Audio: Rampage Jackson Wants to Make The Move To Boxing

[ZombieProphet]

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[MaliSlamusrex]

I want the moon on a stick and golden slippers.

[Bodyshot99]

No, god NO!!!

i love both boxing and mma (mma moreso), but he should stay in mma and evolve even though he looks more like a boxer than a mixed martial artist in the cage these days.

[motorcity]

At first, I thought heck no but he would bring some MMA fans back to boxing the same as Lesnar brought wrestling fans to MMA.

[BlackBrenny]

he'll get crushed

[KO KIDD]

guess he realized he cant get the title back in UFC and is gonna try boxing

so he would be a cruiser and id give him zero shot vs Cunningham or Huck

[MetalMandible]

Rampage's boxing isn't even as sharp as it was two or three years ago and he's far too slow of hand and foot to have ANY impact on boxing's CW division. He'd be so outclassed and hit so much that I would even give feather fisted Cunningham a shot at stopping him.

[Flash Jab]

That'd be an awful decision by Page.

[james4210]

I think it's fantastic news, it's great also that Rampage seems to like the UK for some reason.

There's not really a lot of evidence how well MMA fighters do in boxing, Kimbo slice seems to be doing okay, and how much better is Rampage. PS where's the rest of the interview?

[tri-pod]

The dude has got power, I'll give him that much. Don't see him doing much though.

[Flash Jab]

Originally Posted by james4210

I think it's fantastic news, it's great also that Rampage seems to like the UK for some reason.

There's not really a lot of evidence how well MMA fighters do in boxing, Kimbo slice seems to be doing okay, and how much better is Rampage. PS where's the rest of the interview?

Kimbo's had like 1 pro fight against a no hoper. Apparently he's fighting Tye Fields next, a fight he has no chance of winning.

[huck_]

I would say let him do it.
What is going to accomplish if he stays in UFC? nothing.

Someone said Rampage would get crushed by top cruisers. I don't think so. For instance Huck is just a bigger and somewhat better version of Arthur Abraham - he is a slugger and can be defeated. Rampage might even cover the ground better than Huck, because the ring is tiny compared to the cage. Besides, Page still remains an explosive/unpredictable guy with excellent chin, the sort of fighter that makes fights hard to call if brawling errupts.

[One Punch KO]

Well, let's see how he does against a few U.S/U.K club fighters first. Personally, I don't see him making the jump. He must know that at 33 he'll make more from MMA than boxing. Rampage can still headline UFC events as a top 205lber, so he'll probably milk it until he retires.

But if he wants to box, there is always that James Toney fight...

[huck_]

Originally Posted by One Punch KO

But if he wants to box, there is always that James Toney fight...

sure, when Toney switches to granola burgers

[Flash Jab]

Originally Posted by huck_

I would say let him do it.
What is going to accomplish if he stays in UFC? nothing.

Someone said Rampage would get crushed by top cruisers. I don't think so. For instance Huck is just a bigger and somewhat better version of Arthur Abraham - he is a slugger and can be defeated. Rampage might even cover the ground better than Huck, because the ring is tiny compared to the cage. Besides, Page still remains an explosive/unpredictable guy with excellent chin, the sort of fighter that makes fights hard to call if brawling errupts.

No, it doesn't. It's all different. If you think Rampage would stand any sort of chance with Huck or even Maccarinelli you're very naive. And what else has he got to accomplish if he stays in the UFC? Plenty, it's his sport. He's not going to accomplish anything in boxing.