NONE....some of them are ok/desent at best....boxing is a very refined sport, most great fighters start boxing when they are barely old enough to wear gloves......its hard to say...GSP and Anderson Silva have great hands for MMA, but im not sure if they are of quality as a pro boxer whos been boxing since the age of 8.......if i had ot guess, id say GSP, anderson silva, and maybe a few others....would they be world champs?? i dont think so
None will be world champion, but several have done well for not having a boxing background. Jens Pulver and Chris Lytle both had respectable pro careers, Pulver was on ESPN2, Lytle was originally slated to be on the contender. Antonio Rogerio Nogueria is the #1 SHW Amateur in South America right now.
Huh:huh the same GSP that almost got smoked by an out of shape BJJ whiz Penn and got knocked out by Serra. Silva is a good choice. Pulver is pretty good boxing I thing he did at one point. Also Hellboy Joachin Hansen But they'd all be C level
Pulver had 4 pro bouts, all against guys with records like 0-4, i dont think that amounts to "respectable"!!!!!!
nobodies claiming they are great boxers, but several have had succesful pro careers, and many more have had solid am careers, and some have even won some pretty prestigious awards at am.
Which is exactly why I posted it. I get so tired of seeing people using the "Boxers can't be successful in MMA without training" threads to hype up MMA without seeing the inverse. This illustrates how stupid this pissing match is. Neither one would be that successful in the other sport without the specialized training, which is why the argument's bull****. If you're telling me the world class MMA fighters can beat crappy boxers, well guess what? There's a shitload of crappy heavyweights in UFC Wlad Klitschko would destroy. Said boxer or MMA fighter isn't going to fight at a championship level in either without extensive training in that exact discipline. Sweet Pea, you're a ****in tool dude .
By the term successful meaning beating A-level boxers. The answer would definitely be NONE. But in terms of knocking out C-level fighters quickly ala Valero, I would say quite a few.
Numerous fighters from MMA would have success. The current champs in every division are respectable boxers and a year or two would see them improve rapidly. Some could and would be champs. On top of the champs I'd throw in Liddell and GSP as having very good chances. It is the same with boxing, I'm sure some of the guys could be very good i.e. Wlad, Hatton, maybe Cintron etc
