Boxing experience vs MMA experienc

Underground
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I did some homework and check this out, heres a how many amature fights certain professionals had before they turned pro. You dont find this kinda of stuff in MMA. Its crazy!

Roy Jones' 121-12

Bernard Hopkins 95-4

Fernando Vargas 100-5

Oscar DLH 223-5

Joel Casamayor 333-30

Acelino Freitas 74-2

Vernon Forrest 225-15

Stevie Johnston 260-13

Zab Judah 110-5

Meldrick Taylor 99-4

Ray Leonard 145-5

Leon Spinks 181-9

Wladamir 134-6 65KO

Vitali 195-15 80KO

Sugar Ray Robinson's 85-0

Naseem Hamad 62-5 (18ko's)

Ricky Hatton 85-3

Marvin Hagler 55-1

Kostia Tszyu 259-11

Virgil Hill 250-11

Jeff Lacy 209-12

Pernell Whitaker 204-14

Shane Mosley 250-16

Oliver McCall 31-0-1

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shit, no mma fighters don't have that many fights in their career

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yeah I agree, there are a few excetpions to thr rule like Jeremy horn, shannon ritch, and travis fulton but thats a FEW compared to boxing.

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oh yeah and RICKSON...:)

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there aren't as many MMA matches as there are boxing. Remember MMA has only been really sanctioned with Unified Rules for the last 5 years. And that's not every state. Comparing MMA to boxing is is apples and oranges for the time being..

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The biggest reason is the Junior leagues obviously. Kids grow up through sanctioned leagues. In MMA it is the rare fighter that i under 18. If nothing else because most moms do not appreciate it.

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How many wrestling matches do guys like Henderson and Couture have, how many BJJ or subgrappling matches for guys like Nog and Arona?

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Well I know that wrestlers and BJJ guys most likely have more matches than most fighters. heck Ive had close to 100 matches, but anyways people dont really put that much on records like they do on fight records.

not only that but i think its easier to have a match ever week than it is to have a fight every week

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but amateur boxing matches are comparable to grappling/wrestling matches. What are they? 3x3 minute rounds?

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no they are 3 rounds at 2 mins a piece. and in grappling you are not getting punched in the face.

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Man thats nothing... I started doing Thai Boxing after I saw Kickboxer (go ahead and laugh) and that was a long ass time ago. It was like 89 I was 11 years old still just a kid..... I was told I got a late start and that kids in Thailand start out at like 7 they have hundreds of fight by the time they are pre teens and teens. Thai boxing is crazy and brutal, it made my TKD sparing and training look like ballet.

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How many combat sambo and sambo matches does Fedor have under his belt?

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including freestyle....I averaged 70 matches a year as a Wreslter through Highschool and maybe 45 through College

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boxers don't have guys trying to choke them unconscious, break they're limbs(unless they're fighting Tyson) or stick fingers in their ass

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Most of the elite pros who fight on ppv/hbo/showtime have some ridiculously long amateur career like the fighters listed above.

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"boxers don't have guys trying to choke them unconscious, break they're limbs(unless they're fighting Tyson) or stick fingers in their ass"

that's a valid point. I've done bjj matches where I had 6 matches in 1 day and my body was SHOT! I've had one boxing match and I was equallly as tired. maybe becuase it was a different experience than what I was use to.

"he's lucky I didn't fist him"- the predator

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useless, did The Predator really cause you that much bodily harm?

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By the way, most Thai boxers don't retire in their mid 20's because of injuries, it's because they have a tough time keeping condition with the younger fighters.

C

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"that's a valid point. I've done bjj matches where I had 6 matches in 1 day and my body was SHOT! I've had one boxing match and I was equallly as tired. maybe becuase it was a different experience than what I was use to. "

You wont find one pure boxer who would make it thru 6 submission matches in one day. Your cardio is activity specific. Ive grappled with guys who were highlevel soccerpalyers and had unreal cardio for that. They still died after a couple of minutes max when grappling...

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I think Useless's point (And it's a very good one) most MMA fighters don't have enough amateur matches. OK if you've got a lot of Grappling, or striking matches it helps but there are a lot of fighters out there that don't even have that

DROC