Stevenson Doesn't Want Mayweather In MMA

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said he's thinking about jumping over to MMA. One UFC fighter thinks this wouldn't be good for the sport of MMA-Joe Stevenson.

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bring him so a mma fighter can show him whats up in mma

what a silly analogy, i think Boxing is closer to MMA than MMA is to golf...

i for one think mayweather will K stevenson TFO before it hits the ground.

this being said, i dont think mayweather will ever be inside a cage or an mma ring ever.

This was a interesting article. Mayweather is a very very good boxer. Maybe one of the greats. That said, against good MMA competition would get destroyed. Ask any good MMA striker. The stance needs to majorly change to defend take downs and account for kicks. For somebody that has been an elite level striker for his whole life this would need to change and it would take years and be very difficult to do. I still would love to see him in mma though. Just to see him get beat. :)

Not a bad analogy in my opinion.

I agree with Joe 100%. even with his elite striking i still think without years of training MMA he doesnt stand a chance.... Granted they could just throw a couple cans in there for him to KO, but i think that would hurt the sport more than it would help it.......

I agree w/ most of y'all in general. But an elite level striker also has a certain chance in the ring/octagon where he could seriously embarrass a major champ. Just do what you do and stfu, PBF. We all knwo he doesn't really wanna do it anyway, cuz his only real chance is the maybe I jsut mentioned.

I think if he worked on stoping the take down and got to a point like chuck or Mirko at stuffing them, then he would be very strong in the sport. That being said stuffing a LHW or HW is always going to be easy compared to a LW.

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Posted by wrona666

I agree with Joe 100%. even with his elite striking i still think without years of training MMA he doesnt stand a chance.... Granted they could just throw a couple cans in there for him to KO, but i think that would hurt the sport more than it would help it.......

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heck, if james thompson could become a fighter from watching pride dvd's, what makes you think PBF doesnt have a chance? i think with a solid take down defense (ala crocop, liddle) he could very well be a top fighter.

First of all James Thompson is a heavyweight, and in my opinion pretty horrible. Against good competition he has just got crushed. That said good light weight fighter a freaking skilled. If you have ever done wrestling or jit you would find that there is a huge learning curve. Add getting hit in the face with those tiny gloves your in a whole new universe. Believe me....this takes years to learn. I agree the mayweather could crush some cans, but fighting a skilled lightweight just doesn't seem feasible. Fish out of water!!

Mayweather just wants money money money, saw him on cribs he's all about the flash and money. He's the little Kimbo slice, he's not the first guy to be able to throw a punch but this is MMA. I just hope mayweather gets knocked out or submitted if they gave him real competition

There is one thing this whole Mayweather/MMA isnt about......

THE MONEY, HE HAS MORE CASH THAN EVERY MMA FIGHTER, THIS IS ABOUT FIGHTING.

He wont do too good but!

James Thompson was born with a natural skill level unparalleled by someone like Mayweather.

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Posted by Gabbit1

First of all James Thompson is a heavyweight, and in my opinion pretty horrible. Against good competition he has just got crushed. That said good light weight fighter a freaking skilled. If you have ever done wrestling or jit you would find that there is a huge learning curve. Add getting hit in the face with those tiny gloves your in a whole new universe. Believe me....this takes years to learn. I agree the mayweather could crush some cans, but fighting a skilled lightweight just doesn't seem feasible. Fish out of water!!

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first off - good first post..i like it
second - be careful of what you say about james thompson... his war wagon wont be pleased at your comments!

so from what i gather, if a boxer couldnt make the transition to MMA, wouldnt it be safe to say (from all your guys' theories) that a kickboxer couldnt fare well in MMA either? i mean, they have no ground game and they wear padded gloves. if that being the case, how was crocop once viewed one of the best p4p fighters at one point?

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Posted by loller90278

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Posted by Gabbit1

First of all James Thompson is a heavyweight, and in my opinion pretty horrible. Against good competition he has just got crushed. That said good light weight fighter a freaking skilled. If you have ever done wrestling or jit you would find that there is a huge learning curve. Add getting hit in the face with those tiny gloves your in a whole new universe. Believe me....this takes years to learn. I agree the mayweather could crush some cans, but fighting a skilled lightweight just doesn't seem feasible. Fish out of water!!

