Whay was Anderson Silva not nominated for an ESPY?

Question

He's number 1 on Yahoo's top 10, and for good reason. He hasn't had a fight go past the second round. Dana, a person very close to all of his fighters, has made no secret of the fact that he thinks Silva is the greatest fighter pound for pound. He also has pedigree in his wins he has dominated Rich Franklin and he finished Dan Henderson (something not even the light-heavy weight champion could do).

Here is a list of the people who are nominated:

Kelly Pavlik (boxer)

Floyd Mayweather (boxer)

Joe Calzaghe (boxer)

Holly Holm (boxer)

Georges St. Pierre (MMA)

Answer 1

Well, st pierre is my favorite...but i can totally see what you mean. Silva is awesome. Maybe they're afraid he'll strike them down with that evil eye if he doesnt win! haha

Answer 2

because old school northeastern sports writers like the people at ESPN dont know anything about MMA.

Hopefully this nonsense about liscensing in NY will get settled and those dusty old dopes in the northeast who control ESPN and the major newspaper sports writers will get some see some reall MMA action.

Answer 3

The ESPY is a bunch of horse manure. It's just a made-for-television award show. Who cares?

Answer 4

Ignorance.  ESPN thinks only hardcore mma fans are

Silva fans and every MMA fan is a GSP fan and that the rest of the sporting world doesnt have a clue who Silva is.  ESPN is probably afraid of hearing crickets when Silva is handed the award and gives an acceptance speech through a translator.

Average Joe- From 07-till now Sliva is 4-0 with wins over

Lutter, Marquardt, Franklin , and Henderson. From 07 till now

GSP is 3-1 with the loss to serra and  wins over Koscheck,

Hughes and Serra.

Answer 5

I just looked at everyone's answers and let me just say... WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!

The answer is actually very simple. It is a combination of quality and quantity of fights between set dates. The only fights that Anderson Silva has in that time period were his wins over Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson. Now his win over Dan Henderson was very impressive but everyone expected him to beat Franklin.

GSP on the other had has three wins. He out wrestled Josh Koscheck, then won the interum belt by dominating the most dominant welterweight in MMA history, and then he avenged his loss to Matt Serra and won the Welterweight Title.

So GSP has more wins, more impressive wins, and won a title (two if u want to get technical). So therefore, GSP is up for an ESPY

Answer 6

good question...anderson silva rocks

Answer 7

its marketability...

GSP is more marketable...period...

Silva is a better fighter, better striker, better grappler, more violent, more composed, more focused, etc....

im sick of this GSP vs Silva propositions...it wouldnt get to the end of the second round, like silvas other fights...

good question

Answer 8

Because GSP is a more marketable fighter, it's all politics.