if it was pacquiao who was fighting mosley, he could stop mosley in less than 5 rounds. mosley was a standing target who has a stamina that only last for 2 rounds.
Pacquiao couldn't even stop Clottey who wasn't even fighting back, what makes you think he would've stopped a fighter like Mosley who's never been stopped before?
id support him, hes a warrior's warrior.............:boxing:
Yeah, not only is he a warrior inside the ring, he's also a warrior against women outside the ring. So far, we know of three women he's beaten. What a true warrior! :boxing:
It's a double edged sword with tranferring into mma. having already mastered boxing it definitely gives you an edge. But to be truly successful you have to un-learn alot of boxing habits that would get you killed in mma.
Just as wrestlers have a tough time adjusting into mma because in wrestling being on your back is the absolute worst place to be in...while in mma that habit of trying to get off your back will get them choked out.
And the reason mma fighters dont succeed in boxing is because those that have attempted to do it simply did not have the proper physical attributes that would allow them to be successful in boxing.
"proper physical attributes" such as?
Roach is a sellout and as overrated a trainer as his prize pupil is a fighter.Good luck in luring in a bunch of glass jawed grapplers who have have the technique of a little girl.
f*ck mmgay.
So he's a sellout for being honest?
This is the same crap that was said when Tyson retired. When Oscar retired. Etc. etc. Borrrring. I don't know who will take over. Someone will. Just remember Floyd used to be a draw.
MOST UFC fans are Pro wrestling fans who jumped on the fad. Most are retarded trailer trash who don't know shit about fighting.
Way to stereotype.
you dont have to be really good at anything to become a UFC champion. you just gotta be solid. solid striker, solid wrestler, thats about it. go look at forrest griffin. dude has no skills whatsoever yet he became a champion. in boxing you have to be a great boxer in order to become a champ
It doesn't have to be good nowadays, it has to be great. Great striking, wrestling, jujitsu. Yeah, that's only it. :lol1: Like I said, Griffin became champ years ago due to a robbery.
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look at all the top fighters in the UFC, most of them are just good/great wrestlers. theres nobody that is great at everything
You're wrong. Anderson Silva is not a wrestler, neither is Fedor, BJ Penn, Machida, etc..
Roach should learn the difference between MMA and the UFC. In the US MMA has almost no fans. The UFC has tons of them.
Worldwide boxing is fine. Waste of an interview. He's just trying to get uFC guys to come train with him to make money. Yawn.
MMA=Mixed Martial Arts sport. UFC=Ultimate Fighting Championship. That's just the name of a company that promotes MMA events.
Nobody is ever going to respect a half naked meathead who gets rendered unconscious at the slightest of contact to the chin.
Their attire is pretty much the same one of a boxer. What are you talking about?
God you are so full of shit. Seriously.
MMA? It's UFC. Understand the difference. MMA is NOT popular worldwide. It has failed in Japan. It has failed in Europe.
It is popular in England, USA, Canada and now Australia. Its not even wildly popular in Brazil or Russia contrary to myths. And in THose four main countries UFC Is the ONLY MMA anyone cares about. No one watches other brands.
MMA IS popular worldwide. And no, MMA did not fail in Japan. The "Pride" organization was real successful until TV networks refused to air their events due to links to the Yakuza. But now you have another MMA organization in Japan that has been doing real well.. It's called "Dream". And how did MMA fail in Europe when it hasn't even taken off yet? :lol1: Also, there are many small MMA companies that are doing well in England, Canada and Russia.
Yeah like it fell apart in Japan and hasn't taken a foothold anywhere other than the US, Canada and the U.K (and that's barely).
Give me a break.
That's it? Seems like they've already got the major markets then.. :lol1:
Silva already tried and lost to a nobody... BJ Penn might be alright if he did, but hes had some brutal years in the octagon and hed have to cut more weight to have a chance competing in the boxing ring, something BJ wouldnt want to do as he has already cut from alot heavier weight earlier in his career.... Nick Diaz is a pussy, he should not even be mentioned on a boxing forum... Get off of his nuts
It was more than 10 years ago that Silva lost. :lol1: He's only improved. And because I mentioned Nick Diaz once I'm on his nuts? :lol1:
Yeah sure its so hard to get into MMA, that all forms of people and athletes have done it. For alot of guys in MMA, MMA was not their first option but the next, last, or easiest option to get into.
The same thing can be said about Boxers. MMA athletes come from all sport backgrounds. Wrestling, Boxing, Jiujitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing and on and on.
