Floyd Mayweather wants the UFC

[mystic]

this would be sad

http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=As33Zf07a2G4I56Y2savwY45nYcB?slug=dw-mayweather041807&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[PeterHilton]

Please. Standard issue Mayweather trash talk. He's probably got his feelings hurt because as an industry MMA is on the rise while boxing is on a rapid decline.

[Undertaker666]

"UFC's champions can't handle boxing. That's why they are in UFC." Mayweather said Tuesday from Las Vegas during a break in training. "Put one of our guys in UFC and he'd be the champion. Any good fighter, he'd straight knock them out."

I think Mayweather's took one too many blows to the head: :D

[Chuck]

What a douche...

I personally cannot stand to WATCH either UFC or Boxing but i think it would be entertaining as hell to see Mayweather get PWNED in a real fight.

[MightyDavidson]

I think Mayweather's took one too many blows to the head: :D

Most UFC champions would eat boxers for lunch.

[HughBatey4]

You guys are mildly retarded. This is obviously a set-up for some cross-promotional fights. Either boxer vs mixed martial artist under MMA rules or boxing rules. MMA versus Boxing? Who would have thunk it?

[Undertaker666]

You guys are mildly retarded.

Is there really any need for such a comment? I think not.

[HughBatey4]

I'll admit, my comment might have been a little too much, but you guys posted this in a forum of mainly WRESTLING fans. In the world of wrestling, everything is a work and nothing is meant to be taken seriously as truth. It's actually a good marketing ploy to cross promote. UFC gets some much needed credibility and the world of boxing gets a burst of popularity as you know the buy rate for this type of event would be huge. It's a win-win situation.

[Capelli King]

You guys are mildly retarded.

I don't think that was needed, there was a simple discussion, nothing more.

[Capelli King]

Please. Standard issue Mayweather trash talk. He's probably got his feelings hurt because as an industry MMA is on the rise while boxing is on a rapid decline.

Have to agree there. If the fight lasts more than one minute that means Mayweather lost. There is always a punchers chance.

[mystic]

Mayweather would fall apart in a UFC ring under UFC rules, sure he could try and use his boxing skills, but I think most UFC guys would withstand some shots (especially the top dogs) and take him down. Mayweather would not be able to get shots off quick enough to knock someone out.

I also agree that boxing is on a major decline. the only fight I really have found myself interested in recently was the first Castillo vs. Corrales fight back in 2005.

Most boxing especially the heavyweights has become a joke.

[Capelli King]

I also agree that boxing is on a major decline. the only fight I really have found myself interested in recently was the first Castillo vs. Corrales fight back in 2005.

Most boxing especially the heavyweights has become a joke.

I have to agree here. The level of boxing is pretty pathetic. Most fights are not worth watching. With the growth of MMA, boxing seems slow, boring, even harmless!

After watching Fedor knock a guy out in 30 seconds with a brutal knee in the head, that was it, boxing just is not interesting any more.

If they do not do something soon, i think MMA will take over. Frankly speaking i hope it does

[D16NJD16]

Boxing is a skill.

[loves2spooge]

yes boxing is a skill but there is a boxer by the name of anthony mundine here in australia (and yes i do mean anyone) that would put any sportsman to shame with the ****yness and utter crap he go's on with so all aussies are used to it even if you are not a fan of boxing this bloke is everywhere here and i know meryweather has a big mouth but everyone needs to listen to the crap mundine spews and you would think why would you even bother

[Undertaker666]

Punctuation is your friend. ;)

[still71]

hilarious. bring it on boxer boy. Any MMA guy would take out any boxer boy any day of the week. And boxers who have attempted MMA have been hilarious at best - example 1 = Butterbean in PRIDE. hilarious. dude was winded after the intros.

[PeterHilton]

hilarious. bring it on boxer boy. Any MMA guy would take out any boxer boy any day of the week. And boxers who have attempted MMA have been hilarious at best - example 1 = Butterbean in PRIDE. hilarious. dude was winded after the intros.

Wow. I agree that Mayweather would more than likely fail in the UFC, but its pretty ridiculous to base any comparison on how Butterbean did. Bean isn't in the same universe as Mayweather on a talent basis.

[Undertaker666]

And boxers who have attempted MMA have been hilarious at best

James Warring reached the finals of the World Combat Championship back in 1995 or '96. In the WCC you had all of your fights on the same night to advance in the tournament, he'd won two fights to reach the final before losing to Renzo Gracie. Not bad for someone who, if memory serves, was approaching 40 years old at the time.

[MightyDavidson]

James Warring reached the finals of the World Combat Championship back in 1995 or '96. In the WCC you had all of your fights on the same night to advance in the tournament, he'd won two fights to reach the final before losing to Renzo Gracie. Not bad for someone who, if memory serves, was approaching 40 years old at the time.

The difference is James Warring probably trained for MMA before going into World Combat Championship. Sounds like Maywether thinks he'll just walk from the boxing ring into the octagon and just kick ass. If he tries that, he's just going to be a nice feather in the cap of whomever his first opponent is.

