None of them would be able to compete successful in pro boxing. Their 'technique ' is good enough for MMA but its WOEFULLY poor for pro boxing. Ironically BJ Penn would have made a good journeyman. Good hands and a great chin. He wouldn't have gone far but he would have been durable and competitive to a point.
Yeah thats what I mean though. Good boxing for MMA, so it's still fair to call them boxers when you are talking about MMA :good
:think Well, he's heavy-handed and relies on throwing hands (as opposed to well-rounded strikers like Overeem)...Perhaps "puncher" would work?
I don't think so. :nono MMA can't be considered the pinnacle of combat sports when it's 'boxing' is infinitely inferior to Pro Boxing.
Look at this shite that was just posted on Sherdog. Might be the worst post I've ever read in my life, on any forum. Originally Posted by superfoot4eva This content is protected If true, then boxing isn't all that great. At this point, it's boxing, not MMA that has something to prove. High level wrestlers, kickboxers, and BJJ guys have all found alot of success in MMA, but we're still waiting for a good boxer to show he can be champ. The UFC HW champ reliably makes 7 figures per fight: better than all but maybe the top 5 HWs. If boxers are such awesome strikers then there should be a bunch of dudes who are just a couple years of training TDD away from UFC gold and the millions that come with it. David Haye ought to be able to do it in his sleep. Until that happens, if MMA guys are doing something differently from boxers, then I'm just going to assume that the way boxers do it just doesn't work in a real fight. :-(
Oft repeated phrase by MANY MMA fans. Either way in terms of a sport that employs many aspects from martial arts logically it has to be.
Whilst Kharitonov's boxing is weak -by pro boxing standards- he has participated in the K-1 and has also represented his country and Tajikistan in the amateurs. So yes if he was called a 'boxer' id have to agree.