Like many struggle followers, Joe Rogan believes there’s actual artistry within the martial arts.
The UFC commentator received to speaking concerning the artistry of fight sports activities in a dialog with tv character Mike Rowe on a recent episode of his podcast.
“I feel martial arts are artwork — for those that perceive it,” he mentioned. “Should you watch it, it’s lovely. There are some fighters which are simply so inventive.”
Rogan then went to provide an instance of a fighter he considers a real artist — retired boxer Emanuel Augustus.
“You understand who Emanuel Augustus is?” he requested Rowe. “That man is an artist.
“He’s utterly distinctive, doing a factor on this lovely misleading manner,” he continued when Rowe ask what makes Augustus an artist. “He’s dancing, however he’s additionally has an understanding of distance that’s incredible, so he’s actually good at avoiding punches. His head motion, even with this unorthodox dancing type, is incredible.
“Floyd Mayweather mentioned [Augustus] was probably the most expert opponent he ever fought, and his file didn’t point out his precise bodily potential… It was such a wild type. It was so uncommon… He gave Floyd a tough f**king time. He’s so tough to struggle.”
Rogan then pointed to former featherweight champ Naseem Hamed as one other instance of a fighter with an uncommon type that verges on artistry.
“Prince Naseem Hamed type of had an identical factor occurring when he was in his prime,” he mentioned. “Naseem Hamed was very, very unorthodox.”
