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Originally posted by BobS:So if you take Mayweather's shoes off he will forget all his defensive skills?Originally posted by 4everFaithful:For example, I've already said this before. If Conor and Floyd were to box using ONLY hands in an octagon barefoot. No shoes. Cage instead of ropes. Smaller gloves. Conor would KO him.
Originally posted by MoistButtCheeks:Originally posted by BobS:So if you take Mayweather's shoes off he will forget all his defensive skills?Originally posted by 4everFaithful:For example, I've already said this before. If Conor and Floyd were to box using ONLY hands in an octagon barefoot. No shoes. Cage instead of ropes. Smaller gloves. Conor would KO him.
Originally posted by 4everFaithful:Explain how that would help McGregor? Had to look it up but an octagon is 750 square feet, I know in boxing fighters can agree on different ring sizes but the largest are typically 24 x 24 which is 576 square feet some championship fights have been held in as small as 18 foot rings. Also an octagon has no square corners to try to trap someone in. The larger space and the fact he could not get trapped in a corner favors Mayweather.
Originally posted by MoistButtCheeks:
Originally posted by BobS:
Originally posted by 4everFaithful:So if you take Mayweather's shoes off he will forget all his defensive skills?
For example, I've already said this before. If Conor and Floyd were to box using ONLY hands in an octagon barefoot. No shoes. Cage instead of ropes. Smaller gloves. Conor would KO him.
Nah not so much but it does make difference. It's the ring vs octagon and the gloves that make all the difference
Originally posted by TheSixthRing:One thing I noticed about MMA "boxing" is the incredibly poor defense and general boxing techniques. I see a lot of guys throw punches while off balance, windmill punches, lunging, and then there is the almost non existent defense. Anybody ranked top 20 would make these guys look foolish in a boxing match.
Can you imagine what Nate would have done to Connor if he had shoes on?
Originally posted by TonyStarks:
Floyd agrees to fight with lighter gloves.
Apparently Paulie and CM were doing alot of holding and unsportsmanlike stuff.
Cm losing his cool would suck because you know the f would take some points away and add fuel to the fire.
Originally posted by ChazBoner:
Originally posted by TonyStarks:
Floyd agrees to fight with lighter gloves.
Apparently Paulie and CM were doing alot of holding and unsportsmanlike stuff.
Cm losing his cool would suck because you know the f would take some points away and add fuel to the fire.
I will guarantee you, that's CMs plan. To fight hella dirty, piss mayweather off and get him to make mistakes.
Originally posted by BobS:
One thing I noticed about MMA "boxing" is the incredibly poor defense and general boxing techniques. I see a lot of guys throw punches while off balance, windmill punches, lunging, and then there is the almost non existent defense. Anybody ranked top 20 would make these guys look foolish in a boxing match.
Originally posted by fortyninerglory:
Originally posted by BobS:
One thing I noticed about MMA "boxing" is the incredibly poor defense and general boxing techniques. I see a lot of guys throw punches while off balance, windmill punches, lunging, and then there is the almost non existent defense. Anybody ranked top 20 would make these guys look foolish in a boxing match.
Um, there's a reason for that, if you knew mma we wouldnt have to explain. With that said yah a typical mma fighter obviously would get pwned in a boxing match but in a strictly boxing match the mma fighter would shore up his/her boxing technique because the threat of an assortment of kicks, knees, and elbows and the homosexual humping is non-existent in a boxing match.
Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:Awesome MMA fight!!!!
Originally posted by fortyninerglory:That can't explain away the poor technique when throwing punches.
Originally posted by BobS:
One thing I noticed about MMA "boxing" is the incredibly poor defense and general boxing techniques. I see a lot of guys throw punches while off balance, windmill punches, lunging, and then there is the almost non existent defense. Anybody ranked top 20 would make these guys look foolish in a boxing match.
Um, there's a reason for that, if you knew mma we wouldnt have to explain. With that said yah a typical mma fighter obviously would get pwned in a boxing match but in a strictly boxing match the mma fighter would shore up his/her boxing technique because the threat of an assortment of kicks, knees, and elbows and the TAKEDOWN is non-existent in a boxing match.
Originally posted by fortyninerglory:There is no guarantee of that. As someone who used to box and trained friends in the basics you can only go so far with training in developing skills. Some people lack physical traits which will limit how far they can develop. Those guys are MMA fighters and not boxers for a reason. To think an MMA fighter can become a skilled boxer with training is a fallacy. A select few might, but most won't.
Originally posted by BobS:
One thing I noticed about MMA "boxing" is the incredibly poor defense and general boxing techniques. I see a lot of guys throw punches while off balance, windmill punches, lunging, and then there is the almost non existent defense. Anybody ranked top 20 would make these guys look foolish in a boxing match.
Um, there's a reason for that, if you knew mma we wouldnt have to explain. With that said yah a typical mma fighter obviously would get pwned in a boxing match but in a strictly boxing match the mma fighter would shore up his/her boxing technique because the threat of an assortment of kicks, knees, and elbows and the TAKEDOWN is non-existent in a boxing match.
