With proper training and a good corner I think he would do well with aginst the current HW division. But if you had asked me this ten years ago he would get destroyed. Every fighter had to start some where. No fighter just starts off with great skills. Every fight or prospect has been fead bums in there first few fights, so why the hate on kimbo. Its not his fault the media hyped him up to be this beast of a man.
Kimbo is a beast but would not be successful in boxing.
He should stick to MMA.
he isn't successful in mma either. he is beating bums in mma, he could beat bums in boxing too.
Nice post!
Actually, I believe the great Khaosai Galaxy and Vitali Klitschko managed to make the transition from muay-thai and kick-boxing to boxing.In kick-boxingVitali got KTFO by Pele Reid,who himself couldn't make a success of his boxing career,despite having Brendan Ingle in his corner.
More on Pele Reid VS Klitschko
http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1770/2005-08-09/The-Man-Who-Knocked-Vitali-Klitschko-Out-What-Really-Happened-
You mentioned Sefo above.Well this is what's likely to happen when solid punchers in other disciplines enter the ring against a decent professional.
Vitali was in kickboxing before he even started his boxing career. so if you think Vitali was young and green in his early boxing years, then he was practically a child while he was doing kickboxing. I think he ended up being some kind of champion, but Im not sure.
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even champion kickboxers cant make it in boxing, like Mighty Mo, Ray Sefo and Mark Hunt.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=356526&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=32491&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=58555&cat=boxer
and interestingly enough, these are all guys mostly well known for their punching ability, even in kickboxing.
will you ever listen?
Nice post!
Actually, I believe the great Khaosai Galaxy and Vitali Klitschko managed to make the transition from muay-thai and kick-boxing to boxing.In kick-boxingVitali got KTFO by Pele Reid,who himself couldn't make a success of his boxing career,despite having Brendan Ingle in his corner.
More on Pele Reid VS Klitschko
http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/1770/2005-08-09/The-Man-Who-Knocked-Vitali-Klitschko-Out-What-Really-Happened-
You mentioned Sefo above.Well this is what's likely to happen when solid punchers in other disciplines enter the ring against a decent professional.
Great post:boxing:
Marcus Davis actually had a pretty good Boxing record before going full time in MMA
of course he didn't do anything tremendously noteworthy in regards to career wise
but he has a much better record then anyone else listed
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=19438&cat=boxer
and there's always KJ Noons .. who apparently wants to win a World Title in Boxing.
**interesting cross over between the 3 sports .. MMA, Boxing and Kickboxing
as it's nice to see how fighters do when trying the other sports.
With proper training and a good corner I think he would do well with aginst the current HW division. But if you had asked me this ten years ago he would get destroyed. Every fighter had to start some where. No fighter just starts off with great skills. Every fight or prospect has been fead bums in there first few fights, so why the hate on kimbo. Its not his fault the media hyped him up to be this beast of a man.
Nothing like a little self pwnage...
sigh....Kimbo already got knocked out by a amateur boxer, that Gannon guy. hate to tell you, but amateurs suck....even the best amateurs(Gold Medalists) dont do well in pro boxing nowadays.
dont like to discredit them, but mma fighters can NOT make it in boxing. some examples...
Keith Jardine-The guy that knocked out the current UFC champ(Forrest Griffin) in the first round and outboxed Liddell. He was sent to the hospital by this guy, who is at best a journeyman
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=214344&cat=boxer
Roman Zentsov-A guy who has KO wins over good mma fighters like one of their top strikers, Pedro Rizzo. Yet in boxing, he can only get wins over guys who have never won a professional fight.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=203632&cat=boxer
Jens Pulver-Former UFC Lightweight champ who was considered one of the best strikers in mma, yet he got dropped and was taken to a split decision against this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=241748&cat=boxer
Anderson Silva-Considered the best striker in mma, yet he got knocked out by this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=56926&cat=boxer
...although that was a long time ago, so Ill give him a pass.
even champion kickboxers cant make it in boxing, like Mighty Mo, Ray Sefo and Mark Hunt.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=356526&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=32491&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=58555&cat=boxer
and interestingly enough, these are all guys mostly well known for their punching ability, even in kickboxing.
will you ever listen?
You shut me the hell up!!!!!!!! lol
sigh....Kimbo already got knocked out by a amateur boxer, that Gannon guy. hate to tell you, but amateurs suck....even the best amateurs(Gold Medalists) dont do well in pro boxing nowadays.
dont like to discredit them, but mma fighters can NOT make it in boxing. some examples...
