Sean Sherk’s last two fights against B.J. Penn and Tyson Griffin respectively have seen him trying to reinvent himself as more of a boxer than the one-dimensional wrestler we’ve come to know and tolerate. But will he really stick with that approach against Frankie Edgar who, as you can see, has some decent hands of his own? Current Vegas odds have Sherk as slightly better than a 2-1 favorite, which makes sense if you think about the way he’s outwrestled opponents like Hermes Franca and Kenny Florian, and then compare it to the way Edgar was flat out dominated on the mat by Gray Maynard.
But if Sherk gets caught up trying to please the fans and placate the people who say he can’t finish fights and isn’t entertaining to watch, he’s rolling the dice. So which Sherk will we see on Saturday — the boxer or the wrestler? And will it matter?
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We haven't seen Edgar in almost a year so who knows which of these three he is. Problem is, if he hasn't made massive improvements he is in serious trouble against a much larger, stronger, and better stand-up in Sherk. Yeah, I said it. Did you watch Maynard vs Edgar? Maynard cannot outbox Sherk-- even though Maynard does have respectable single-punch power and a lot more reach, Maynard doesn't put together combinations well at all. Sherk does, and since Edgar also doesn't have much reach or utilize kicks, he'll be in Sherk's range all night.
It's 5oz gloves and anything can happen *cough Serra vs GSP v1.0* but barring a lucky shot this fight is easily Sherk's whether it happens on the ground or standing.