Boxers who would have made good MMA fighters

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Paul Berlenbach could have been made for it.
     
  2. META5

    META5 Active Member Full Member

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    Throw in both and see what happens ...

    Mostly the Rock tho - power and size to make for a good grappler.
     
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  3. kirk

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    Golovkin.
    Crawford.
    Usyk.
    Loma.
    Rigo.
    Donaire.


    Just to name a couple, and just imo.
     
  4. ross

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    i always thought prime Roy Jones jr if he were taught how to scramble and avoid a few take downs. I mean if he could avoid just a few take downs it wouldn't be long before he could KO whoever was in front of him or bust them up badly . I base this off of watching Chuck Liddell and Liddell was no where near Jones in the hands department.
     
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  5. Moggy94

    Moggy94 Active Member Full Member

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    Hoost said he didn't feel comfortable with the anything goes aspect, Art Davie said that Hoost's trainer knew the perfect guy for this and hence getting Gerard Gordeau who was a nast Karatea/street fighter.

    I think Tyson would have been beaten by Gracie, Shamrock, Gordeau and Smith in the first UFC.
     
  6. Moggy94

    Moggy94 Active Member Full Member

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    The best answer for this is Danny Hodge

    Golden Gloves Champion, 7-2 Professional Boxing record, 3 time NCAA D1 Champion, two time Olympian, Freestyle Silver Medalist and a freakishly strong grip to the point where he could snap pliers.

    Also former World Cruiserweight Champion O'Neil Bell who was a State Champion Wrestler too.

    Heavyweights like George Foreman, Hasim Rahman and David Tua could have been good at it too potentially.
     
  7. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    Jones would have been Anderson Silva 2.0.