I see where you're coming from, but for me it would make much more sense for someone like Overeem to have a few fights against lower-level pro boxing opposition, see if he could make his way up the ladder at least a little way off his own back rather than waltzing into a shot at the division's best on account of being a big name in MMA and/or K1, ie: remove the 'freakshow' Couture vs Toney aspect of it, and see if he can at least function in a different sport to a reasonable level before making a high-profile fight with a top, top boxer. If Overeem proved he had the fundamentals and the stamina to win some boxing matches, then give him the shot. If he failed at these hurdles (as I suspect he would), then at least his fans would've seen him have a shot at pro boxing without getting utterly humiliated and decimated by a top boxer. Nick Diaz vs Jeff Lacy was a better idea. I still think he would've lost comprehensively, but Nick seems to have the cardio of an athlete, and Lacy has nowhere near the technical or physical abilities of a Klitschko.
Why doesn't he try to make a Wlad fight? That at least will give him a punchers chance... But all in all I think its a bad idea for him. He will probably be KO'd early and it would cost him a lot of prestige.
wlad would **** him up even more..at least vitali can be hit..wlad would make him look stupid for 3-4 rounds then knock his ass out
wlad can be hit aswell. haye hit him, peter first round too! overeem has a better puncherschance against wlad, against vitali no chance! but yeah, wald would kill overeem!
yea they hit him but to what affect??haye prob stunned wlad a little..peters was like water off a ducks back..but when i say get hit i mean with something meaningful..but at least we agree wlad would **** him up...:good:good
Yes I agree, Jumping into Boxing isn't like jumping into kickboxing. Overeem was originally a kickboxer and his first pro fight was kickboxing, he also trains at one of the best kickboxing gyms in the world so that was a more natural transition. Also, He would need to get a good boxing training camp and maybe have a few fights to get his feet wet because the style he currently uses just wouldn't work in Boxing.