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    Look, boxers are well conditioned for WHAT they do - toe to toe punching for a whole bunch of rounds. And they're training has them do lots of cardio/roadwork - great. They are optimized for it. The conditioning of MMA guys is totally different - you need a different set of cardio/conditioning resources to punch/kick & grapple. Any athlete conditioned for one type of performance will gas out doing a different set of physical techniques. Sure in boxing they can go six seven rounds and still look fresh, but stick the same boxer in a ring and tell him to wrestle/grapple, he'll be gassed in three or four minutes - totally different physical optimization . So to simply say "boxers are supreme fighting machine" is false. Boxers are the supreme fighting machine in a round based competition allowing hand blows. Add in different criteria and that "supremecy" drops fast.

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    • mate, i was talking about the level of professionalism and standards they attain as athletes in their sports.Khurram
    • I still don't get what you're saying then...TheBlueOne
    • MMA guys aren't "tested" by other fighters, like boxers are. Tested by "supreme" competition. Produces weaker athletes...Khurram
    • Which boxers are you talking about? I haven't seen a good boxing match in years.stoplying
    • Totally disagree with you. But such makes horse races..TheBlueOne
    • tard, boxers and wrestlers are the best conditions athletes out thereLlyod
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