Tim Sylvia Can Beat Any Boxer
According to Gary Herman of 15rounds.com, UFC veteran Tim Sylvia feels that he could not only compete but dominate the heavyweight boxing circuit, should he ever have such an opportunity that is:
“Sylvia claimed that he would be an outstanding boxer – basically better than anyone else.
“I’d love to be approached about a fight with a top heavyweight because I’d go out there and win.â€
“I’ll fight any heavyweight boxer in the world. Twelve rounds and I’d beat him,†said Sylvia.
Not only did Sylvia express how good he was, but he also put out an open call to all boxing promoters.
Wow. I could go on and on about the difference between the sweet science and MMA all day but lets stick to Sylvia on this one. Tim Sylvia has average to good striking at best, and has always relied on his punching power and range much more so than his precision and technique. I do believe that Sylvia could probably beat up a few scrubs on the amateur and maybe even pro circuit based on size and reach alone, but trust when I say that the man could never, ever work over a top 10 boxing heavyweight in his wildest dreams. Sure Tim can knock people out with 4 ounce MMA gloves, but it is a completely different world when you put on the big red mitts against guys who have trained nothing but boxing their entire lives. Just ask Ricco Rodriguez.
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stick to mma tim knock fedors head off then come back to the ufc with the confident u used to have and become a legand,
tim sylvia cant b a boxer cuz boxin is already borin and addin his boringness would cuz a zombie outbreak. he would suck out ur soul and make u lose all reasonin and thought process. mark my words tim sylvia boxin would lead to a zombie apocolypse
Uhm, I say let him try. Heavyweight boxing is so weak right now. Are there even 10 Heavyweight boxers in the entire world right now? Just Kidding.
The sad truth is there is money and opportunity for Tim to cross over into boxing given the Russian Giants in the HVWT division. The promoters need fodder. He would be their Gan McGee.Has anyone seen the 6′8″ guy what is his nickname Sky… Fields fight on VS ? I think Tim could take him right now. And they were talking about him for a title shot. Then there are the puffed up guys like Toney. He’s got at least a puncher’s chance with him. In Tim’s case the physics go a long way. He has decent skills standing up and the size leverage and power make up for some gym time.
He could probably beat a couple people but Klitschko takes him out in 2 rounds or less.
david haye is guna be the next big heavyweight that guy is fun as hell to watch, and hes also a funny guy, i heared a rumor other day that hes been traing mma for 7 years and wants to make the switch, thats after hes knocks klitschko out of corse, and let me tell u this hes got the power to knock anyone out
Let Tim Sylvia fight Jose Canseco for the Biggest Boxing Moron Award.
The article should say Tim Sylvia can out eat any boxer then it would credible!!! Tim wins via Gluttony
I would pay to see timmy face Wladimir Klitschko…timmy wouldnt stand a chance!….but timmy will beat fedor you can count on that
Miletich has an excellent boxing instructor and base most of their training on striking. I think Tim Sylvia would be a great boxer given a little time.
miletich training a boxer just wouldnt work he would definitly need to go to a real 100% boxing gym if he would think he could stand a chance…just like ricco he trained boxing with a great instructer at his gym but it didnt help him any he got whopped on
tim sucks lets not forget his fight with jeff monson and how randy kicked his HE SUCKS
Tim is an idiot!!! My brother in law is a boxer and I know of lots of promising amatures from all over the country who would take it to Tim. You guys should take a quick look at YOUTUBE and search for Jeremiah Graziano. He is a power house bad ass boxer. It pisses me off this would even come up. I’m sick and tired of the boxing vs MMA conversation and Tim is pushing the envelope. I belive Graziano is from Kansas and last I heard he was turning pro. If Tim were Graziano’s first fight, Tim would get KO’d. The majority of boxing I have seen from Tim is his lazy jab…..not too impressive. F Tim.
ya im tired of it to KOuch…why must mma always be compared to boxing…there totally different….boxing is the science of punching and footwork…mma is like the science of a real fight…wrestling, boxing,muay thai,jui jitsu, kickboxing…its like a cornicopia of fighting all in one..there not even close
Nikolai Valuev is the only fight he would want and even the great Randy Couture couldn’t handle him(Valuev) in a boxing only match. This is freakshow only and Tim would take him out. Now klitchko would put Tim to sleep.
FUK klitchko 2
I agree and then i dont he has pretty good combos we seen in the fight with vera so in such his striking has improved he might loosen up a bit if he cant be taken down so maybe there is something that we dont really know i believe that mma has the hand up on a boxer I dont believe that big tim can last 12 rounds with a good HW maybe 5 so he better win early
Joel,
You are right no matter who wins it wouldn’t be by decision.
I say tim if you can Punch out Fedor Emelianenko then i would believe anything!!
if Tim’s so ready to make his name known forget boxing move to K-1
a HUGE issue to Timmah’s boxing is that in the HW division Tim has not faced a real striker yet. Tra Tillerman and AA are both really good strikers that tim beat, and Tra was a pro boxer (I still think i’d shoot myself if i lost to a guy with half his chest missing…. just cause.. ya know?) and AA has talked about going pro, but neither of those guys are top HW boxers. Klichko like him or hate him is a great boxer. Tim hasn’t faced anyone with that size AND speed to bully him around. And have you ever seen Timmahs footwork? it’s horrible!!! he also has ZERO head movement and I have NEVER seen him slip a punch. If you look at Roid Sylvia then yeah he was a good boxer, because he was really aggresive and fought guys like Cabbage who are just meat gluttons for punishment. Timmah is a world class mma fighter (hate that I’m saying that) but he would get demolished in boxing.
David Haye would knock you spark out Tim !!
Tim would get crushed! He’s to slow and to clumbsy to beat a top 10 heavyweight. On top of that, it’s one thing to go 5 round MMA fights in a octogon, but it another to go 12 championship rounds in a huge boxing ring. He’d gas out about the 6 round and then probably get stopped afterwards.
He’s slow and akward to some extent (A big man will never look agile doing some techniques: ie crescent kick. For illustration watch Brandon Lee and Dolph Lundgren perform in Showdown in little Tokyo. It just doesn’t work the same way). HAving said that Valuev is so freakishly large Tim would look more like a middleweight because he would be the little man.