This is an excellent thread thread. Some very good posts.
I would deffinetly have to agree about Roy Jones Jr. having the bast hand speed if he were in MMA. However being strictly a boxer and going into an pro MMA fight, especially in the UFC or Pride, against a top fighter would not be something the boxer would want to do. THe boxer would have to block kicks, knees, elbows, and stomps and soccer kicks if it's Pride, aswell as punches. Not to mention if a great muay thai fighter were to geta boxer in the muay thai clinch and started feeeding him knees i doubt the boxer would be able to do much of anything.
That's IF the boxer is using boxing and nothing else. If Roy Jones Jr. was in his prime right now and fought Georges St. Pierre i can almost guarantee you St. pierre would win by submission. Same goes for if Tyson in his prime fought Fedor in MMA.
Let's say Roy Jones JR. were to go and train at one of the best MMA camps. Instead of just boxing training there would be wrestling, jiu jitsu, and Muay Thai as well as the boxing. This would be a much smarter thing to do, however not training boxing all the time im sure sould make a difference in his boxing skills. Just look at all the K-1 kickboxers who convert to MMA. Once they start training kick boxing half the time and Jiu jitsu the other half, or possibly more, you can tell in the ring.
I for one would love to see the #1 boxer in any weight class try and jump ship to MMA and see how he does. I still think he'd have a rough time either way. If someone is good on the ground chances are the boxer gets tapped. If its a good stand up fighter the boxer is fighting then he has a better chance however a high kick to the head is not something a boxer is used to blocking, or even leg kicks for that matter. 2 or 3 good leg kicks on a boxer would deffinetly open him up for the superman punch.
Just my opinion though. Cheers
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