Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua: I'd Try MMA, But I Would Probably Get Beaten

[hugh grant]

Floyd given boxers ideas of getting involved in MMA? But how come boxers are talking about possibility of going at it with MMA rules but Floyd is boxing?
Floyd never takes risks lol

[1hourRun]

Yeah A.J is going to pack Wembley fighting in a cage, rolling around like a f*g!

[KillaCamNZ]

Odds are he'd lose more than we won against top flight MMA guys in the cage, not much doubt about that.

I think people are underestimating the skillset of a lot of HW fighters, however. A few people have said 90% of HW's don't use takedowns - yes, technically that's about right, but it's not due to inability to do so. BJJ in particular is huge in MMA, including the HW division - it's not regularly used in the cage because the HW game has always been about striking abilities. If someone came into the cage with little or no ability to defend a takedown, or defend themselves in the grapple or on the ground, best believe a number of guys with predominantly striking skills would call on their wrestling and BJJ training. You'd see it because it's effective - and we don't see it much currently because it's not effective against someone who has a mirroring skillset.

[Zn1]

He needs to worry about Wilder beating his ass!

Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko, as did Anthony Joshua. What is Wilder's best win? the closest he's come to facing legit opposition is when he signed to fight Povetkin.