THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF GEORGES ST. PIERRE
THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF GEORGES ST. PIERRE
By John Gagne
GSP is probably the best athlete is MMA. He is the definition of a well-rounded fighter. But can his athletic ability propel him to victory over BJ Penn. I will list all GSP’s strengths and weaknesses. And determine if his strengths outweigh his weaknesses, and by how much.
STRENGTHS
- GREAT ATHLETE
- AMAZING WRESTLING
- PINPOINT STRIKING
- GREAT TRAINERS
- GREAT TRAINING PARTNERS
- DETERMINATION
- VERY WELL ROUNDED
WEAKNESSES
- WE HAVE SEEN HIM TAKE FIGHTS LIGHTLY
- HE DOES NOT LIKE TO GET HIT
- COULD BREAK IF THROWN OUT OF GAME PLAN
- CHIN IS QUESTIONABLE
- CAN GET DISCOURAGED IF HE CANNOT FINISH THE FIGHT
All of his strengths are pretty amazing. If you could build a fighter from scratch; GSP would probably be him. He is comfortable in every aspect of MMA, and can dominate and finish from any position.
However, we have seen GSP get tentative and timid. When he has been out struck. We saw in the first Penn fight. That once he was hit, and began to bleed, he started to back away. That is where you want him. On his heals, backing up having to expend extra energy evading the onslaught.
If I picked what factor would play the biggest roll in his upcoming fight with BJ Penn. It would have to GSP’s chin and how he can react to being hit by Penn.