Tim Sylvia: "The money is a lot better in boxing. the paydays are ridiculous!"

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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4221690&name=mma

Sylvia to abandon MMA for boxing?

Fighters Only magazine gives good blurb by quoting former UFC heavyweight Tim Sylvia pondering a permanent move to pro boxing.

"It's something I've always wanted to pursue, and if it works out like I'd like for it too [sic], I can switch over," he told the magazine. "I don't want to be done with MMA, but the money is a lot better in boxing. … I would love to fight some of the heavyweight champs, you know? I mean the paydays are ridiculous!"

Yes, they are, providing you have a rabid country supporting you -- or you're a densely-muscled genetic freak who has been boxing since puberty. Sylvia has a good reach and credible stand-up skills relative to MMA, but in boxing he's going to be channeling Randall Cobb-levels of ineffectiveness.

Worse, 33 is an awfully advanced age to debut in anything other than the local softball league. Wisely, Sylvia will ease his way into it by taking on animated corpse Ray Mercer in Alabama on June 13. Try not to injure anyone while stampeding to the box office.

[The Gully Gad]

His stand up is ****...

Sylvia as no chance if he thinks he can hang at heavy

[johncods]

Decent Lightheavies would toy with sylvia.. heavies would embarrass him..

[yeykax]

Man ive been boxing for 18 yrs since i was 9 and the skills i have aquired you cant get them once youre past your twentys.Now im also doing MMA and my stand up as far as trhowing punches is phenomenal bcuz almost all of them get tagged by me its so easy but for a MMA fighter to switch to boxing is Crazy!!!!!!

[Patheticfraud?]

He's way to slow and doesn't know the moves. He will get laid out quick. Mercer will probably KO him as old as he is.

[Pullcounter]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/...21690&name=mma

Sylvia to abandon MMA for boxing?

Fighters Only magazine gives good blurb by quoting former UFC heavyweight Tim Sylvia pondering a permanent move to pro boxing.

"It's something I've always wanted to pursue, and if it works out like I'd like for it too [sic], I can switch over," he told the magazine. "I don't want to be done with MMA, but the money is a lot better in boxing. … I would love to fight some of the heavyweight champs, you know? I mean the paydays are ridiculous!"

Yes, they are, providing you have a rabid country supporting you -- or you're a densely-muscled genetic freak who has been boxing since puberty. Sylvia has a good reach and credible stand-up skills relative to MMA, but in boxing he's going to be channeling Randall Cobb-levels of ineffectiveness.

Worse, 33 is an awfully advanced age to debut in anything other than the local softball league. Wisely, Sylvia will ease his way into it by taking on animated corpse Ray Mercer in Alabama on June 13. Try not to injure anyone while stampeding to the box office.

don't quit your day job.

[PeterTheGreat]

Hell yea! More money to the better sport! xD

[Toney Loc]

He got owned on his feet by striking legend Randy Couture.

[Sorbetero]

one of the most boring mma fighter

[Silencers]

It's not that paydays in boxing are ridiculous unless you're a main eventer or a superstar, it's that paydays in MMA sucks.