Difference between boxing and wrestling is that one is much more difficult to master than the other. Give a professional boxer five years of training in wrestling (or BJJ) with the best instructors and he'll become very skilled. Train a wrestler in boxing for five years and he'll barely make it to the pros. Professional boxers don't reach world-class status until their mid-to-late twenties after training in the sport for at least 15 years.
There are several cases in MMA where fighters with only a few years of training have become elite contenders. The same cannot be said in boxing.
There are several cases in MMA where fighters with only a few years of training have become elite contenders. The same cannot be said in boxing.
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