Could Floyd beat BJ Penn in an MMA fight?

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  1. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    No, I know dude. I'm not singling out St Pierre, they are all on it expect for maybe BJ. Yeah I know BJ is a huge Pac fan.
     
  2. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    This is exactly the way I feel & Im one of the few who loves both sports, I have no bias either way, trust me, I watch A LOT of both sports.
     
  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    No, Floyd has a punchers chance in an MMA fight, Penn has NO chance in a boxing match.

    Id bet very big on Penn in an MMA fight.... Id bet my ****in LIFE on Mayweather in a boxing match... by Bill Butcher.

    Copy & paste that ****, any sensible **** will agree.
     
  4. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Someone big, I think Lyoto for sure, the guy grabs Rashad and throws him like a ****ing dummy? This is the same Rashad that was slamming Thiago at will.

    I used to think BJ but I noticed him lately, unless hes really training better but he's looking very solid and his cardio problems have been non existent. I remember him against Sherk and Stevenson, he could barely raise his arms up after the fight.

    At the end of the day, you cant stop PEDs especially if the reward outweighs the risk.
     
  5. Old Cat

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    Are we talking about the same Penn who quit because GSP Jabbed him a few times?

    Jabs for cripes sake. LOL LOL Jabs
     
  6. 196osh

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  7. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    A puncher's chance varies with different match-ups.

    BJ Penn has a good chin. Penn's thick neck for his size, and thick jaw, suggested this before proving it in a bout.

    An accurate, flush landing, shot can end a fight. Mayweather is accurate and fast.

    This is not a match that favors the puncher.

    Penn is a world class grappler, and would likely pursue a fight there if tagged. Mayweather has no grappling credentials, and Penn would be more than willing to pull guard if his take down attempts were somehow thwarted. I don't think that Penn would need to pull guard, just presenting the possibility.

    Until Mayweather shows some sort of grappling knowledge, I really can't see this fight lasting more than a minute.

    Tyson would have a better chance againt Fedor than Mayweather against Penn.
     
  8. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    BJ has more chin than Floyd does power.
     
  9. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeh right pal, like Penn has ever seen speed like da Pretty Boys.

    You think Penn breaks Mays shell with them pucnhes you crazy.
     
  10. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    That is the truth. Floyd is so fast and good that he could tag BJ before it gets to the ground. If it was boxing, then BJ would be embarassed.
     
  11. theHawtness

    theHawtness Active Member Full Member

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    no. the fight would never happen. he would duck bj, kenny, diego and fight guida.:deal
     
  12. theHawtness

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    :good:good:thumbsup
     
  13. horst

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    I don't give Mayweather a ****ing prayer in an MMA fight versus Penn, no matter how you rationalize it. Anyone who does simply doesn't grasp how great the skill of Penn is. Is he such a '**** that he will try to stand with one of the most skilful boxers on the planet? Obviously not. He will take him down within seconds, and that's the fight over. It's ****ing BJ we are talking about here, if he wants to take a rank novice down, he will do so IMMEDIATELY. The only boxer in the world you would give even a prayer, a puncher's chance, of knocking him out before he manages to secure the takedown would be a boxer with extreme one-punch knockout power, and that is NOT Floyd, again no matter how you attempt to rationalize it. Penn has a proven granite chin, no chance would Floyd knock him cold with a single shot, no matter how swift or accurate it was. Penn has went the distance with Lyoto Machida, he has proven to have an iron chin over years and years of taking shots from beasts wearing mma gloves. Sorry dudes, but Floyd doesn't have even a tiny glimmer of possibility in this one, and anyone who thinks so needs to have a look in the mirror.

    I'd give Shane Mosley a better chance than Floyd because he has the venom in his punches that Floyd doesn't have, but the chance is still so microscopic I wouldn't recognize it as even existing. The very idea that an MMA ATG Zen Master like BJ Penn doesn't know how to take down an mma rank novice without taking a clean full-blooded punch to the head is just beyond ludicrous.
     
  14. codeman99998

    codeman99998 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Even if Floyd NAILED Penn on his first punch and dropped Penn, which doesn't seem likely at all, he still has to knock him out cold to win the fight. Penn could butt-scoot for christ's sakes then pull guard and win. If Floyd follows even a very very very badly damaged Penn to the ground to finish him off he loses.
     
  15. Sloth

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    First off, Floyd would duck penn so there is no need to speculate. But if it happened, Penn would take Floyd down then dismantle him quickly.