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 Dick Caunt is one of the biggest head-scratchers in modern MMA.
Despite starting his career out 3-3-1, being underskilled against most of his opponents for the better part of his 47-fight career and seemingly having marshmellows in his gloves, Dick Caunt has made quite a career for himself.
The 34-year-old Brummie has won the prestigeous PULSE Featherweight title on two separate occasions. The first time, he upset long-reigning #1 featherweight and fellow Convicted representative Bobo Nielsen in one of his many, infamous split decision victories. The second time, almost exactly four years later, he once again upset the consensus #1 featherweight in the world by decision. Vadim Golovkin had no answers for Caunt's feather-fisted assault, and the Kazakhstani standout was visibly frustrated throughout the 25-minute contest.
What's even more impressive is that Caunt's current title run came after a 1-5 streak which threatened to end his career alltogether.
"Tosen wasn't happy, that's for sure. Basically, I kept losing the same fight over and over again, to increasingly worse competition. My entire coaching staff were talking about sending me to the Bahamas and forgetting about me, but I knew I had more in the tank."
Caunt turned out to be correct, as he's currently riding a 7-fight win streak against some of the toughest featherweights on the planet. He is considered the consensus #1 featherweight, and the #3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. The only men ranked above him are his teammate Pekka Toivonen, and long-time p4p kingpin Roli Poli.
"Most people would probably be content to rest on their laurels at this point, but I'm not. I've been overperforming my entire career. My first PULSE title came after a long career as a mid-level gatekeeper, and my second one came after a long losing streak. Despite being 34 years old, I've surprisingly taken very little damage, and I'm actually still improving. My body feels better than it did at 30, and I don't see why I wouldn't try to get to #1 p4p and earn myself a place in the Hall of Fame. There hasn't been a featherweight ranked as #1 p4p since Blake Green, and I intend to remedy that."
Between him and eternal glory stands #5 FW, Do Ho Joy, who Dick Caunt called out immediately following his five round dismantling of Finn The Human.
"It's crazy that I might get to #1 p4p by fighting Do Ho Joy. Our records are virtually identical, and our careers have been fairly similar. He's had more success in lower tier organizations than I've had, but he's failed both of his PULSE title shots against Golovkin. Unlike me, Joy's a big hitter, and he's put away 19 of his opponents. By comparison, the last time I hurt someone with punches was Jonathan Davis. That was 9 years and 31 fights ago. It will be cool to go up against that kind of firepower again."
Hopefully, Caunt can score the quick turnaround he's hoping for.
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