Photo by Tracy Lee/Yahoo SportsFormer UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar took a lot of criticism for the way he reacted once he got hit hard by Shane Carwin and he faced the same type of criticism after his fight with Cain Velasquez, although to a lesser degree.
Even though Lesnar was able to pull out the win against Carwin, the image of him retreating against the cage and covering up after eating a few shots is one people remember (maybe even more than the victory).
On the most recent episode of The Aftermath, a fan wrote in and asked Lesnar if he has been learning how to take a punch and even suggested he bring in some pro boxers to help fix the issue.
Lesnar responded:
“Obviously as a fighter you want to keep continuing to evolve, and I think as my fights have evolved I have faced guys with better boxing skills and it’s an area I definitely need to work on. As far as learning… I don’t know if you ever get used to taking punches, but that’s not the problem. The problem is all my other assets have been farther ahead of the game and this is one we’re going to have to keep lagging along and not get frustrated and understand I got to get better.â€
The Aftermath host Stephan Bonnar pointed out that contrary to popular belief, he does not like to get hit either. Junior dos Santos also agreed with the sentiment.
Lesnar says the problem is not that he is not used to getting hit, it is just that the other aspects of his game are so much more evolved than his stand-up.
Is this the way you see it too ProMMAnow.com readers, or is Lesnar missing the point?
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