[BlizzardVeers]

Hey, Butterbean Jiu-Jitsu is awesome to watch! He's getting there. :D

Mayweather versus Takanori Gomi.
Mayweather versus Mach Sakurai.
Mayweather versus Sean Sherk.
Mayweather versus Matt Serra (He's naturally that weight.)

Mayweather probably might want to keep his mouth shut, but he's just talking trash to try and make boxing look good. The interview seemed a little biased towards Mayweather, though, oh well.

Sean Sherk is a smart guy, so assuming this fight did take place, I know for a fact he would train his already good boxing skills to prepare for Mayweather. And when Mayweather didn't put him down in the first few punches, and Sherk slams Mayweather to the ground within the first 30 seconds, what happens then?

Mayweather is likely just annoyed that he's dedicated his entire LIFE to this sport, and spent all his time perfecting that one craft, and UFC is starting to rise up and steal away a lot of boxing's fanbase. Where does that leave Mayweather? I can understand where he's coming from in attempting to make UFC look bad, but we all know from Wrestling that when you bad mouth another company .. you just bring the spotlight on it, and more often then naught just help it's cause.

Any Pro-Wrestling fan that doesn't like MMA just hasn't watched enough of it. ;)

Regardless, this would be a MONEY fight, even if Sherk isn't well known now, with the way this is going he will be.

[Undertaker666]

The difference is James Warring probably trained for MMA before going into World Combat Championship. Sounds like Maywether thinks he'll just walk from the boxing ring into the octagon and just kick ass. If he tries that, he's just going to be a nice feather in the cap of whomever his first opponent is.

I'll admit the likes of James Warring is a bit of a rarity, plus I think that today's MMA scene is a far tougher thing to crack than it was 'back in the day'. He was also well versed in kickboxing but to my knowledge he never had much, if any, training in submission techniques. I was just pointing out that someone who was primarily a boxer had done well in the past.

As for Mayweather though, he's all hype anyway so he'd definitely get his ass kicked. :D

[juggaloninjalee]

This is an easy pick. In a boxing ring Mayweather wins and in an octagon Sherk wins... is that so hard to comprehend?

[MightyDavidson]

I agree with BlizzardVeers when he says Mayweather should probably keep his mouth shut. The man has made an excellent career for himself in boxing and trying an MMA fight is only likely to make himself look bad.

Besides, the fact that many MMAers study some type of boxing to improve thier striking should say something about boxing's continuing importance in relation to MMA.

[PeterHilton]

Mayweather is likely just annoyed that he's dedicated his entire LIFE to this sport, and spent all his time perfecting that one craft, and UFC is starting to rise up and steal away a lot of boxing's fanbase. Where does that leave Mayweather?

I definitely agree, since that's pretty much what I said.;)

But let's not feel sorry for Mayweather. He's getting a $20 million payday off the De La Hoya fight alone. And while that's his biggest purse to date by far I somehow doubt he'll be struggling to keep a roof over his head even as boxing contyinues to float off into obscurity.

I agree with BlizzardVeers when he says Mayweather should probably keep his mouth shut. The man has made an excellent career for himself in boxing and trying an MMA fight is only likely to make himself look bad.

I'm going to take a guess and say most of you don't follow boxing or Mayweather. He has never in his career kep his mouth shut about anything. He makes Terrell Owens look like the model of sportsmanship. Just a few days before the biggest fight of his career he's having a public feud with his trainer who is also his father.

Telling Pretty Boy Floyd to shut up is like asking the sun not to shine.

[MightyDavidson]

I said he SHOULD do it Peter, not that he actually would. ;) There's a difference you know. :D

[BlizzardVeers]

Yeah, I know Mayweather and his Uncle can't keep their mouths shut, not even if you stitched their lips, they'd still talk trash about your mama and how slow your punches are. :D

[syndicate]

floyd is not the first boxer to state he could beat plenty of mma fighters up... it's a common thing between mma and boxing because some people can not get the pre 1993 ufc mentality that boxing is not real fighting...

it's like asking lebron james to call out tiger woods to a game of golf and try to beat tiger woods just based on the fact that he is a good basketball player

mma and boxing are dif sports... mma is closer to real fighting then boxing is but it's still not real fighting because in a real fight you have no rules

mayweather is a idiot for making such a claim and would get taken down and beat very easy like most stand up people who only train in standup

You guys are mildly retarded. This is obviously a set-up for some cross-promotional fights. Either boxer vs mixed martial artist under MMA rules or boxing rules. MMA versus Boxing? Who would have thunk it?

tons of boxers call out mma fighters and nothing comes out of it... this post you made is pointless

I have to agree here. The level of boxing is pretty pathetic. Most fights are not worth watching. With the growth of MMA, boxing seems slow, boring, even harmless!

After watching Fedor knock a guy out in 30 seconds with a brutal knee in the head, that was it, boxing just is not interesting any more.

If they do not do something soon, i think MMA will take over. Frankly speaking i hope it does

what fight did fedor ko a guy with a knee in 30 seconds?