Pros Pick: Fedor vs. Great Sherdog Debate: Emelianenko vs. Silva vs. Nothing gets boring faster than perfection, except for perhaps mediocrity. With both James Braddock and a certain "TUF" product in mind, we cast our sights on chronicling the five greatest career turnarounds this young sport has ever seen. 5. Gatekeepers aren't supposed to rise to the top of their division, and if anyone wasn't supposed to defy the odds, it was Akitoshi "Ironman" Tamura. My best guess is that Tamura went on a mystical journey of self-discovery whilst knocked out and came out on the other side blessed by the Gods. That alone was enough to elicit a quick check of the space-time continuum. 4. Just as content to spend his days working on the family farm as training in the gym, Hughes was always a successful competitor but never seemed to have the skill to crack the upper echelon of the sport. That bit of luck would have meant nothing, however, had Hughes done nothing with it. 3. Mind you, thi...
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