eye when his head was down rite b4 the knee came.
totally agree heelhook
I like rumble and love watching him fight but he didnt look good against kos. I will be rooting for howard though cuz he is a boston homeboy
by silent assassin on Mar 23, 2010 10:03 AM EDT reply actions
rumble didnt look good against kos & howard didnt look good against roberts
Hmmm now to decide who is the more reputable opponent…
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 10:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Have to go with Rumble based on quality of opponents faced. After the loss to Kos, you would have to safely assume that Howard will not be able to surprise AJ with anything.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
precisely what i mean OJR
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 10:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I feel you, mang!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
mang how could you not mang?
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……Mang…
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 11:45 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This fight has to happen
Who doesnt love grudge matches?
by Lester The Pimp on Mar 23, 2010 10:08 AM EDT reply actions
AJ has a two-year window to get his title shot at WW...
He is never gonna be able to make 170 in two-years, maybe only one. Hell, he can hardly make 170 now, but at least he doesn’t look like a corpse when weighing in (Irvin).
AJ for the EASY win, here. Howard did not impress me, Sunday.
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
not gonna be that easy
Howard wont be afraid to stand and bang with AJ. These two truly dont like each other cant wait for this fight
by silent assassin on Mar 23, 2010 10:19 AM EDT reply actions
Child Please!
Rumble is gonna make him kiss the baby.
"To me, MMA is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other."
me either for certain
But made me laugh. Old man talk I assume, and either way he meant what should be known and that’s that Rumble would annihilate Howard on the feet. One sided.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 23, 2010 10:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Huh??
Dont know exatly what that means but ok
by silent assassin on Mar 23, 2010 10:26 AM EDT reply actions
Also agree
I honestly though Doomsday was doomed for a submission against Roberts, and the punch was good but fairly unconvincing.
by theworldismine on Mar 23, 2010 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
his ground game is not very good..and man he wrecked my underdog pick by KOing roberts..
i knew the only way for him to win was to sub him..but DAMN he got put to sleep bad…sigh..i think roberts will do well in the future..and howard is a little too confident for what he has displayed thus far.
KOS won
in all areas of that fight. The replay even showed that Rumbles glove scraped across KOS’s eye, so I don’t think it was fake at all. As far as this fight goes, I’m not sure who to call yet. Rumble’s standup is overrated in my eyes (a lot of power but no technique) and the same deal goes with Howard. I’d like to think Rumble learned a lot from the KOS fight and will come back better, therefore I would probably lean towards him due to fighting better competition.
Myth: Three Americans die every year from rabies. Fact: Four Americans die every year die from rabies.
fuck anthony johnson
If anything he needs to work on his ground game instead of talking shit about other people stand-up
" Im surprised GSP can get his jeans on with all these people clinging to his nuts"- Dan Hardy
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