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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:19:37 +0000

#15 can be quoted for truth..

i’m just imagining Sylvia/Toney right now.. and all i see is sylvia laying on the mat, with his head rolling out into the audience…

“I’m not sure how good Sylvia would do in the boxing world, but He’s easily the best striker in MMA.”

wow.. that’s… hilarious.. that’s all i’ve got to say.. i’d sooner believe you if you said he was the shortest fighter in MMA to be honest.. that’s ridiculous..

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:00:41 +0000

if Tim thinks he can do it, and a sanctioning board approves, i would LOVE to see him fight an elite boxer. great idea, as long as Tim has the skills.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:28:36 +0000

#19 seems to be forgetting that Lennox Lewis had the most punishing jab since George Foreman and comparing Sylvia to Lennox is a joke. Lewis also had one of those right hands that would put someone into next week!! So lets stop with the comparisons now.

having boxing as a base is one thing but translating that into success is another.

By: MMA Man Up

MMA Man Up — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:13:20 +0000

This has to be a joke Timmy would get destroyed.

By: romano

romano — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:54:49 +0000

guys, tim’s base sport is boxing…he worked in mfc with other boxers like pulver and at his size (and he wouldn’t have to cut) he’d employ the same tactics that lennox lewis rode to success….if you don’t think that tim could hang with boxers then you aren’t all that familiar with either tim or you don’t know heavyweight boxing….there aren’t any scary heavyweights out there and tim would hold his own with any of them…klitschko is a fine fighter, but he’s got a jaw made of ceramic…peter is a beast but very raw and no one else is even worth mentioning…sorry folks, no matter how much you may hate tim sylvia, he wouldn’t embarass himself.

By: BJJDenver

BJJDenver — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:55:57 +0000

forget Peter, Klitschko and all. I would watch him fight Valuev! That might be freakishly interesting!

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:41:20 +0000

#16 are you saying Sylvia is the best striker in MMA?

I need clarification before I jump all over that one.

By: MMA SKOOL™

MMA SKOOL™ — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:53:35 +0000

I agree with #8…

Sylvia could easily become a boxer, and do better than Arlovski.

Arlovski/Sylvia III was more or less a boxing match. Arlovski was using boxing footwork and he even tired his arm out using that boxing jab the whole fight. Sylvia just stood outside and used his reach. (Arlovski’s love of boxing vs. mixing it up with leg kicks and Sambo has been his downfall.)

Boxers–esp HW boxers–clinch all the time… They lock up and rest on each other’s shoulders, whether against the ropes or not. This is the same as pushing someone up against a cage.

I’m not sure how good Sylvia would do in the boxing world, but He’s easily the best striker in MMA.

By: Jackyl

Jackyl — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:39:10 +0000

This is the most assanine statement I have ever heard. There is no way he can hang with a top ten boxer. He would get owned by: James Toney, Chris Byrd, Klitschco, Sam Peter, the list goes on. Go twelve rounds?!? hahahahahahahahahahaha, yeah right. Those Tabs they got him on for his back problems really got him kooky.

By: cheapshot

cheapshot — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:17:51 +0000

i feel like im losing my mind reading half of these comments.

does anyone remember big tim defending his title against randy last time around? i think i remember him landing about two or three punches in 25 minutes against a fighter known predominately for his grappling. good going that.

i hope he does fight a boxer though to be honest, on the grounds that it would be pretty funny