Name 1 athlete from the NFL or NBA that you think could have been a boxing great

[New England]

Imagine if Shaq was trained to be a boxer starting at the age of 8. Remember prime Shaq that was breaking backboards and ****? Yeah he would have been a beast.

Yao Ming would've been unstoppable

too big and not athletic enough.



i'm taking len bias.

[SkillspayBills]

Bo Jackson would have been the GOAT.

Guy is literally the best athlete to ever exist. He'd dominate

[mconstantine]

It's virtually impossible to infer who would be a good boxer from watching these guys play football or basketball. ****** thread.

The only thing that could give you the slightest clue is perhaps their coordination with their footwork. So in that case, I'm going with Deion Sanders. His dances say it all.

2:58 he does throw a pretty nice straight left.



He was one of the most amazing athletes of any sport of all time. He'd probably fight like Floyd. I bet his reflexes is crazy too.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Bo Jackson would have been the GOAT.

Guy is literally the best athlete to ever exist. He'd dominate

Bo's a good choice. He was an athletic freak. As long as his chin was up to the quality of his body, he'd be kicking ass. Another guy that might've done well is Herschel Walker, another athletic specimen.

[bojangles1987]

It's virtually impossible to infer who would be a good boxer from watching these guys play football or basketball. ****** thread.

The only thing that could give you the slightest clue is perhaps their coordination with their footwork. So in that case, I'm going with Deion Sanders. His dances say it all.

2:58 he does throw a pretty nice straight left.



He was one of the most amazing athletes of any sport of all time. He'd probably fight like Floyd. I bet his reflexes is crazy too.

Of course you can't predict their chin or how their stamina would translate, but you can see their athletic ability and IQ and coordination. A great athlete is a great athlete, that translates in every sport.

[Jimmy 23]

Wade......

[New England]

It's virtually impossible to infer who would be a good boxer from watching these guys play football or basketball. ****** thread.

The only thing that could give you the slightest clue is perhaps their coordination with their footwork. So in that case, I'm going with Deion Sanders. His dances say it all.

2:58 he does throw a pretty nice straight left.



He was one of the most amazing athletes of any sport of all time. He'd probably fight like Floyd. I bet his reflexes is crazy too.

i don't agree at all. take an athletic 12 year old and teach him to box under a great trainer and he will thrive. talent is talent. that's how it is with virtually any athletic sport. sure, some sports favor certain builds over others, but you take the talented kids over the pedestrians. speed, size, and strength. those are the basic components.



i mean really, you'd prefer chris arreola or tony thompson walking into your gym at 12 years old over michael jordan? you can train tony thompson, and i'll train jordan, and jordan will beat the f#Cking starch out of thompson.

[Public_Enemy]

Shaq is the 1st athlete that came to mind. He was very agile for his size and had fluid movements especially in his Orlando days. He also had a big personality. If Shaq would've been any good as a boxer, he would've been a star. He did struggle with Charles Barkley though lol.

The other person would be Michael Jordan. Two sport player (although he wasn't that good in baseball) with speed, agility and tenacity. Jordan could've been a killer in the ring like he was on the court.

[djeffectz]

Jeremy Lin - The next Pacquiao

Asians produce the best boxers in the world, theyre hard workers and smart..

[bojangles1987]

Can't believe it took until this page for Jordan to get mentioned. He was too damn egotistical to not be a success if he grew up playing something. I know people will say he ****** at baseball, but he also didn't spent his entire life playing baseball like we're assuming he would spend his life dedicated to being a pro boxer.