Could Alistair Overeem win a heavyweight championship in boxing?

[Eric Holder]

2010 K1 GP winner (kickboxing), current Strikeforce and Dream (mma) heavyweight champion

[Crazylegs77]

not sure he is explosive and powerful but up to a certain point you need more than that..like when you face a gian 7ft tall guy who will jab you nonstop and smother you when you try to punch etc etc

[Eric Holder]

Vitali kickboxing

[Pu$$yKiller]

No way. He has been hurt by K1 guys with pucnhes.

He is like a Samuel Peter, slow, open and is there to be hit. Infact Samuel Peter would have him.

I watched this Overeem Documentary which is in the MMA lounge, and saw what he was like and I thought, if hge is a top HW in MMA, then a masterful boxer has a real good chance at beating him in K1 (Kinda like kick boxing)

The only thing in K1 to worry about are his knees.

No doubt a Tyson who was trained to withstand the pain of kicks, to kick and learned to wrestle a little could probably do very well in MMA.

MMA itself is another story to K1 and boxing. It is another spectrum so that is ahrder for a boxer, but 100% that most HW MMA fighters wouldn't have the stamina to last 12 rounds. They gas out quite easily and with 10 ounce gloves, their punches will be even weaker.

I have sparred with a good friend of mine who has done Wing Chun, Kung Fu, Boxing, Praying Mantis and he beat the **** out of me because of the kicks. A jab is not longer than a leg LOL. So it goes both ways, but I did land some shots that were good of my own, but he used his legs very well and it was ahrd for me to get in.

When I got in, I wrestled with him, but that was even.

So, I am just saying that they are very different sports.

[RSBonos]

With his iron chin and incredible stamina anything is possible! (sarcasm)

But seriously, i'm not slighting him but he just wouldn't be able to cross-over.

He is the combat sports athlete of the year though, I just don't see him ever beating a top rated HW.

[uncle_ray]

Absolutely NO CHANCE

[mushahadeen]

well if the Klitchkos can do it, anybody can.

[Eric Holder]

well if the Klitchkos can do it, anybody can.

I think only Vitali was a kickboxer...


Vitali's a certified bad ass though: pro kickboxer, heavyweight champ, phd in sports science...(and I'm pretty sure he holds some goverment position in the Ukraine as well)

[Imatroll]

in that video he forgot to tell us what kind of steriods he takes

[Rassclot]

the craziest thing about that juggo is that he's fought in the states several times and every time his tests come back clean. LMAO