Why dont MMA fighter`s turn to boxing?

[Leighton]

Why is it that MMA fighter`s never leave the cage to box while boxers seem to gravite to cage fighting? You would think it would be the other way around seeing theres so much more money to make in boxing(at the higher levels) but im sure if anderson silva would do ok and use his name to make the big bucks. MMA seems a lot harder than boxing(i box and have never tried cage fighting) the rounds are longer and they have so much more to deal with ,wrestling and so forth.

Go back 10 years ago and there may be some substance to this but now, I have to say "WTF"

UFC is nothing more than glorified strikers. Chuck Ruled the LHW being nothing more than a tough SOB who could foil a take down.

There has never a UFC fighter who could match a boxer. The most stupid question I have seen!

Yes money is better in boxing, but pick one UFC fighter who could accomplish something in boxing?

Pick a boxer who could accomplish something in the UFC.

Vitali Klitschko.....next question

Brock gets close. Vitali pushes his head down. Brock grabs his legs and finishes him. The end.

Because Brock does so well with punchers You MIGHT want to re-think that answer. Vitali was a WORLD CHAMPION Kickboxer...it's not like he doesn't know how to keep people off of him

Once again, kick boxing and UFC are two different sports. You are not allowed to grab the other guys legs in kick boxing. Nor sweep, etc. Im not saying that Vitali could not go to UFC and learn the ground game. He might be quite good once he practices in the sport for a while. The same if a fighter went over to boxing and trained in boxing for a while. Just because a person chooses a particular sport to begin with does not mean they dont have the ability to learn the other sport. It is down to the individual drive and natural abilities weather they are good at the other sport.
Now Vitali would be increadibly lucky to get a punch off before brock gets close. But Brock would get close immidiately and not let him go.
Its like saying a guy like brock could not get a lucky punch off against Vitali. Its a possibility either way but not highly likely.
As far as his kick boxing knowledge goes. He has not done that for many years and I can garentee you that there are better kick boxers and much better grapplers out there than him.
If this was a UFC forum it would be like me coming on there and saying Anderson silva could beat Mayweather because he has done boxing before.
Either sport takes a high level of skill which requires alot of dedication. You cant have done it a while back and expect to beat everone else who are training day in and out all there lives at that particular skill.