Which boxer would've made the best transition to MMA?

None.
Its dumb to say "with TDD" when they didnt have it. It's just fantasy talk
Not really since multiple "specialists" have transitioned from a single discipline with no MMA experience to well rounded MMA World Champions in 5 years or less, Jones, Rousey, Weidman, Cain, Penn and Holm (a Boxer) all being good examples but there are others.

As for the question though, Cintron, GGG and Lomo are all obvious answers since they all actually have grappling experience and 2 of them also have a little KickBoxing experience to go along with it.

The beauty of MMA is the fact there are so many different paths to victory, if you are a fighter and have the knowledge and instincts to understand and adjust to different approaches you can easily parlay that specialty (especially if it's at the most elite level) into a successful MMA career.
 
joe louis with 2 months camp and weight lifting program will be lhw champ
 
Not really since multiple "specialists" have transitioned from a single discipline with no MMA experience to well rounded MMA World Champions in 5 years or less, Jones, Rousey, Weidman, Cain, Penn and Holm (a Boxer) all being good examples but there are others.
Duh.
But whats the point of talking about boxers who havent trained in it yet,as if we'd know if theyd be able to do well or not with no data to draw information from?

Grappling specialists at least is an easier transition because they dont have to be good strikers in order to excel. Strikers would have alot more to learn imo.

I.E. im not gonna say wow yknow deontay wilder would be good at mma,cos i have no fuckin idea if he would or not. But like if Karelin in his prime would come in, OK there is more to talk about there.
 
I dont care

but

10000%% Floyd: Hes super adaptable & his massive fight IQ is on a different planet.
 
Klitchko brothers because they were actually kick boxers before they took over boxing.

And Rocky Marciano because he was a wrestler before he ruled boxing.
 
Duh.
But whats the point of talking about boxers who havent trained in it yet,as if we'd know if theyd be able to do well or not with no data to draw information from?

Grappling specialists at least is an easier transition because they dont have to be good strikers in order to excel. Strikers would have alot more to learn imo.

I.E. im not gonna say wow yknow deontay wilder would be good at mma,cos i have no fuckin idea if he would or not. But like if Karelin in his prime would come in, OK there is more to talk about there.
Fair enough though I don't necessarily agree. The hardest thing too get used too if you're not a natural fighter is remaining composed and not panicking when someone is trying to knock your head off, it's because of this we don't see every Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo and Wrestling pouring into MMA when there Olympic careers are over and there is no where else for them too go with it.

Strikers have a distinct advantage in this regard but I get what you're saying, though all 3 examples I provided do have grappling training in their backgrounds.
 
Fair enough though I don't necessarily agree. The hardest thing too get used too if you're not a natural fighter is remaining composed and not panicking when someone is trying to knock your head off, it's because of this we don't see every Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo and Wrestling pouring into MMA when there Olympic careers are over and there is no where else for them too go with it.

Strikers have a distinct advantage in this regard but I get what you're saying, though all 3 examples I provided do have grappling training in their backgrounds.
I remember crocop when he fought Wanderlei in a mixed rules bout,looked absolutley terrified when he was on the ground. Because he didnt know what to do,at all. He stuck it out and learned. Trained really really hard,i just think alot of kickboxers we saw decided not to dedicate themselves to that level,and more often than not i think thats the case. We saw a ton of k-1 guys have mma bouts but how many of them really BECAME mma fighters besides Hunt and Mirko? Its not that many,and itll prob be like that with boxers,even if the money wasnt a factor.
 
If Background is the number 1 critera and we ignor athlecism, IQ & work ethic … then most old School Boxers, cuz they trained shit ton of grappling.
 
I remember crocop when he fought Wanderlei in a mixed rules bout,looked absolutley terrified when he was on the ground. Because he didnt know what to do,at all. He stuck it out and learned. Trained really really hard,i just think alot of kickboxers we saw decided not to dedicate themselves to that level,and more often than not i think thats the case. We saw a ton of k-1 guys have mma bouts but how many of them really BECAME mma fighters besides Hunt and Mirko? Its not that many,and itll prob be like that with boxers,even if the money wasnt a factor.
You have a good point with the Wand/ Crocop example, (though he ultimately figured it out in the rematch, lol) and you're also right with the K1 example but unfortunately money was also a factor back then in leaving K-1 cause their was still more money too be made there than in MMA and neglecting your dedicated KB training to incorporate MMA training would be counter productive, Semmy Shilt had around 15 or 20 MMA fights though and did pretty good so he may qualify as another example here.

You maybe right about Boxing as well but we have seen many Boxers over the years that knew they would never make it too the big money level transition into successful MMA careers, Davis and Lytle being the best examples I can think of off the top of my head but until that money thing actually isn't a factor we will never really know how a championship caliber Boxer would do if he made the switch during the prime of his career.
 
If Background is the number 1 critera and we ignor athlecism, IQ & work ethic … then most old School Boxers, cuz they trained shit ton of grappling.
You mean like pre Marquis of Queensbury old school when Boxing also incorporated Wrestling? If so good call.
 
You have a good point with the Wand/ Crocop example, (though he ultimately figured it out in the rematch, lol) and you're also right with the K1 example but unfortunately money was also a factor back then in leaving K-1 cause their was still more money too be made there than in MMA and neglecting your dedicated KB training to incorporate MMA training would be counter productive, Semmy Shilt had around 15 or 20 MMA fights though and did pretty good so he may qualify as another example here.

You maybe right about Boxing as well but we have seen many Boxers over the years that knew they would never make it too the big money level transition into successful MMA careers, Davis and Lytle being the best examples I can think of off the top of my head but until that money thing actually isn't a factor we will never really know how a championship caliber Boxer would do if he made the switch during the prime of his career.
With the females its different. Females can actually have a bigger public profile in MMA than they can have in boxing,and because WMMA as a whole is under developed once you get past the top fighters,these hardened world class life long fighters like Val and Joanna have a much different mentality than the women who just took some wrestling in high school. They have a huge advantage in the circuit and applied themselves to learning the grappling arts. Especially Val who actually uses her takedowns offensively,in a similar way that GSP incorporated it into his striking game. The incentinves overall are higher. They are all after that Rousey money
 
Butterbean haha
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Mike Tyson had a build that would be good for wrestling. Kermit Cintron actually had a wrestling background and there was talk of him maybe going to MMA but I don't think the money was ever higher than what he got in boxing so he never did it.
 
I remember crocop when he fought Wanderlei in a mixed rules bout,looked absolutley terrified when he was on the ground. Because he didnt know what to do,at all. He stuck it out and learned. Trained really really hard,i just think alot of kickboxers we saw decided not to dedicate themselves to that level,and more often than not i think thats the case. We saw a ton of k-1 guys have mma bouts but how many of them really BECAME mma fighters besides Hunt and Mirko? Its not that many,and itll prob be like that with boxers,even if the money wasnt a factor.

Cro Cop and Werdum lived with each other for a few years I think, that helped Cro Cop's ground game develop super fast.
 
Cro Cop and Werdum lived with each other for a few years I think, that helped Cro Cop's ground game develop super fast.
The fact that hed go to him speaks volumes. He REALLY wanted to be the best,and devoted himself to wanting to learn how to survive on the ground,and it actually worked,and he even got a few subs

We also saw Werdum strike like crocop in his first few pride fights hahah
 
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