MMA Fighters who could do good in Boxing

[Someone88]

Oh, hmm good observation. Imma have to look at the way he reacts from now on lol. Wasnt he training with Freddie Roach for the Koscheck fight? Man he jabbed him death lol.



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Yep GSP has been training with Roach for a while

[croz]

The guys being mentioned by me were Gomi, Pulver, and Arlovski. From what I know, only Pulver has dome some professional boxing, the other two have not. I don't like Silva at all.

I know what you were saying, I was saying it mainly for the people who think Silva would fair well. It's not some hypothetical debate with him, it happened and it didn't work out.

[Someone88]

None would be a top 20 guy in the weight class in boxing.

Could Silva make 175? I doubt it, and at 200 he would be too small. Silva already lost a boxing fight.

Stamina is a big issue. MMA fighters throw less punches in 5 mins than an average boxer does in 3 rounds. Can they go 12.

I heard Anderson lost a match before but we're talking about potential too

[New England]

the diaz brothers

chin, conditioning, and great reach.
and the pace

they would be tough gatekeeper types.

[Someone88]

none would ever be elite.

How would you know that? I'd say Dos Santos is more talented than Povetkin for instance but just needs the training

[Someone88]

In That Case...NONE OF THEM!

But Silva and JDS would be Decent Boxers! But we gotta understand the guys who they are looking impressive against, those guys can't box for ****! Like Silva looking like Ali against Forrest Griffin....Forrest Griffin is AWFUL and extremely SLOW, same with JDS in the Heavyweight Division, none of those guys can Box besides him

I get you but let's also consider that they'd focus on Boxing

[Someone88]

I also think a prime Fedor could possibly make a decent hw, I've heard he's been boxing since he was a child, he could fight at cruiser, yet another very weak division.

Cw and Hw are the two weakest divisions in boxing imo, anything below that would be far too difficult.

I'm not sure about hunt, he fought a much smaller japanese CW d level boxer in mma and had a very very difficult time landing, he's very slow, his power also looked very unimpressive.

Fedor and Hunt could have done good, I heard Tua him up beat in sparring but I don't know if it's true

[Exciterx30]

I know what you were saying, I was saying it mainly for the people who think Silva would fair well. It's not some hypothetical debate with him, it happened and it didn't work out.

Fair enough but, to try to put a wrap to any misunderstanding, I will say this. It's ridiculous to think any MMA fighter, even a champion like Jon Jones or JDS, could challenge Wladimir Klitschko for the title and win. They would be entering Wladimir's world and they would be dominated, perhaps brutally knocked out in a few rounds. On the other hand, if Wladimir went and challenged Jon Jones in MMA, chances are than Jones takes him down and submits him easily. These are different combat sports and the comparisons and debates are just not necessary. To put it in a simple way, to each its own. To me, both are great sports.

[Someone88]

If any could do well, they'd be in boxing! Its as simple as that! Ray.

It's not that simple, to be successful in Boxing is generally more difficult. Dos Santos only started training when he was 21 in BJJ and started training in Boxing when he was 22 but with his great talent along with his excellent work ethic he is already the UFC Heavyweight Champion

[Someone88]

Jose Aldo, JDS, Victor Belfort, Stipe Miocic, Fabio Maldonado.

Not sure what makes anyone say Anderson Silva

Why not Anderson? Just asking because I see different opinions. Aldo and Dos Santos have the physical and mental attributes to be successful in Boxing

Oh and Sergei Kharitinov, I remember he boxed Helenius in the AMs and looked pretty good even though he lost, did anyone bring him up yet?

Yep I said Sergei