Could Floyd beat BJ Penn in an MMA fight?

No he isn't

 

In a word no. BJ's boxing would be good enough to defend himself standing up and Floyd has zero ground skills and no knowledge of submissions that I know off.

That said under boxing rules Floyd schools BJ for 12 rounds for a decision victory

 

if he hits bj cleanly then yes.. if bj catches him with a takedown, then its all over

 

Even if Floyd hit him clean BJ would still win.

 

No way!

 

could mayweather beat nadal at darts?

 

:rofl Absolute class!!

 

Cintron would probably do much better than most boxers (I would certainly back Cintron to beat Mayweather, in an mma fight). He has genuine power and (By most accounts) wrestled at high school/collage.
That said he would literally have one chance at putting BJ's lights out and Penn possesses sufficiently good stand-up (And an iron beard) to ensure that Kermit's one chance does not occur. As soon as BJ (A truly world class grappler) puts his hands on Cintron, it is over!

 

Agreed, but in an mma fight BJ utilises kicks, and while Floyd is trying to work out wtf is going on BJ gets his hands on Floyd and the fight is over.

I will say this though, whenever pro boxers have fought in mma the one thing that everybody notices is just how tough those ****ers are!! They may "Tap" if their arm/leg is getting twisted up-side down, but apart from that they do not quit! And of course the sport of mma has produced many true warriors, who define the word "Courage".

Here is a question for anyone who cares to answer:

MMA fighter or boxer, who is (In your opinion) tougher? You may generalise or consider actual individuals from both disciplines.

Objective analysis please!.

 

This is the BOTTOM LINE.

Mayweather would beat Penn in a Boxing match 10 times out of 10. No questions asked.

Mayweather could beat Penn in MMA because all fights start standing and boxing is part of it, but you'd have to favor Penn because of all the other facets involved.

 

I think they're all tough. There really isn't two ways about it. I think mentally, both sports are equally challenging. One thing to note though, I think MMA is more challenging on lower levels such as amateur/young pro. Because you don't need a lot of skill for MMA to hurt. Knee to the face or a kick to the liver is going to hurt like a mother****er even if you're not as good at technique. On the other hand it cancels out through wrestling and you don't need to get punched/kicked at ALL in some cases.

But to get to the top of both sports you have to be equally tough.

 

Well tough can is determined in different ways. I actually believe it just depends.

Example. Boxer: Arturo Gatti (R.I.P.) A true throw back fighter. A fighter that could take punishment and dish out some of his own. A fighter that was based on heart and used it to win alot of fights.

Example. MMA Fighter: Big NOG. You can say he's an MMA version of Gatti. He takes punishment and his determination and heart pulls him through more times than not. He's won alot of fights because of his heart and courage.

I judge toughness based on how much punishment a fighter can take. Alot of people judge toughness off a fighter being macho, but anyone can do that.

Example. Bob Sapp. His last name fits him perfectly. He sure LOOKS like a tough guy, he ACTS like a tough guy, pretty much plays the bully role, and gets his ass kicked.

Example. Manny Pacquiao: Doesn't act or put up a front for anything. He's a perfect example of a gentleman athlete that embodies sportsmanship. Can take an ass whipping and can knock your head into tomorrow.

 

No, he can't. 100/100 Penn wins MMA. It's like saying Penn has a punchers chance in a boxing match against Mayweather. He doesn't.

 

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I am so tired of this stereotypical bull**** that all it takes is for a Boxer to land cleanly to knock out an MMA Fighter. Such bull****. Floyd can land clean on BJ then Floyd will have Penn's foot shoved up his ass.

 

You're being dismissive. It's easy.

Mayweather beats Penn in a boxing match. MMA starts standing, if he lands hard enough, with great enough technique, he'll knock Penn out. He's on a different planet, in a different universe in striking with his hands than Penn. However, like I said, you have to favor Penn because he'd most surely take the fight to the ground and if he wanted to, it'd be easy.

...In a Boxing match, there is no ground game. No ju-jitsu, no wrestling, no grappling, no ground n pound. Mayweather wins in whichever round he wants.