Boxers I.Q vs MMA fighter I.Q

[AssasinKing]

How can you compare the 2...its like saying who has a higher I.Q... footballers (soccer) or Rugby players....

Your gonna have boneheads in either group...and then the intelligent people...

[TheNegation]

fighters fight for money....boxing is where the money is.....i understand your point about wrestlers and grapplers though...chuck lidell is one of the best strikers in mma but do you seriosly think he'd be a top 15 in boxing in his weightclass.?....no way......boxing=tuxedo mma=t-shirt

Well of course boxing has more money in because it's been around longer. But that big money is for the big draws. Like Mayweather. While the top MMA guys don't get 20 million + a fight they still get a generous amount.

But as far as the undercard fighter I don't see that big a difference between boxing and mma unless I've been lied to.

hey Silva, being that you're obviously a bigger MMA fan than i might be, what's up with Kongo? when it comes to the UFC, i watch certain fighters and every so often someone will bust onto the scene (like Cain Velasquez) whom i assumed Kongo would beat. thing is, i rarely delve into the details of fighters or their fight history. was Cain that bad? or was Kongo a bit overrated?

It was more like Cain was overrated and Kongo fought ******. The UFC hyped Cain up so much as being a savage standing and a great wrestler.

Kongo knocked him down with one punch and Cain wanted nothing to do with the stand-up and took him down and won a boring decision. Kongo has ZERO ground game. Kongo could have put the dude away at the beginning of each round but refused to play it safe and keep the distance and pick his shots and got taken down and controlled. After all Kongo could easily compete in K-1 with how good his striking is. But he has no wrestling and with the HW division of the UFC comprised of mostly wrestlers and grapplers, he's probably never going to get a shot at the title much less win it.

also, i know MMA fans defend fighters poor records when, for instance, someone has 12 W and 8 L with 1 draw. Everyone fights everyone, and they fight more times a year than a Boxer so the chances of losing are greater, right? or so i was told.

Styles make fights. Some fighters match-up with other fighter better or they match-up terribly. The diversity makes it interesting.

My favorite fighter Wanderlei silva doesn't have too much of an impressive record as of late but he comes in the cage to put on exciting fights and that's why he has such a large fan base.

Who in your opinion, of the up and comers do you think is legit? I think if Fedor can manage to have a good record, and guys like Machida can remain undefeated, don't you think that blows the whole argument out of the water?

It's hard to say who is the next big up and comer because the sport is still rapidly growing and there are so many promising guys. But then big prospects will get into the big leagues and they'll either choke or be completely outclassed.

Not sure what you mean about Fedor and Machida...

[D-MiZe]

Lennox Lewis playing chess comes to mind..