In his latest "Inside Korea" column for Kamipro, Yoshiyuki Okawa says that, despite a dominant...

In his latest "Inside Korea" column for Kamipro, Yoshiyuki Okawa says that, despite a dominant victory over Jose Canseco at DREAM.9, Hong Man Choi is getting no love from the media in South Korea.

Major newspaper My Daily wrote that "no one ever thought this was a fair fight" and Choi had won a "shameful victory," and Okawa reports that the feeling is the same throughout the "Techno Goliath's" home country.

The same article implies that Choi will take on Minowaman in the next round of the Super Hulk Tournament, and basically says that Choi will disgrace himself no matter who he faces in the tournament because of the size disparity between he and the other fighters.

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Seriously?

So did Brock Lesnar shame himself when he beat the much smaller Randy Couture? The guy fought who they asked him to, he did his job and won the fight. Would they have preferred that they book the fight against Jonathan Ogden, then would it have been fair?

by ufc4 on May 31, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions

The Lesnar/Couture fight is totally irrelevant to Hong Man Choi fighting a baseball player who’s only fight experience was celebrity boxing and that he outweighed by 80lbs. Lets face it the fight was a complete squash fight, Canseco’s only chance was if Choi had a stroke on the way to the ring. He will have 100+ lbs on anyone else left in the tournament(135 on Minowa). Yea he probably doesn’t deserve such harsh criticism for what was a pure fan entertainment fight but obviously it’s not going to garner any respect in a actual sports sense either.

He was also getting heat for his part in the movie Goemon too. This seems to have something to do with cultural issues. http://nightmareofbattle.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/k-1-world-gp-2009-in-lodz/

by who me on May 31, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it’s odd that they don’t mention that Choi is the only “Hulk” sized fighter who DIDN’T lose in the first round… Size ain’t everything, kids, and I think he still gets smoked by whoever he fights next.

"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."

by AJB on Jun 1, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Goddamn, they’re brutal.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on May 31, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

Seriously, what is their deal? Choi seems like a legitimately good guy.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on May 31, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions

The media there does this to him after every one of his fights. He gets really bent out of shape about it, too. I hope they don’t drive him to do something stupid one day.

by a tommy point on May 31, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

This is bullshit

I blame dream for mismatching Canseco with Choi. Poor Choi even had to deal with a benign tumor not too long ago and has never looked the same since. Deam officials should have macthed Caseco with another noob.

by Bandaka on May 31, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

HMC = Korean Rodney Dangerfield

by Tonley on May 31, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

Wow. They’re being a bit harsh on Choi. Even saying he is gonna disgrace himself no matter who he fights next?!?! Minowa has every chance of beating him yet somehow coz he is bigger he is a disgrace? Perhaps its time to get Yao Ming into Dream so Choi can stop disgracing himself!!! :)

by GeeDub on May 31, 2009 5:24 PM EDT reply actions