MMA rules PBF (Boxer) has a chance, a good chance to win. Boxing rules Torres (MMA) has HARDLY any chance to win.
He probably took a dive for more money. At the time wasn't that Slice dude the savor of UFC or whatever they call/called it?
For those who claim you can't possibly become champion in boxing after just a few fights: Thai Bantamweight Veeraphol Sahaprom was WBC champion after his first fight, and world champion after his 4th. After losing to African Nana Konadu in his next fight, he continued on to become one of the most consistent champions in the sport for the next decade. Another Thai fighter in Saensek Muangsurin also became the WBC champ after his 3rd fight, lost once and defended it 8 times. He's mostly known for his debilitating loss to Hearns, though he'd already lost his strap and was coming off a two fight losing streak by then. Muangchai Kittikasem won the strap in just his 6th fight before becoming one of the top Flyweights in the world in the mid 90's. Wilfred Benitez was world ranked by age 15 and world champion by age 17. Hell, Leon Spinks beat Muhammad Ali in his 8th bout.
Thai's have a lot of kick boxing fights and then switch to boxing. They're already masters of the strikes in both legs and fist. I would emagine they can make the switch easily to just using the fist :bbb
All that proof of fighters winning belts early in their careers means nada outside of the spinks/ali fight. There are so many belts in boxing that sure, a fighter can probably win a title early but the difference is these "minor" titles are being taken from nobodies. you see guys in mma taking the title from the MAIN fighters in the sport where you would never see Pac, Mosely, or PBF lose to someone with 7 fights.
Muay Thai and boxing are completely different. Punches are arguably used less efficiently in Muay Thai than any of the 8 appendages.