Israel Adesanya tries boxing!

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    MMA great Asanya tried boxing back in 2014 and looked pretty good, he got robbed fighting a low level Australian fighter, could he have been a decent boxer?
     
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  2. miniq

    miniq Big Stiff Idiot Full Member

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    Hard to come into boxing in your 20's and compete against people who have been doing it since they were kids.

    Anyone can look good against the right opponent...or stiff.
     
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  3. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    Hard? Yes.
    But totally doable.
    And Adesanya is one talented mofo.
    I think it's fair to say that he would have been a damn fine boxer.
     



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  4. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Assuming 175, I would be afraid for him if he fought someone like Joe Smith, never mind Kovalev, Beterbiev, Bivol and others.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He`s got better fundamentals than Beterbiev but nowhere near the power.
     
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  6. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's one of the few MMA guys with actually top level boxing so yeah I'd fancy him to do quite well.
     
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  7. young_wolverine

    young_wolverine Member Full Member

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    That's the only boxing match Israel lost he beat 5 other boxers including Brian Minto
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    Guys a striking genius with just kickboxing experience he was at the National level in pro boxing the world-class guys at 175 would have gone through him like butter but if you let him use his full arsenal of kicks knees and elbows they wouldn't make it out of the first round. Israel's boxing is some of if not the best in the UFC. His overall striking is the best in the UFC ever possibly UFC history as well
     
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