Yeah right. Then why even be in MMA when the better pay is in boxing? That statement is false. If it's so easy then why is mma striking so bad? Look at just happen to big Tim. He was supposed to be a top striker in mma in the HW division and was knocked out quickly by a retired boxer past his prime. LOL! What a said showing. You get me pick3. LOL!!! Tim has had many kos in MMA. Can you explain this?
Knot you Jacob. You're knot taking the side of the striker
To KTFO someone you have to plant your feet. If you have to chase a skilled grappler and you over extend or leave a leg trailing you're done. If knot professional boxers wood dominate MMA.
I take the side of a striker. Did you see how Lesnar would flinch and freeze when Frank Mir hit him? Lesnar does not like getting hit. A good striker doesn't have to chase someone to strike. they can go in, do damage, then angle away, or draw their opponent into them. You should look at what Maurice Smith did to Mark Coleman in an older UFC. Lesnar is the new Mark Coleman.
I think you under rate the damage a good boxer can do and the skill it takes to box well. There are no kick ass boxers in MMA because boxing pays more. If you can make a million dollars in a boxing match or fifteen thousand fighting in the UFC, which would you choose?
And by the way Ray Mercer, a 48 year old former WBO world heavyweight champion and semi-retired boxer recently KTFO Tim Sylvia even faster than Fedor did. The promoters even tried to fuck Ray over by claiming that it was boxing rules until 2 days before the fight.
All the boxers that come to MMA couldn't make it in boxing. Careers ended and needed another way to compete. It's much harder to be the best in one form of fighting then to be decent in all kinds. You can't run or hide. If you're being out wrestled you can't start hitting, if you are being out striked you can't take a person down. The better person always comes out on top most of the time. Thats why a guy like machida is so dangerous. He's so good at one thing that no one really ever had any formal training in. They can train now and they will never catch up to his talent. Truth is fact and fact is truth.
There are no kick ass boxers in MMA because boxing pays more. If you can make a million dollars in a boxing match or fifteen thousand fighting in the UFC, which would you choose?
Your assumptions are wrong. Many boxers make a good living off of having losing records. They become trial horses for up and comers and are used to make the up and comers look good. Many boxers at that level are convinced that they will fight for a title or have a successful career. They are groomed to become boxing champions. Boxers typically start before their early teens. They then usually go through the amateur program and rack up sometimes hundreds of fights. Then they may go pro. Boxing is far more competitive than MMA.
I take the side of a striker. Did you see how Lesnar would flinch and freeze when Frank Mir hit him? Lesnar does not like getting hit. A good striker doesn't have to chase someone to strike. they can go in, do damage, then angle away, or draw their opponent into them. You should look at what Maurice Smith did to Mark Coleman in an older UFC. Lesnar is the new Mark Coleman.
I think you under rate the damage a good boxer can do and the skill it takes to box well. There are no kick ass boxers in MMA because boxing pays more. If you can make a million dollars in a boxing match or fifteen thousand fighting in the UFC, which would you choose?
And by the way Ray Mercer, a 48 year old former WBO world heavyweight champion and semi-retired boxer recently KTFO Tim Sylvia even faster than Fedor did. The promoters even tried to fuck Ray over by claiming that it was boxing rules until 2 days before the fight.
Correct. The pay and talent pool is way deeper in boxing. Much harder to make it in boxing. The punishment, the amount of endurance it takes, the time to be skilled in the art, and how deal with the situations that will happen takes time. Don't know about you but, I'll take someone thats been boxing since he was a kid with over 200 fights over a mma guy with no past in boxing. They are way behind to win them at the game they've done for years.
Correct. The pay and talent pool is way deeper in boxing. Much harder to make it in boxing. The punishment, the amount of endurance it takes, the time to be skilled in the art, and how deal with the situations that will happen takes time. Don't know about you but, I'll take someone thats been boxing since he was a kid with over 200 fights over a mma guy with no past in boxing. They are way behind to win them at the game they've done for years.
I would take the average competitive boxer over the average MMA competitor in an MMA match even. I've trained with average MMA guys. They cannot cope with a guy who has even mediocre boxing level striking skills.
It's not the sport they want excel in. No time. Boxers must always stay active working on the boxing craft. MMA offers really no benifits for them to become better boxers. The main goal is to make it in boxing. Why risk breaking there hands with those little ass gloves. Once the hand goes it never really holds up no more and sometimes have to end boxing because of it. I know. It happen to me. Can't hit nothing fullforce without injurying my hand.
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