CRO COP: "I'm to old for this shit"

[Mark Kerr]

So Joe Roan was on LA radio this morning and was talking about Gabriel Gonzaga changing his mind about stopping the fight with Randy. He then mentioned that Cro Cop - after taking a knee in the groin from Kongo told big John McCarthy, "I'm too old for this shit. I should just quit". The interview is a little more then half way into the podcast linked below. He makes the comment with 18 minutes left in the podcast.
Just thought this was interesting and might give us a better sense of were Mirko's head is at:

http://kroq.vo.llnwd.net/o1/kbpodcas...cast_91407.mp3

[Geo]

So Joe Roan was on LA radio this morning and was talking about Gabriel Gonzaga changing his mind about stopping the fight with Randy. He then mentioned that Cro Cop - after taking a knee in the groin from Kongo told big John McCarthy, "I'm too old for this shit. I should just quit". The interview is a little more then half way into the podcast linked below. He makes the comment with 18 minutes left in the podcast.
Just thought this was interesting and might give us a better sense of were Mirko's head is at:

http://kroq.vo.llnwd.net/o1/kbpodcas...cast_91407.mp3

maybe it was just dry humorous sarcasm when he said it ?

who knows ?.... but you'd think what's said in the cage would stay in the cage !

[realkarateblackbelt]

Wow..Cro Cop is just destroyed mentally.

Kongo is the same age as he is (32), he just wants it more.

If I was Dana, I would be pissed with Mirko. How many millions is he making, and he's having a mid-life crisis?

Geez...I hope he doesn't turn into Chris Benoit.

[Al-Gebra]

maybe it was just dry humorous sarcasm when he said it ?

yeah, dry humorous sarcasm peaks when you've just gotten kneed in the groin in front of a crowd baying for blood.

[Faust]

Wow..Cro Cop is just destroyed mentally.

Kongo is the same age as he is (32), he just wants it more.

Exactly. If he wanted to, he could still be a contender. Hell, Randy is 10 years older and still going strong. I think it was big Nog who said a long time ago (when Crocop was still kicking ass and taking names) that Crocop doesn't really have a fighters heart. I think Mirko just wants the easy life with wife, kid, dog, bbq with his friends... The guy was devastated when his dog ran away  .

Don't get me wrong, i was a fan of him. I hope he comes back hungry and goes out with a victory but chances of that are getting slim...

If I was Dana, I would be pissed with Mirko. How many millions is he making, and he's having a mid-life crisis?

Haha, that's the only funny part of it. Dana must feel like a chump paying that money to a guy who doesn't     care anymore.

[20inch calves]

Exactly. If he wanted to, he could still be a contender. Hell, Randy is 10 years older and still going strong. I think it was big Nog who said a long time ago (when Crocop was still kicking ass and taking names) that Crocop doesn't really have a fighters heart. I think Mirko just wants the easy life with wife, kid, dog, bbq with his friends... The guy was devastated when his dog ran away  .

Don't get me wrong, i was a fan of him. I hope he comes back hungry and goes out with a victory but chances of that are getting slim...
Haha, that's the only funny part of it. Dana must feel like a chump paying that money to a guy who doesn't     care anymore.

first of all you can't compare randy to anybody. he is randy nobody ages like he has. fighting is very hard on the body and everyone handles it differently. cro cop might handle age differently. cro cop WAS one of the best in the world and totally destroyed some of the best but his heart might not be in anymore or his body

[realkarateblackbelt]

Exactly. If he wanted to, he could still be a contender. Hell, Randy is 10 years older and still going strong. I think it was big Nog who said a long time ago (when Crocop was still kicking ass and taking names) that Crocop doesn't really have a fighters heart. I think Mirko just wants the easy life with wife, kid, dog, bbq with his friends... The guy was devastated when his dog ran away  .

Don't get me wrong, i was a fan of him. I hope he comes back hungry and goes out with a victory but chances of that are getting slim...
Haha, that's the only funny part of it. Dana must feel like a chump paying that money to a guy who doesn't     care anymore.

Did he really get upset about losing a dog? Is there a link?

I used to root for Mirko to win, but his fans really turned me off. The same with Fedor.
Before Mirko started losing, if you said anything critical fans would act like you slapped mother Theresa.
People built him up as some kind of "Universial Soldier" character.

