Would olympic sprinters naturally be explosive boxers ?

[YGriffith]

Fast feet =/= fast hands though so depends on their hand speed.

[PRINCEKOOL]

All good athletes will have the raw components, that are transferable to most sports.

David Haye, Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch, Anthony Joshua. These are three fighters that I know for a fact are great athletes 'Haye was a big proponent of using sprinting workouts during his training camps, and so was Carl Froch'. And Joe Calzaghe seemed to be very gifted as a Middle to Long Distance athlete 'So as you can see, the raw athletic components are transferable to boxing'.

But people must understand? Fighting IS a skill of its own, and I believe just like athleticism? It is actually a innate skill.

Athleticism is a innate skill, which then people build upon.

When you are in school, you take part in sports days and are taught the fundamental athletic skills such as Running, Jumping, Throwing.

Out of these fundamental athletic skills EVERYTHING other sport is spawned from.

Fighting or being able to fight is also a innate skill, which then people build upon.

You get into fights as a kid, you duke it out. You develop a appetite for violence and defense.

Mike Tyson could fight long before he even entered a boxing gym. And there are many great all-time boxers, who also could fight before they even participated in boxing.

Note: So to answer your question directly, would great Track and Field athletes have the raw ability to be explosive boxers? YES. But can these athletes actually fight? Because fighting is a innate primordial skill.

Anthony Joshua is a superior athlete to Tyson Fury. If Anthony Joshua competed against Tyson Fury, in every single Track and Field event 'Fury I honestly don't believe would win a single event'. Joshua would beat Fury in all sprint events, all jumping events, all throwing events, and all Middle Distance to Long distance events. The evidence is there which backs this up, Joshua just before he turned professional was the winner of a competition called 'SuperStars'.

In this competition athletes from all sports most of them Olympians, compete against one another in various athletic disciplines 'Anthony Joshua won the entire event'.

I think if Tyson Fury competed in that Superstars competition, he may have been beaten by multiple athletes. But Tyson Fury when it comes to fighting even back then was most likely a better fighter than Joshua 'Because fighting is a innate fundamental skill'.

I.E Actually I am not so sure whether Fury would of beaten Joshua straight out of the Olympics, but the fight between them would be a lot closer than the SuperStars athletic competition.

Joshua is a greater athlete than Fury, but Fury innately is a greater fighter 'Or at-least his fighting instinct is more developed'. Since Tyson Fury left Peter Fury's stable, I honestly believe that he has been out of condition 'But regardless Fury is still winning'.

Boxers who have the ability to innately fight. These type of fighters, can win fights out of condition. James Toney, Robeto Duran, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson.

And the reason why they can achieve such feats, is because fighting is a innate skill 'A individual athletic component' etc.

Roy Jones Junior, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather Junior.

These are fighters who are not only great athlete's, but innately they are also great fighters 'Once these two attributes combine, this is what then creates 'Super Fighters'.

I would also class David Haye & Joe Calzaghe at their peak as Super Fighters 'On pure ability'.

[The D3vil]

they usually have small heads tho. they are built like cheetahs for speed. Amir Khan and Roy Jones were built for speed. small heads. both have glass jaws.


boxers usually have robust skulls due to the chin being the most important trait.

How does Roy Jones have a glass jaw?

Dude was never even knocked down until he was in his mid 30s, if I'm not mistaken.

He just was ruined by moving up to heavyweight & going back down.

[The D3vil]

Yeah, a lof them in theory could, but you've got to be a different cat to box.

Just because you've got speed, quickness, and agility don't mean that you're going to be able to take getting hit and have the disposition to be able to hit somebody

[HeadShots]

How does Roy Jones have a glass jaw?

Dude was never even knocked down until he was in his mid 30s, if I'm not mistaken.

He just was ruined by moving up to heavyweight & going back down.

we know why he didn't fight McClellan or Julian Jackson




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[The D3vil]

we know why he didn't fight McClellan or Julian Jackson




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No, he beat Toney, who was better than both of them.

[Lance98]

Boxing is about timing and skills. Speed and power will not get you so far...

[garfios]

One thing for sure, nobody would be able to catch them inside the ring.

[Boxfan83]

Probably. Many NBA players would also be great boxers with explosive power

No they wouldnt. Lol! Bball players look the most awkward fighting and downright embarassing at times throwing punches.

[Tails]

No. It's not a bad thing to be capable of but it doesn't have much influence over being quick in the ring.

The speed in boxing is more like dancing in that the movements are clean and precise.

Speed is not telegraphing your punches or movements for the most part.