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| Name: |  Steve Bosse |
| Nickname: | The Boss |
| Age: | 30 |
| Height: | 6'0" |
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Nobody gave Steve Bosse (9-1) a chance of becoming something more than a novelty act when he made his mixed martial arts debut in the summer of '07. The sport had already dealt with a number of tough guys who figured their success in one sport would ultimately lead to success in MMA. Most were wrong, and Bosse fell under the same assumptions.
Fortunately, Bosse did have experience in the world of fisticuffs, racking up a high of 253 penalty minutes (PIMs) during the 2006-2007 hockey season for the Saint-Jean Chiefs of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey. He ended his seven season minor league career in 2008-2009 with a grand total of 1363 PIMs , and he was considered the #1 enforcer in the LNAH.
A loss to Icho Larenas at TKO 31 in December of '07 could have been the nail in the coffin for his career. A confirmation that his entry into the sport was, in fact, a joke. Four years later, however, Bosse has put together an impressive streak of wins, knocking out UFC veteran Houston Alexander and Strikeforce veteran Mychal Clark. He defeated former UFC fighter Marvin Eastman by decision last February as well, increasing his overall streak to seven.
Bosse is surprisingly well-rounded and durable, wielding an increasingly dangerous striking game and respectable grappling chops. While his life has been focused on beating fellow goons to a pulp and transitioning those skills to the cage, Bosse has grown at this late stage in his athletic career, truly becoming a mixed martial artist by earning a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Those skills haven't, however, created some sort of grappling whiz kid on the mats. Bosse is defensive-minded, utilizing those skills to regain his feet and wage war toe-to-toe.
Bosse's defensive skills still need some work. His chin sits high in the pocket, and his aggression could be exploited by a pinpoint striker in the future. Regardless of those issues, Bosse is making every effort to improve. He currently calls the world-renowned Tristar Gym in Montreal his home, and he traveled to Phuket, Thailand this summer to train at Tiger Muay Thai.
At 30 years old, Bosse is a hard sell for most readers. He is, however, surprisingly motivated to succeed, and he's made all the right decisions in regards to his career. His status as a draw in Quebec will likely catch the eye of Joe Silva, and it would be a shock if the UFC didn't come calling in 2012. Right now, Bosse is on the sidelines from a broken hand he suffered in his battle with Houston Alexander. Look for him to return, likely under the Instinct MMA banner, by the spring for a tune-up fight before taking on a more challenging opponent.
Check out video footage of Steve Bosse after the jump...
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#1 - Hacran Dias #2 - Joey Gambino #3 - Brandon Bender #4 - Lance Palmer #5 - Jim Alers #6 - Anthony Gutierrez #7 - Max Holloway #8 - John Teixeira #9 - Cody Bollinger #10 - Bubba Jenkins |
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| #1 - Andrey Koreshkov #2 - Dhiego Lima #3 - Brandon Thatch #4 - Nordine Taleb #5 - Hernani Perpetuo #6 - Brock Jardine #7 - Alan Jouban #8 - Mohsen Bahari #9 - Andre Santos #10 - Stephen Thompson |
#1 - Antonio Braga Neto #2 - Marcelo Guimaraes #3 - Claudio Silva #4 - Bojan Velickovic #5 - Ildemar Alcantara #6 - Michal Materla #7 - Elvis Mutapcic #8 - Tor Troeng #9 - Jack Hermansson #10 - Tim Ruberg |
#1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - Steve Bosse #10 - Juha Saarinen |
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0 recs | 31 comments
I've been saying for a while that Bosse is legitimate.
Glad to see this catching on. Dude has stamina for days and hits like sledge hammer.
Jonathan. - January 16, 2012
I wrote a piece on Steve Bosse last year, I'm very pleasently surprised at how he's come along.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/12/1/1848103/the-case-of-steve-bosse
He’s doing it the right way too. Hopefully this opens the doors for more former enforcers to come into MMA, since the NHL is filtering those kinds of guys out.
The KHL, however, is still hiring, unfortunately.
BVandDietPepsi - January 16, 2012
Miss Cleo
AHutch - January 16, 2012
Knocking out Houston Alexander with a standing elbow? BOSS!
Horselover Fat - January 16, 2012
That's what I was hoping would get posted in here.
That’s so fuckin boss.
T.C. Engel - January 16, 2012
BOSS-E!
mountaineers101 - January 16, 2012
alt angle
smoogy2 - January 16, 2012
Looks like straight right.
dancingChicken - January 17, 2012
Nah.. it’s the elbow that connects. The camera angles are a little shitty though.
Horselover Fat - January 17, 2012
WTF Wes Sims losing to a LHW 8 inches shorter……
Mr.Zhang - January 16, 2012
WTF Wes Sims winning over anyone……
mountaineers101 - January 16, 2012
I think my pomeranian could beat Wes Sims
Jonathan. - January 16, 2012
I think my grandmother could beat you
Because you have a pomeranian
halitosis - January 16, 2012 via mobile
Wes Sims also doesn’t fight by using reach, and his style is loosely based on a comatose Courtney Love.
Leland Roling - January 16, 2012
And a rec for you.
T.C. Engel - January 16, 2012
I can't get over the Strikebox debacle
And his skeezy manager / promoter. So I’ll probably never afford him respect even if to most others he may have earned it.
KJ Gould - January 16, 2012
Fair enough. And let the record show that we aren’t projecting him to win the UFC title or anything. He just kept winning until he could no longer be written off as a novelty
smoogy2 - January 16, 2012
Fair enough? Man, you are forgiving all of the sudden. How is it fair to project his manager’s idiocy onto the fighter? Bosse didn’t create the entire debacle. His dumb manager did.
Leland Roling - January 16, 2012
Fair enough, as in I’ve long given up hope of convincing people that stuff like that is unimportant
smoogy2 - January 16, 2012
Fair enough.
Leland Roling - January 16, 2012
Is he still with his manager?
KJ Gould - January 16, 2012
I don’t believe so.
Leland Roling - January 17, 2012
I don’t know what the Strikebox debacle is exactly, but in most cases, the manager represents the fighter, and if the manager does stupid crap, it reflects poorly on the fighter, rightly or wrongly. See M-1, Fedor.
Shnak - January 17, 2012
I agree that it reflects poorly, but only the stupid think the fighter is involved. That pertains to Fedor as well.
Leland Roling - January 17, 2012
Well then, the stupid is the majority. Like I said, I don’t know this situation, and there are obviously situations where the manager intentionally does something behind the fighter’s back… all a fighter has to do in that case is dump the manager as soon as possible, and all (well, almost all) is forgiven. If Fedor had dumped M-1 years ago, nobody would use M-1 and his name inter-changeably when it comes to M-1’s greediness and sleeziness in negociation tactics, etc. Because he’s sticking with M-1, he’s fair game. He deserves all the hate he gets because he made that decision.
Shnak - January 17, 2012
The stupid is the majority, just like the majority of America is stupid.
Leland Roling - January 17, 2012
And clearly you don’t understand Russia. Do a little research and you’ll understand why Fedor is in the situation he’s in.
Leland Roling - January 17, 2012
Was there an article on BE about this? If it’s not on BE, I don’t read it. Sad, but mostly true.
Shnak - January 17, 2012
What Strikebox debacle?
Shnak - January 17, 2012
Note that while he does still occasionally train at Tristar, he has opened his own gym and does most of his training there and tries to build that brand up more than his Tristar affiliation. He also has an amateur promotion thing starting very soon.
blawa - January 16, 2012
Steve Bosse is for real
mburtoni - January 17, 2012 via mobile
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