Who is your favorite K-1 fighter?

[fist]

My favorite is Mirko Cro Cop, of course. He has power, speed, great boxing technique and best high kick in K-1. I think Mirko still wants to become both Pride and K-1 champ and that he is capable to do that.

K-1 fans, who is your favorite and why?

[Lefty]

my all time fav was the late great andy hug. his axe kicks were legendary and unpredictable. i also liked hoost and sam greco. the 1st generation of k-1erss was my fav. guess mirko could be included in there also, but now he 's mma, not so much k-1.

as for the present, i like mark hunt (huge puncher and granite chin), also is a distant cousin of david tua. also jerome lenbanner is the man. if mirko returns to k-1, he could easily be k-1 king again, but i'm glad he's made the transition to mma.

[porkstar]

Hug was awesome.

My favorites ever are probably Ernesto Hoost, Jerome Le Banner, and Masato.

[supreme_being]

Albert Krauss is my favorite

[robbypark]

Cro Cop and Masato are my favorites.

Cro Cop because of his tremendous power and Masato because he's so damn entertaining to watch.

[porkstar]

oh yeah I forgot Cro Cop as well. Cro Cop's a great fighter and one of my favorites. Genki Sudo and Musashi are up there as well.

[Shamrocked]

My all-time favorite was also Hug. He always seemed undersized and spent plenty of time on the canvas, but he had the heart of a warrior and was always entertaining. Lefty mentioned Sam Greco who I always thought was severely underated. Cro Cop honed those monster kicks in K-1, but he just couldn't seem to win the big one. As far as the current lineup Leko is fierce if a little undersized himself, and I love to watch Ray Sefo ask for as much punishment as his opponent can dish out! Hunt is never out of a fight and Aerts and Hoost are legends. My favorite current fighter though is Jerome LeBanner. When he's 100% he's capable of destroying anyone with his size and strength. Cro Cop vs LeBanner in K-1 is the fight I'd like to see more than any other fight in MMA!

[fist]

My all-time favorite was also Hug. He always seemed undersized and spent plenty of time on the canvas, but he had the heart of a warrior and was always entertaining. Lefty mentioned Sam Greco who I always thought was severely underated. Cro Cop honed those monster kicks in K-1, but he just couldn't seem to win the big one. As far as the current lineup Leko is fierce if a little undersized himself, and I love to watch Ray Sefo ask for as much punishment as his opponent can dish out! Hunt is never out of a fight and Aerts and Hoost are legends. My favorite current fighter though is Jerome LeBanner. When he's 100% he's capable of destroying anyone with his size and strength. Cro Cop vs LeBanner in K-1 is the fight I'd like to see more than any other fight in MMA!
They had a fight back in 1996, Mirko w/dec(3-0). They were both very young back than. If they fight again, I completely agree, it would be a dream fight, a classic like Mirko-Hunt and both Hunt-LeBanner fights.

[forescore]

My favorite is Masato and then probably LeBanner.

[Shamrocked]

My all-time favorite was also Hug. He always seemed undersized and spent plenty of time on the canvas, but he had the heart of a warrior and was always entertaining. Lefty mentioned Sam Greco who I always thought was severely underated. Cro Cop honed those monster kicks in K-1, but he just couldn't seem to win the big one. As far as the current lineup Leko is fierce if a little undersized himself, and I love to watch Ray Sefo ask for as much punishment as his opponent can dish out! Hunt is never out of a fight and Aerts and Hoost are legends. My favorite current fighter though is Jerome LeBanner. When he's 100% he's capable of destroying anyone with his size and strength. Cro Cop vs LeBanner in K-1 is the fight I'd like to see more than any other fight in MMA!
They had a fight back in 1996, Mirko w/dec(3-0). They were both very young back than. If they fight again, I completely agree, it would be a dream fight, a classic like Mirko-Hunt and both Hunt-LeBanner fights.I've got that fight on tape somewhere. It was a pretty entertaining matchup at the time, but both fighters have made tremendous improvements since then. I'm still disapointed that the rematch didn't happen at this year's Grand Prix Final! :evil:

[themunchies]

Why Bob Sapp is my favorite of course! :lol:

[chosin]

This is a tough question because there are so many strong and likable fighters. Although he's past his prime, Peter Aerts is a sentimental favorite. He has great heart and seems like a great guy. His victory against Ignashov, who is one of the best K-1 fighters now, shows that he can still get it done.

Hoost's low kick is so precise, and i think he's always had LeBanner's number.

How can anyone not love Mark Hunt? I think there's a saying that you can learn more about a fighter from how he loses. Well, after i saw Hunt-LeBanner in the second round 2002 GP Final, i understood what that meant. Under a brutal and sustained attack from LeBanner, Hunt refuses to go down. I think it's one of the best K-1 fights ever.

CroCop is awesome, but unfortunately for K-1 fans, he seems to have lost interest. i think his last fight was his KO of Sapp. i hope he comes back and battles other greats such as Leko, LeBanner, and Ignashov.

Of course, Ray Sefo has charisma, but i don't think he's a top 10 K-1 fighter anymore. He looks chubby and too slow now.

[littlechamp1]

Micheal McDonald! He's hella fast (though he does look a little roided). His strikes send echos throughout the arenas everytime he lands. 03 may have seen him slip a little but I'm confident a recovery is comin.

[Cbear]

LeBanner. Lots of great names and most are entertaining. I always thought they should have renamed the big tourney the Andy Hug Memorial as tribute.

[dogofwar]

Ernesto Hoost!!!

Carter Williams has my attention now though.

[rezky]

I love Musashi, Bonjaski, Masato, and you got to love Genki Sudo for his unusual style.

[CRO GUY]

Cro Cop (he would win easly this K1 - but he had some others things to do). Leko and Ignasov .
I never see any mach from Branko Cikatic but I would like to - that was in the very start of K1 when he been K1 champion.
I dont know what is about us Croats, but kickboxing is not so popular in Croatia, still we have exilent fighters :wink:

[forescore]

I hope Cro Cop never goes back to K-1 and decides to remain in MMA for the rest of his career. Mirko has really found a nice niche in Mixed Martial Arts and K-1 just isn't as exciting as MMA because of MMA's added elements.

[thicknick]

he's an awesome fighter

[Ichigeki Boy]

My favorites are Francisco Filho, Masato, Genki Sudo, Albert Kraus, Takayuki Kohiruimaki(sp?)

[Vette]

And i think he should share this and start sometimes in K1 too. If this is possible politically of course. I just think he's real game is standup and he deserves real good stand up opponents. Like Hoost, Bonjaski, LeBanner.

[Vette]

Anyways anyone would like to see CroCop vs Quinton Jackson or Crocop vs Fedor too? :D

[kai]

I'd like to see Cro Cop vs Fedor. Cro Cop vs Rampage would not last very long and it wouldn't be competitive.