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It won't happen, at least I would hope his common sense would keep him from it. He is pushing 31 & it would take him at least 2 years to learn to avoid takedowns at the least. Plus, he'd need to put on about 15-20 to even fight at 155. Most of the 155 guys walk around at 175-180.

I'd love to see him get annihilated though.

with his boxing skill and athletic ability it would take him 6 months max to learn enough Jiu Jitsu to be competitive- He wouldn't fight for a title in his first fight. His punches will be lethal wearing the 3oz gloves especially at 155

avoiding a takedown isn't that tough and his conditioning is better than 99% of UFC fighters.
155 is the easiest weight class and he will do well

I don't see him doing well against the UFC's top competition at 155. Guys like BJ Penn and Sean Sherk would destroy him. The drop off in competition with anything below 155 is huge, but there are still guys like Faber and Jens who would probably take him behind the woodshed in WEC.

I remember somebody asking Bernard Hopkins how he thought he would do in MMA. Bernard said he hasn't fought like that since he got out of prison and had no doubt he would get his a$$ kicked.

I think Floyd would get his a$$ kicked.

6 months? HA HA He can learn to pull guard, but if you think he will stand a chance on the ground after 6 months you are seriously reaching.

He has to fight at 155, there isn't a draw below that right now. The 155 group is stacked and far from the easiest right now.

If he fights in a cage he will have no chance whatsoever of staying on his feet and he has never wrestled, so he has no clue what it's like to have an athletic, stronger guy shooting.

It's unreal how strong most MMA guys are. Most don't even look like it. If Pretty Boy tries to hug(boxing style) and clinch with just about anyone he WILL get tossed around. There are some 'name guys' at Featherweight(145) that could fight PBF and draw plenty of attention.

hes gonna get slaughtered

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with his boxing skill and athletic ability it would take him 6 months max to learn enough Jiu Jitsu to be competitive- He wouldn't fight for a title in his first fight. His punches will be lethal wearing the 3oz gloves especially at 155

avoiding a takedown isn't that tough and his conditioning is better than 99% of UFC fighters.
155 is the easiest weight class and he will do well

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wow...just...wow. i really hope that entire post was intended to be sarcastic.

[This message has been edited by mm98 (edited 12/25/2007 10:50a).]

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His punches will be lethal wearing the 3oz gloves especially at 155

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not that it would slow him down much more than 3 oz gloves, but they use 4-6 oz gloves in MMA..

..i will place a large wager against him if his opponent is any quasi-big name in the UFC.. any takers?

If he fights MMA, it won't be UFC. Mark Cuban's HDNet is the one looking to sign him.

his first fight will be against a nobody- in 6 months he will be skilled enough to win that fight

okay, how about the rest of your post which is completely off base

As mentioned above, he'd fight in Cuban's league and get matched against a patsie. After his win, he's make some ludicrous statement about how great he is at MMA.

Floyd's strength is his defense in boxing. Turning your side to an opponent won't work in MMA. You do that, and your opponent will take you down.

He does have really quick hands, but not 1-punch knockout power. So, once he gets taken down (by a good opponent), it'd be all over.

avoiding a takedown when you are a better athlete is pretty easy- the guard ain't that hard to learn if you can take a punch, which boxers can

his defense will be fine, the only question is if he can learn submissions-

do I think he is a better athlete than the other 155's yes-

and please never mention Sherk again as he will never be a contender due to his roid abuse

I have seen a few stories about how unsuccessful boxers and other athletes have been at trying to cross over to MMA. It seems like it might be a psychological thing where MMA fighters are just on a whole different plane.

I knew a guy that did some underground fights without any training or experience and won the handful of fights he was in because he could just flip it on.

Am I way off base here or is there something to the mental aspect rather than the training?

It really depends on what caliber of league you’re talking bout. MMA has soared in popularity (not that any of you didn’t know that) and there are a bunch of bush-league circuits trying to make a buck.

Honestly, to be good you can’t just walk in and flip it on. I did BJJ for a couple of years and had a chance to spar/roll with an up and coming fighter who is considered one of the best young guys at 170 in the state right now. He trains ridiculous hours at grappling, submissions, and kick boxing. I can’t say for sure it takes less or more mental toughness than boxing. I’m not even sure if that is measurable. But I do think the approach is different in a sense that you have to be prepared to take a LOT of damage in an MMA fight…perhaps that causes a lot of pure boxers to be unsuccessful.

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avoiding a takedown when you are a better athlete is pretty easy- the guard ain't that hard to learn if you can take a punch, which boxers can

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You seem to overlook the fact that the top MMA guys are world class wrestlers, BJJ, Kickboxers, etc.

I guarantee that guys like St. Pierre, Couture in his prime, Henderson, Randleman (and he has never been a top guy), A. Silva, Koscheck, and MANY others are just as good if not better athletes than Mayweather.

It's not hard to learn the guard, yeah, but try defending and either getting back to your feet or submitting from there.

You are a fool, but I think you are trolling. Floyd will be in for a shock if he fights anyone worth a damn.

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155 is a very deep weight class in many different mma organizations. there are deep 135 and 145 weight class available as well.

defending the take down is very difficult. ask matt hughs, a 4x all american wrestler how hard it was to defend last night?

dp

[This message has been edited by Syd_X_Barrett (edited 12/31/2007 12:43a).]

Yeah, but Mayweather is a "better athlete" and will knock the guy out before that." says boxing fans and other boxers before they step in the cage/ring with any decent MMA fighter. Then they get used like fresh meat in a prison cell

boxing is ment to do one thing...punch

the stance alone is an invitation for leg kicks and take downs

Floyd will be a fool to step in the ring with BJ Penn, Sean Sherk or just about anybody in the 155lb class. Sure, he's got a fighter's chance in knocking his opponent out, but if and when they get their hands on Floyd, he's is gonna get his ass handed to him. Don't do it Floyd.....there's not enough money in it for you.