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Originally Posted by onerareviper
Although Fedor is the best fighter I have even seen in MMA, he still throws punches that are 1/2 as powerful/fast as an Elite Heavyweight boxer. And his punches are top notch in MMA. Imagine a Lenox Lewis/George Forman in there prime connecting with 4 ounce (?) gloves.... Someone would end up dead. Seriously....
I know, I know, they would just take them to the ground. But I have yet to watch an MMA fight where there hand speed + power could compare to an 'Elite' Boxer. And when you watch boxers they are usually carrying around 10-12 ounces vs. 4. Imagine how fast there hands would be minus 8 ounces? And the speed already looks double that of MMA as is.
IMHO, that is the only thing missing from MMA. Judo - Great. Kicking - Great. Elbows - Great. Knees - Great. Wrestling - Great. Submissions - Great. Punching/boxing - So so.
Why? Well, most people don't understand that elite boxers have been training since the age of 6. It takes 10's of years of training and God given ability to generate that type of power and speed.
So what's my point? I think if MMA eventually becomes big enough and lucrative enough, the 'Ultimate Fighter' will eventually come from a boxing background, and then learn the wrestling/judo/submissions etc... in 5 years. Problem is, an elite boxer would never consider MMA because the purse in boxing can be 20 million per fight.
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everyone knows about the "1 punch knockout". when you get guys that are 6'2" plus and weigh 250 plus thats just what happens. there are plenty of 1 punch guys in the ufc. you need to watch more fights. at the end of the day they WILL go to the ground. thats what this sport is. its not boxing. lewis or foreman would not know what to do if they were on the ground. they wouldnt know how to defend anything. "10 years to generate that type of hand speed"????
you dont think chuck liddell has hand speed? i hate him but have you ever seen phil baroni throw blows? how about vitor belfort? go back and watch him fight tank abbot or marvin eastman. if thats not hand speed then i dont know what hand speed is.
just my opinion. but you know what they say about opinions!