You think dream has taken off? Wow. Have you checked the ratings? Buy a clue from somewhere other than Dana's ballsack. Japan has embraced boxing again (the three Kameda brothers are more famous and sell out way faster than Dream or any MMA org), and of course puroresu. But hey, keep imaging that anyone cares about Dream (they don't). The MMA fad there is over. Despite what baldy might tell you.
MMA is NOT popular worldwide except of course what Dana feeds you. UFC has run events in germany and mainland Europe to little success. If you think UFC being popular in the US, Canada and Aussieland with some inroads into England = the world---> you need a reality check.
Also, Define doing well? There are many small companies in the US that are doing Toughman contests. You think that sport has taken off here? How about American kickboxing. Tons of small orgs here, but you think the public has embraced that sport? Fail logic.
:lol1: @ you assuming every MMA fan is on Dana's nuts. Dream is nowhere near as popular as Pride but it's been doing well in TV ratings and attendance numbers. Japan has not said farewell to MMA and probably never will.
I love boxing the most though. And when I found I started doing it, my love for watching it grew even more.
I was doing "MMA" when it was called "NHB" and before all the douchey fanboys began to love "UFC".
Unified UFC American rules suck dog shit.
WOW dude! You're so hardcore!!!111 :lol1:
Please name me one MMA fighter that could become a contender if he dedicated his life to boxing?
Let me name you more than one. Anderson Silva, BJ Penn and Nick Diaz.
Like the UFC could even afford Floyd (they could but that would piss off the 90% of their contracted fighters that earn peanuts).
Kermit Cintron offered to fight Shrek, his salary would have been reasonable and he even had some basic background in wrestling. Dana White responded by pretending that he didn't know who he was.
Roach either doesn't know much about MMA or he is pandering to the MMA media. Please name me one MMA fighter that could become a contender if he dedicated his life to boxing? On the other hand I don't see how some world class boxers can't transfer their skills over to MMA with a lot of cross-training, if kickboxers can do it so can boxers, the only reason there hasn't been a boxer in his prime to try it is because of lack of money. If a guy like Forrest Griffen can decide to become a MMA fighter in his early twenties without any combat sports background and eventually become the undisputed champion then so can a boxer who already has a humongous advantage with his punches over any other MMA fighter.
Outside hardcore Boxing fans, no one really knows who Kermit Cintron is. Forrest Griffin trained in Boxing and Jujitsu before he began his career in MMA. Also, in his title fight, his opponent (Rampage) was robbed.
Lol wow at you trying to justify Danas dick tuck. Who the he'll know who sean Sherk is to casual ufc fans? Lame argument
Casual fans know who Sean Shark is/was. C'mon now.
MMA and Boxing are two different sports, people need to realise that and carry on. They have two different backrounds but the BIG difference is Boxing has been around for over 100 years while MMA has only found a big following for about 5 years. Pride was huge in Japan but MMA has died over there as for Boxing they just had probably the biggest fight in history with Kameda/Naito which got I think 50% of Japan tuning in for the fight. MMA UFC mostly has gotten a nice following with young white males in the US but that's only been going on for about 5 years, we don't really know if it has longevity.
Boxing is garanteed to be around forever but you can't say the same for MMA, young people usually tend to get bored with something and move on just it's happend with skateboarding and poker in the last few years. Nobody can say that MMA will be here in 10 as it's about $130 a month to join a gym monthly while boxing still have a lot of free gyms especially around the world.
Another thing I would say boxing is doing much better right now then lets say 3 years ago, It's attracting a much younger audience with Manny and Mayweather. People used to say that Boxing only had one star with DLH but guess what? Now we have two huge stars with Pac and Mayweather.
If MMA is dead in Japan, then how come they can still pull in crowds of 20,000 at MMA events?
two plus years later here we are with pacman, mayweather and company
Mayweather has been the P4P king for years now He's not a new star... And Pacman is already talking about retirement.
No the same cant be said, name all these former NFL, Boxers, Jiujitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxers, wrestlers, fake wrestlers, baseball players, etc... that get on PPV's and pushed into the limelight by the sport like MMA.
I don't understand what's your problem with athletes that compete in one category getting into a sport where you COMBINE all these different sports into one.That's the beauty of MMA. You have to learn other abilities to be successful and a complete fighter, not just a boxer. You can only do so much in Wrestling, Jiujitsu, and Muay Thai competitions.