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Old 05-20-2008, 03:29 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by joetarver View Post
who's to say he can't learn in a couple years? you said it, a "pro boxer", that means "pro work ethic" and "pro athleticism." If BJ can win mundials after 4 years of training, why is it so inconceivable that a fucking professional athlete can learn enough in a couple years to simply stop a takedown or get back to his feet if taken down?



…..I suppose because a little catch wrestling/BJJ has become the new super secret Shaolin temple mystic science of unfathomable fury.
It least in the minds of many who need a replacement fantasy after martial Arts were exposed in the early UFC’s.

Reality check – 12 to 15 months of transition sharpening coupled with the best hands MMA has ever seen and you’ll have less than half a dozen fighters at his weight who can compete with him in MMA.

Athletes with ¼ of his athletic ability and work ethic get down what they need to excel in under 4 years, so you do the math.

His biggest problem would be the massive paycut.

It won’t happen until he’s 45 and completely shot, if it ever does.
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