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

[New England]

Jeremy Lin - The next Pacquiao

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

no they don't...


america produces the best fighters on the planet. if they weren't born here, outside of a few divisions [baby sized men, CW, and HW,] they aspire to fight here.

[mconstantine]

Jeremy Lin - The next Pacquiao

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

Haha. That was cute.

[Cutthroat]

So many great athletes, it's hard to choose.


Being a Spurs fan I immediately think of David Robinson, his athleticism was off the charts. 7'1 250lbs of pure muscle, and he ran like a deer. If that weren't enough he is extremely intelligent, he's got a great work ethic and attitude.

Dude looks like a damn action figure:



Another guy is Wilt Chamberlain, you could put him in almost any sport and he'd dominate.

[CubanGuyNYC]

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.

As great as Jordan was, I just don't see him as a fighter. The same goes for Sanders.

[New England]

As great as Jordan was, I just don't see him as a fighter. The same goes for Sanders.

and tony thompson is a fighter? how about eddie chambers? those fat f#Cks don't have the drive to get in shape, or to abstain from eating a piece of cake.


if jordan walked into a gym at 12 and trained to be a fighter for 10 year's you'd see him as a fighter. there's no magical pixie dust dolled out just for "fighters." talent is talent. mentality is conditioned in youth, just like anything else. just trust me if it doesn't make sense / isn't intuitive.

[CubanGuyNYC]

So many great athletes, it's hard to choose.


Being a Spurs fan I immediately think of David Robinson, his athleticism was off the charts. 7'1 250lbs of pure muscle, and he ran like a deer. If that weren't enough he is extremely intelligent, he's got a great work ethic and attitude.

Dude looks like a damn action figure:



Another guy is Wilt Chamberlain, you could put him in almost any sport and he'd dominate.

All these big guys mentioned -- Shaq, Yao, Robinson, Wilt -- wouldn't necessarily do great as boxers. Ed "Too Tall" Jones didn't make it as a boxer, neither did Mark Gastineau. Granted, neither of these guys fought since they were kids, but they were big natural athletes whose attributes got them nowhere in the ring.

[bojangles1987]

As great as Jordan was, I just don't see him as a fighter. The same goes for Sanders.

Jordan was an egotistical ******* who didn't accept failure. Bring him up fighting, and I think he's at least world class. We know he has the talent.

[the mesiah]

Deion Sanders, this guy was (past it now) very athletic in his prime (nicknamed PrimeTime) he would have excelled in any physical sport including boxing.

James toney made him his b!tch back in the day when they was in high school .prime time one of my fave football players ever but in boxing he aint got no heart or intangibles to get it done in the ring , no matter who trains him.

[djeffectz]

Dat Nguyen - Former dallas cowboys player

omg, this dude was a beast, very nice guy also that fits in a Pacquiao mode. Very hard worker and super smart.

[CubanGuyNYC]

and tony thompson is a fighter? how about eddie chambers? those fat f#Cks don't have the drive to get in shape, or to abstain from eating a piece of cake.


if jordan walked into a gym at 12 and trained to be a fighter for 10 year's you'd see him as a fighter. there's no magical pixie dust dolled out just for "fighters." talent is talent. mentality is conditioned in youth, just like anything else. just trust me if it doesn't make sense / isn't intuitive.

This thread is fun, but it's really pointless. Obviously a guy like Jordan was an amazing athletic specimen, but being a fighter requires specific qualities, just like being a basketball player requires specific qualities. Even the guys I chose, Bo Jackson and Herschel Walker, wouldn't necessarily do well as fighters.

Just because Jordan is head-and-shoulders over Thompson as an overall athlete doesn't mean he would have as much success as a fighter. Some people are just born for certain things. You wouldn't necessarily think Jordan could outrun Usain Bolt if Michael was brought up as a sprinter, would you? I'm not saying Tony is Bolt's equivalent as a boxer, but you get the point.