Joe Rogan On Ray Mercer

He is right.

 

Yes he is right. Only the most deluded, ignorant MMA fans actually believe top ranked boxers would lose to MMA fighters in a boxing match.
MMA fighters have boxing coaches, but that's only part of their training. They are NOT boxers.

 

The most dilusional person is Tim Sylvia actually thinking he could box with Mercer and to think he has a boxing career. Sylvia has been outstruck by lesser strikers let alone Mercer even at his age can throw them especially at 310lb stationary target.

 

I don't like Rogan too much but i have to admit he's totally right on this one.

 

One thing about Rogan is that he is a boxing fan, even though he's been known to criticize it when he is forced to defend MMA against some of the dumb things people say about it. It's nice to see him give props to boxers and acknowledge the obvious.

 

Joe Rogan is absolutely not a boxing fan. He knows absolutely nothing about it.

 

Well, he claims he is. Whether he is or not, I can't tell you with certainty. I know he's said some stupid things about boxing in the past, which is a cause for skepticism, but he's bang on with his comments about the Sylvia/Mercer fight.

Regarding him as a boxing fan, from his blog:

Feel free to take it up with him if you question whether he is actually a fan or not.

 

Mercer would be bad news for Sylvia at any time.

Sylvia is the type of fighter that a talented pro boxer would dream of facing in an mma bout. Sylvia doesn't look to initiate the clinch and take the other fighter out of his element. Sylvia stands in front of everyone with that low guard, and poor defense.

Kimbo put Mercer against the fence with a lot of aggression. Mercer went into a shell, and I believe he was waiting to throw as soon as Slice let up. Problem for Mercer was that he was not in a boxing match. Kimbo took the fight to the ground as soon as his striking surge was complete. In boxing; a clinch and a break would have probably followed, giving Mercer his chance to respond.

 

Exactly! And seeing how Kimbo was knocked out with a jab against Seth Petruzelli, its more than likely that Mercer would have done the same to Kimbo, had Kimbo let up with the pushing against the cage.

 

MMA fighters can't compete with boxers in boxing.

Bravo.

I don't think I've ever met a serious MMA fan who thought otherwise.

 

Meh, who knows. If he is, he certainly has a funny way of showing it. But I guess its too be expected when you're on the UFC payroll.

 

He could've thrown when he was backed up against the cage. He didnt. An elite boxer would have easily slipped and countered Kimbos shots if confronted with a similar situation.

Old man Mercer just showed up to collect his paycheque.

 

Maybe he gets defensive because boxing people attack MMA, and he fights fire with fire.
It's too bad because the interview with Lou Dibella was a perfect chance for Rogan to take the high road and praise both sports. instead, he went on the attack.