 MMA
Star Chuck
Liddell Voted the "Baddest Athlete" on the Planet
AOL asked and the
public voted. 37% or just over 28,000 readers
polled said that Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Chuck
Liddell is the baddest athlete on the planet,
followed closely by Russian fighter Fedor
Emelianenko.
Because of his
relaxed "hands-down" stance and the various angles
from which he throws punches, many within the MMA
community have labelled Liddell's style
"unorthodox". Renowned for his knockout power, he
has been considered by some to be the most dangerous
man at 205 pounds[citation needed]. He was a four
year starter on the football team at San Marcos High
School, and Liddell is noted within MMA circles for
his exceptional takedown defense.
He was named the
"Most Dangerous Man" on the Spike TV Guys' Choice
Awards on June 13, 2007.
Emelianenko is
considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world
for the last four years by many major MMA
publications.
Fedor used to
weight train extensively, but in 1999 he almost
completely substituted his weight exercises with
sport-specific training in grappling, boxing and
kickboxing. His strength training consists of
daily pull-ups, push ups on parallel bars, and
crunches. Emelianenko also runs 12-15
kilometers (7.5 - 9.3 mi) every day. Fedor is
a proponent of high altitude training, and he
travels to Kislovodsk, Russia with his team once or
twice a year to train in high altitude.
Emelianenko told Sports911.com: "I have a strong
will, that comes first. Also, being goal oriented. I
would like to continue to go on without losses and
remain the strongest fighter in the world as long as
possible. Eventually somebody will come and replace
me at some point though. I hope I can keep that from
happening for some time."
The rest of the field came down to single digit bad boys including Tiger Woods, ranked #3 baddest athlete in the world.
"The only thing bad about Tiger Woods is his bad ass wife," said Sports911.com reporter, Sparky Collins. "He wears more eye shadow than me! Oh Brotha!"
Next in line was Brian Urlacher, whose certainly a bad ass on the field but he also gets kudos for allegedly sending the mother of his child some not-so-flattering text messages like "Go to hell you f------ ----."
Where did Kobe Bryant rank with his bad azz self?
3% and just over 1900 people said he is the baddest on the planet. Maybe due to his scoring skills on the court, a little cheating on his wife and a dab of complaining.
 "He's the baddest pussy in the cat house maybe," Sparky said.
Georges Laraque was not shown much love in the "baddest" category, ranking among the bottom.
"He can skate better than Tonya Harding maybe," Sparky interjected.
The least bad of the baddest athletes was Albert Pujols.
Sparky chimed in. "Yeah real bad!" the transgender reporter quipped, sarcastically. "An active Christian who scored a perfect 100 on his citizenship test. And here I am having to take an inner tube some 90 miles from Cuba to Miami in order to gain my citizenship. Pujols is about as bad as a hibisqueeze flower in full bloom. Oh Brotha!"
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Tyrone Black, Sports911.com
Originally published July 8, 2007 6:33 pm ET
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