Keith Jardine-The guy that knocked out the current UFC champ(Forrest Griffin) in the first round and outboxed Liddell. He was sent to the hospital by this guy, who is at best a journeyman
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=214344&cat=boxer
Roman Zentsov-A guy who has KO wins over good mma fighters like one of their top strikers, Pedro Rizzo. Yet in boxing, he can only get wins over guys who have never won a professional fight.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=203632&cat=boxer
Jens Pulver-Former UFC Lightweight champ who was considered one of the best strikers in mma, yet he got dropped and was taken to a split decision against this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=241748&cat=boxer
Anderson Silva-Considered the best striker in mma, yet he got knocked out by this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=56926&cat=boxer
...although that was a long time ago, so Ill give him a pass.
even champion kickboxers cant make it in boxing, like Mighty Mo, Ray Sefo and Mark Hunt.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=356526&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=32491&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=58555&cat=boxer
and interestingly enough, these are all guys mostly well known for their punching ability, even in kickboxing.
will you ever listen?
I agree, great post
Kimbo would not even be a fringe contender in boxing. I respect MMA but the talent pool is way smaller and thinner especially athletically. Kimbo would get KOed by journeymen in boxing.
In MMA he can be a fringe contender/journeyman. It's completely different.
Kimbo will never be a contender/journeyman in the MMA. he is being hyped by the most garbage mma organization(Elite XC) out there.
With proper training and a good corner I think he would do well with aginst the current HW division. But if you had asked me this ten years ago he would get destroyed. Every fighter had to start some where. No fighter just starts off with great skills. Every fight or prospect has been fead bums in there first few fights, so why the hate on kimbo. Its not his fault the media hyped him up to be this beast of a man.
Kimbo fights in rigged MMA matches against old guys or nobodies and is fucking garbage at that. He wouldnt last a round against a top 20 Heavyweight boxer.
sigh....Kimbo already got knocked out by a amateur boxer, that Gannon guy. hate to tell you, but amateurs suck....even the best amateurs(Gold Medalists) dont do well in pro boxing nowadays.
dont like to discredit them, but mma fighters can NOT make it in boxing. some examples...
Keith Jardine-The guy that knocked out the current UFC champ(Forrest Griffin) in the first round and outboxed Liddell. He was sent to the hospital by this guy, who is at best a journeyman
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=214344&cat=boxer
Roman Zentsov-A guy who has KO wins over good mma fighters like one of their top strikers, Pedro Rizzo. Yet in boxing, he can only get wins over guys who have never won a professional fight.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=203632&cat=boxer
Jens Pulver-Former UFC Lightweight champ who was considered one of the best strikers in mma, yet he got dropped and was taken to a split decision against this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=241748&cat=boxer
Anderson Silva-Considered the best striker in mma, yet he got knocked out by this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=56926&cat=boxer
...although that was a long time ago, so Ill give him a pass.
even champion kickboxers cant make it in boxing, like Mighty Mo, Ray Sefo and Mark Hunt.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=356526&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=32491&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=58555&cat=boxer
and interestingly enough, these are all guys mostly well known for their punching ability, even in kickboxing.
will you ever listen?Great post:boxing:
sigh....Kimbo already got knocked out by a amateur boxer, that Gannon guy. hate to tell you, but amateurs suck....even the best amateurs(Gold Medalists) dont do well in pro boxing nowadays.
dont like to discredit them, but mma fighters can NOT make it in boxing. some examples...
Keith Jardine-The guy that knocked out the current UFC champ(Forrest Griffin) in the first round and outboxed Liddell. He was sent to the hospital by this guy, who is at best a journeyman
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=214344&cat=boxer
Roman Zentsov-A guy who has KO wins over good mma fighters like one of their top strikers, Pedro Rizzo. Yet in boxing, he can only get wins over guys who have never won a professional fight.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=203632&cat=boxer
Jens Pulver-Former UFC Lightweight champ who was considered one of the best strikers in mma, yet he got dropped and was taken to a split decision against this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=241748&cat=boxer
Anderson Silva-Considered the best striker in mma, yet he got knocked out by this guy?
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=56926&cat=boxer
...although that was a long time ago, so Ill give him a pass.
even champion kickboxers cant make it in boxing, like Mighty Mo, Ray Sefo and Mark Hunt.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=356526&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=32491&cat=boxer
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=58555&cat=boxer
and interestingly enough, these are all guys mostly well known for their punching ability, even in kickboxing.
will you ever listen?