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[lwbrewer]

Difference with BJ and Anderson they translate good boxing with other skills making their boxing even better. It's a lot easier to throw punches if your not worried about take downs or kicks. AA one could say is a good boxer, but he failed to blend the arts togeother gracefully and when he transfered from boxing Fedor KOed him

[mattc25]

Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre

As far as boxing technique, I can't think of many fighters more refined than Randy Couture, whose footwork and timing is beautiful.

Eddie Alvarez, Lil Nog and of course, Anderson are also tops in my eyes.

....great list......I'm glad you mentioned Randy because you hardly ever see anyone recognize him for his boxing. I would add BJ to make the list complete and I'm not including the current boxer's signed to an MMA contract's till they fight.

[randy_S1231]

Originally Posted by Mirko45

Freddie Roach said BJ Penn had the best technical boxing he's seen in MMA, so I'm inclined to agree

I agree, Roach has actually trained Anderson in the past so him saying that BJ is the best is a good sign as to who the best "technical" boxer is in mma. Not only does he have speed but he also has pwer to go along with it.

[OutlawRicky]

As of now ...

1.Toney
2.Arlovski
3.Nick Diaz
4.Chris Lytle



Achievements
• The WBA Heavyweight Champion 4/30/2005 Ruled no-decision
• The Ring Magazine “2003 Fighter of the Year”
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• World championship fights - 10-1-1
• Rated WBO #1, The Ring #5, WBC #3, WBA #3, IBF #4 at heavyweight
• Former IBF cruiserweight world champion
• Former IBF super middleweight world champion, 3 successful defenses
• Former IBF middleweight world champion, 6 successful defenses
• Former USBA light heavyweight champion
• The Ring Magazine “1991 Fighter of the Year”

[QOTSA420]

Dustin Hazelet

[Tyreas]

This is a tough question to answer. The reality is that MMA boxing is so much different than real boxing you can't even use a lot of the same criteria to measure it. Does good boxing mean you land more punches? Avoid more punches? have great head/feet movement? Good form?...but you suck when tying it into MMA...

I guess in my eyes you cannot look at boxing as a standalone skill, at least not in MMA. Were it the only option standing up you could evaluate it that way. It has more value depending upon how you use it with your other skill sets. James Toney would have the best boxing in MMA but he is not even close to the best standup fighter. Being able to tie elbows/takedowns/kicks/clinches into your feints and footwork is a sign of a good boxer in MMA.

Anderson Silva is clearly the most feared standup fighter because of how he ties his boxing in with his other skills. He is so well rounded that he almost has too many options standing up.

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by roaddawg

Anderson Silva
- technique
- quickness
- superb movement
- superb defense
- superb accuracy

I have never seen Silva leave a cage damaged. Until another fighter in MMA proves otherwise I think he has the best standup and certainly the best boxing.

The rest you listed in order:
- James Toney
- Paul Daley
- Vitor Belfort
- Chris Lytle (his style is ugly but fuck it works for him)
- Marcus Davis

I saw one of Anderson's pro boxing matches. He sucked!

[TBEAR]

Originally Posted by QOTSA420

Dustin Hazelet

R U KIDDING? I hope so........if not then WTF

Originally Posted by Tyreas

This is a tough question to answer. The reality is that MMA boxing is so much different than real boxing you can't even use a lot of the same criteria to measure it. Does good boxing mean you land more punches? Avoid more punches? have great head/feet movement? Good form?...but you suck when tying it into MMA...

I guess in my eyes you cannot look at boxing as a standalone skill, at least not in MMA. Were it the only option standing up you could evaluate it that way. It has more value depending upon how you use it with your other skill sets. James Toney would have the best boxing in MMA but he is not even close to the best standup fighter. Being able to tie elbows/takedowns/kicks/clinches into your feints and footwork is a sign of a good boxer in MMA.

Anderson Silva is clearly the most feared standup fighter because of how he ties his boxing in with his other skills. He is so well rounded that he almost has too many options standing up.

Great post bro REP'ed

Originally Posted by Rambo

I saw one of Anderson's pro boxing matches. He sucked!

Rambo this is not curling ( which I like), or bobsleding...do you really think Anderson is not a good boxer?

Why I am I wasting my time NEGED BITCH I am tired of you. This is several threads where you are trolling FUCK OFF dude. Add something to this forum or go the fuck away!!!!!Fuckin Troll

[snakebite]

BJ penn, and anderson guranteed! also JDS is a pure monster!

[Masscore]

I think Penn has the best boxing in MMA. He has a nasty jab and great movement. Add in his sick power and his striking might be the best in all MMA.

One guy that I think has very underrated boxing is Sean Sherk. If it was not for his T-Rex arms he would be considered by everyone to be one of the better strikers in MMA. Just watch his technique in his fights and you can tell he has spent on a lot of time training in boxing.