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Originally Posted by Alex from Montreal
Why would any self-respecting boxer want to go into a MMA style match!
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This is correct. A boxer can only bring a fraction of the skills required to win an MMA match. Of course he knows better to do this, even for matching pay.
Anyway, the rest isn't opinion. It's easier to become pro in MMA, it just is. It's not easier to become [I]successful[I]. All the guys who will be remembered as the best in their weight class have been training since they were kids or teens, just like boxers. However, earning the title "pro" means nothing in MMA. If you get paid, you're considered pro. It really isn't a matter of a skill. That will probably change in time.
I'm going with better athlete in MMA even in cardio. You can't compare the number of rounds when you're doing two totally different things. The amount of energy required to shoot for a takedown, defend a takedown, kicks to the legs/body, punches to the face/body, knees is a totally different scenario than worrying about punches.
Someone tries to argue that since clinching isn't allowed that this means boxers have better cardio? Why? A clinch isn't a rest. You have to actively fight in the clinch in MMA with your opponent's weight on you or constantly fighting to get off the cage while taking knees to your body and legs or defend trip takedowns and slams.
To underestimate the amount of skill that's in a top level MMA fight is a weak troll or a 100% guarantee the person has no idea what he's talking about.
Try both for yourself. I have and everyone else I know who's done both agrees with me.