I still don't feel sorry for him because he's getting bank, and he ain't performing.

[danielson]

I still don't feel sorry for him because he's getting bank, and he ain't performing.

I agree with you there. I have asked this before, but I will ask again. Who do you guys think he should fight next? Maybe he needs to fight a total can so he has a chance to win? Sylvia would be interesting, although big Tim would make short work of CC imo.

[realkarateblackbelt]

Maybe Arlovski. His body roundhouse kicks might work well against him since AAs boxing style forces his hands high.

[danielson]

Maybe Arlovski. His body roundhouse kicks might work well against him since AAs boxing style forces his hands high.

Yeah, that would be watchable I guess. I do think AA is a better fighter than Sylvia, even though he lost two times to him recently. I still think AA would kill Crocop though. I just don't think he is a good fighter anymore.

[realkarateblackbelt]

In this state of mind he could easily lose to AA or anyone else hungrier.

The style matchup would be decent though. It's in Cro Cops favor.
It would be up to him to lose it, which is very possible.

[danielson]

In this state of mind he could easily lose to AA or anyone else hungrier.

The style matchup would be decent though. It's in Cro Cops favor.
It would be up to him to lose it, which is very possible.

I just can't see any fight with CC that would be exciting at this point. His next fight may actually be dark, although thats a stretch.

[realkarateblackbelt]

I just can't see any fight with CC that would be exciting at this point. His next fight may actually be dark, although thats a stretch.

I would announce the return of a legend...

Out comes...Dan Severn!

Or feed him to Lesnar when he makes his debut.

People would be hyped for real.
If they beat Cro Cop all the better. I don't know who is ranked below Arlovski and Sylvia.

[danielson]

I would announce the return of a legend...

Out comes...Dan Severn!

Or feed him to Lesnar when he makes his debut.

People would be hyped for real.
If they beat Cro Cop all the better. I don't know who is ranked below Arlovski and Sylvia.

Yes, Lesnar or Kimbo would make a good gate. Both of them would destroy CC though. He really needs a win right now.

[chaos]

Yes, Lesnar or Kimbo would make a good gate. Both of them would destroy CC though. He really needs a win right now.

what about that guy with one pec? Tim Sylvia kicked him in the head for the KO.

[danielson]

what about that guy with one pec? Tim Sylvia kicked him in the head for the KO.

I think his name is Tre Tellingman, no thats wrong, but its something like that. He would kill CC.

[chaos]

I think his name is Tre Tellingman, no thats wrong, but its something like that. He would kill CC.

any one eyed fighters in his weight class?

[danielson]

any one eyed fighters in his weight class?

I am not sure. Do you remember when Hillbilly Jim came out of the audience to wrestle? Maybe they should just pick some drunk dude in the front row to fight CC. He would probably still lose, but it would be a decent fight.

[chaos]

I am not sire. Do you remember when Hillbilly Jim came out of the audience to wrestle? Maybe they should just pick some drunk dude in the front row to fight CC. He would probably still lose, but it would be a decent fight.

that's what I was thinking, pull some tapout wearing badass from the front row and throw him in the mix.

[K-1]

I can see some humor into this, but at the same time it's no different than when I knew football was up for me and my talent was caught up too by these younger cats.

If he wants to continue a fighting career, maybe he should go back to K-1 and see if his game matches K-1 standards and if if doesn't he needs to shut it down. No shame. Every man knows when it's time to shut it down. It's just actually going ahead and REALLY shutting it down is the real problem.

[Geo]

I am not sire. Do you remember when Hillbilly Jim came out of the audience to wrestle?

did hillbilly jim turn into eathquake or tugboat because I remember thats how one of those two came into the wwf too

[danielson]

did hillbilly jim turn into eathquake or tugboat because I remember thats how one of those two came into the wwf too

No, two different people.

[chaos]

did hillbilly jim turn into eathquake or tugboat because I remember thats how one of those two came into the wwf too

hillbilly jim was always hillbilly jim

[Geo]

it was earthquake that came from the audience too

remember the way tugbout used to come into the ring shoutin dooot....doooooot !

[danielson]

it was earthquake that came from the audience too

remember the way tugbout used to come into the ring shoutin dooot....doooooot !

I wasn't watching it at that point. I do remember the fat fuck though.