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first off - good first post..i like it
second - be careful of what you say about james thompson... his war wagon wont be pleased at your comments!

so from what i gather, if a boxer couldnt make the transition to MMA, wouldnt it be safe to say (from all your guys' theories) that a kickboxer couldnt fare well in MMA either? i mean, they have no ground game and they wear padded gloves. if that being the case, how was crocop once viewed one of the best p4p fighters at one point?

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Good point, i actually never thought about it like that.. but you're right... besides crocop there are a slew of guys who came from kick boxing pedigrees who do well in mma, the only thing i can say to refute that is that they have already trained to check kicks, see them coming and know how to react to em... something boxers never really have to worry about. Otherwise i'd say spot on!

That was perhaps one of the most terrible analogies for mma. But I agree with Stevenson...Mayweather would get his ass beat in the cage and I would love to see it.

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Posted by loller90278
so from what i gather, if a boxer couldnt make the transition to MMA, wouldnt it be safe to say (from all your guys' theories) that a kickboxer couldnt fare well in MMA either? i mean, they have no ground game and they wear padded gloves. if that being the case, how was crocop once viewed one of the best p4p fighters at one point?

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You're on the right track here. First of all, anybody with great athleticism and ability can learn the sport and fare well at it (Remember it only took BJ 2 years from his from first practice to winning the world tourney in BJJ). However, the only thing I think you are missing on this one is that coming from a boxing vs. a kickboxing background is very different as far as their translation to MMA. The striking game in Kickboxing incorporates the kicks and therefore has a different range, stance, and technique to it as compared to boxing. The kickboxing stance can be easily adapted to MMA. The way these guys throw punches in boxing is much different from kickboxing. In the end, kickboxing just translates much better. But like I said, anyone can learn... especially someone who is already proven to be a gifted athelete.

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Posted by loller90278

what a silly analogy, i think Boxing is closer to MMA than MMA is to golf...

i for one think mayweather will K stevenson TFO before it hits the ground.

this being said, i dont think mayweather will ever be inside a cage or an mma ring ever.

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I think he used the golf analogy just because boxing and mma are both contact sports, but they are worlds apart.

As for mayweather KO'ing Stevenson... I dunno, not a big mayweather fan, and haven't seen much of his fighting. But I just don't see a guy coming from wearing heavily padded gloves in a stand-up boxing match coming over and doing much good against any top professional MMA fighter. Faint leg kick, takedown, GnP to victory (or nasty submission).

Honestly,i think Mayweather could dominate as long as he has a descent Sprawl and Guard.It's hard for me to believe that anyone at 145 or 155 where he fights would be able to take a jab or a punch from him.If he connects its lights out.It's not gonna be like taking a punch from Jens Pulver where some fighters might be able to "eat it' and continue to fight.I'm not a fan of boxing or Mayweather for that matter but if he can;t be taken down and gets people to stand and trade with him well i don't think they'll be too much trading.The guys p4p the best boxer n the planet.I know MMA has its boxers and kickboxers but they're not on his level.I'd love to see him come in and get choked out by someone,However the only way i'd consider him legit in MMA is if its in the UFC against someone who is top or middle tier..I mean if he takes a fight with some bum and Ko's him quickly then He'll run his mouth that MMA is garbage and he proved that..That i would not like

after reading everyones comments about this whole ordeal ill have to also agree with stevenson but i think he is just another person who heard about the possible transfer of mayweather coming to mma and he wanted to have first dibs just to show that if he does beat him he will have all the fame and glory and then he thinks he will rise quickly in the sport but who knows i just think its bull that he should be the one to call him out when he hasnt been in the sport as long as the other competitors its all just fame.. as far as mayweather goes yeah he has a good shot but only a punchers chance just like everyone knows all it takes is one good shot but he has been boxing for how many years now, so take that and put it to a proffesional bjj or grappler of any sort and in there world he would have no chance and when they stand lets just say mayweather can only run for so far until they put him back on his ass put him against anderson silva thats a good fight let me know your comments if you agree or disagree...