Comments on: Tim Sylvia – the boxer?

By: Are you having a laugh?.

Are you having a laugh?. — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:06:06 +0000

And saying he can’t go 12 rds??? I think if he trained for a 12 rd fight he could possibly manage that don’t you?, considering that it’s just a different level of fittness and all. I mean what would stop him from preparing for 12 rds? All he has to do is train for it.

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By: Are you having a laugh?.

Are you having a laugh?. — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:40:18 +0000

Reverse it. Would a pro boxers striking do well in MMA? would Karos judo do well in MMA? would Randy’s wrestling do well in MMA? How about frank Mirs bjj in a bjj comp?. I don’t know about all this talk about boxing being the great enigma to MMA fighters that you all say it is especially the MMA fighters that box like Tim. Its just a sport like any other and Tim trains in it, is a fighter and an athlete. So why say boxing is just too much of a challenge, I mean butterbean did OK and he is nowhere near the threat that a boxing-specific trained Sylvia would be.

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By: Skwirrl

Skwirrl — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:22:05 +0000

Wlad Klits vs Sloth. I would never have to see Timmy fight again after Wlad was done with him and his head rolled off his body.

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By: Revjames13

Revjames13 — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:04:27 +0000

True.

“Tim Sylvia Declares He Can Hang With Mid-level HW Boxer” isn’t going to make any headlines.

If you’re going to call out someone from another sport it has to be one of the current top guys or a legend at the end of his career.

Wilt Chamberlain once made a big fuss about wanting to fight Ali, and they even started to promote the fight as a possibility. At the press conference Ali looked at Wilt and said “timber!…” Wilt backed out of the fight shortly thereafter as he realized that he was going to get a seriously embarrassing ass-kicking at the hands of a masterful professional. He chose volleyball as his second sport sometime later.

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By: HexRei

HexRei — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:37:56 +0000

Or maybe he was exaggerating his confidence level to the public as most fighters to do for the sake of their careers? Gotta aim high.

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By: Jackyl

Jackyl — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:54:47 +0000

The question is not whether or not he can hang. It’s the fact that he said he could go 12 rounds with ANY top ten heavyweight. There is no way in hell. Have you seen how slow he is? No footwork. He must have been high when he said this. There is no other explanation.

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By: THORAZINE

THORAZINE — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:24:30 +0000

Tim u’d better not let us MMA fans down with a big statement like that. If u lose.

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By: HexRei

HexRei — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:44:22 +0000

Like I said in the first post of the thread, he may not be able to beat the best, but with his current skills and build I think he could hang with a mid-level HW boxer. And make a lot of money off of a high-level bout even if he lost.

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By: Revjames13

Revjames13 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:08:28 +0000

If Tim switched over from MMA to boxing and trained exclusively at it for about a year, he could enter the ranks and maybe beat a gatekeeper pro boxer. But it’s all talk, like Anderson fighting Roy Jones Jr.

Top MMA fighters stand nothing to gain by entering someone else’s realm of expertise and getting schooled in the tricks of the trade. They should stick to their own sport and beat up on guys who think they can cross over into MMA, not the other way around.

GSP wrestling is a different story because GSP is, IMO, the best athlete in MMA. He could be competitive, though I don’t think he’d be a threat to win any big international competitions.

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By: HexRei

HexRei — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:24:19 +0000

Yeah, and GSP can’t hang with an olympic wrestler either.. its just impossible, cause no mma fighter could be competitive against a practitioner of another sport… /sarcasm

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