I think the boxer is better cos with a little training he can hold his own in mma but an mma guy would get schooled in a boxing ring
I know this from personal experience I boxed for nearly 3 years went into MMA for the past 6 months and ive struggled big time even though I train 4-5 days a week. Its not ****ing easy I wish people would actually try it out before they make comments like that.
And he did not become what he is with alittle bit of training. He was a GREAT College Wrestler you have no clue how far Wrestling skills can get you in MMA especially once you begin your training. Boxing not so much almost all of the defense moves in Boxing become worthless in MMA and so does most of the footwork and even the stance. Go train Muay Thai and see what its like although I doubt you have even did boxing training either your just a noboddy a small insecure man whos afraid of MMAs pouplarity which ill never understand there are 2 different sports. Its like comparing the NFL and Arena Football or Nascar and Open Wheel Racing its stupid sure they are both a combat sport but its totally different.
Oh yeah and since when has Randy Couture been our best man ? Hes a great fighter yes but hes far from even the best Heavyweight out there he just happened to be the UFC Champion on short of a right place right time thing Tim Sylvia and Gab Gonzaga where very good but not elite like Barnett,Nog and especialy Fedor.
lesnar is anasty wrestler and in awesome shape wreslting is almsot 2/3rds of MMA. it wud be liek someone coming into boxing HUGE great shape and having one of the best jap, cross, and hook, along witha great defence for all 3 nd great footwork and only lacked uppercuts and uppercut defence. he works a little on that and he wu dbe able to knock ojt who ever the current heavyweight champ is
Different sports. There are some guys at the elite level in MMA that I think can make a successful transition to boxing with enough training. Same with boxers who want to venture into MMA. Marcus Davis, Chris Lytle, Jeremy Williams, Alessio Sakara etc as well as many kickboxers have made successful transitions to MMA. And the guys I mentioned have amassed some very good MMA records. If you're athletic and not washed up, old and punch drunk you can make a successful transition to MMA. In terms of whats the harder transition to make, I believe they both have their challenges but making the transition from MMA to boxing is the most difficult. I can give an athletic boxer in MMA handpicked opponents willing to trade and the boxer would win everytime but I cant hide an MMA fighters lack of boxing ability in a boxing ring against any decent opponent. There are still a ton of one-dimensional strikers in MMA that are fighting at a relatively high level. In fact there alot of MMA fighters even in the UFC that got sparked by mid-low level competition in boxing. Melvin Guillard and Patrick Cote are prime examples.
Ugh god no, Slipping, parrying, bobbing, weaving, head & body movement has been done by Penn, Couture, Noons, ASilva even WSilva in his sloppy slugfest with Liddell did a fair bit of head movement when he was pressed up against the cage. Boxing works and if it didnt you wouldnt have Arlovski, Soko, Silva, Penn making trips to the Wild Card Gym in LA with Freddie Roach. Obviously, there are SOME things you wont do in an MMA fight but the same applies to boxing. You pull off some the stuff MMA fighters do in the ring and your going to get KO'd by a journeyman boxer. I dont deny that wrestling is the most important skill to have in MMA because it is and ive admitted this numerous times. And saying the stance and footwork dont work is also a huge stretch as well seeing as how many MMA fighters employ something very similar to traditional boxing stances. Just take a look at Penns stance vs. Sherk, Noons vs Diaz, Couture vs Sylvia, Arlovski and even Asilva uses a MT/boxing hybrid stance.
MMA fighters can box, boxers can't do anything other than box. It will be easier to go from MMA to boxing because you already have some skills in that area. I win. You lose. Case closed.
First of all premise of this thread is idiotic, and only an attempt to wind people up. However, its clear that fighters who are amonsgt the best strikers in MMA would struggle very very badly to become top boxers where as if a top boxer at a relitvly young age, went into MMA he could have a shot at doing well, with a number of years of training. The reason is clear and simple; it takes longer to become world class in one set of specific skills, rather than gain competence in a number of skills but not be world class. But anyway is just to cause argument, I doubt Vitali even a young in shape Vitali with his good kickboxing background could get near Fedor at anypoint regardless of training.
