What kind of heavyweight would Lebron James have been '''

[jehoshaphat]

James would be a fighter that would piss me off when he fought. He would choke in his big fights until he hooks up with a trainer and promoter that would be able to set him up in the right situation to win.

He would also be one that complains to the ref, over-exaggerate when he gets hit a little south below the border and in the back of the head.

He would also be a bullish type of fighter who would push off a lot and use the ring-ropes to get that extra push off on a shot and moderate slapping instead of turning his punches.

^^^... THAT is exactly how he would be as a fighter when we examine the way he plays Basketball and how he came to be.

He was a choke artist in Cleveland until he was saved by grace in Miami with a player in D-Wade, a complimentary piece in C-Bosh and an exemplary coaching mind in Pat Riley.

He also complains CONSTANTLY to the refs for ticky-tack stuff. More than Kobe did when Kobe started off- Kobe has gotten worse over the years as he got older, but the young Kobe would take it hard and still play on.

If you were to whisp past Lebrck while he was taking a shot, he complains. Whether you hit him or not!

He also FLOPS a bit too frequent, so much that even after years and YEARS of Basketball fans having to endure the mindlessness of the leagues most famed-flopper, former Lakers and Kings Center Vlade Divac, the league had to implement a very strong policy against excessive flopping. A rule that we may as well classify the Lebrick-no-flopping-bullshit rule!

He also travels, constantly. He gives new meaning to "His-Airness", and not in a good way. He has gotten better as of late, but still can be seen at least twice in a game skipping down the court, with the ball in his hand, like a little fairy princess and her flower basket. Lebrick "Travel Agent #1" James!

Lastly, some of those "chase down blocks" from Lebrick were CLEARLY goal-tending. How can you have a chase down block when the ball touched the backboard??

THAT's how he plays B-Ball and that is the mentality he would bring to the sport of Boxing.


At best, he would be a very hyped prospect for about the first 20-25 fights. Then people are gonna ask that he steps it up- and then gets a rude awakening and has to re-strategize. But because he is a crowd-pleaser, like Amir Khan, no matter how many times he gets beat or stopped folks are gonna wanna see him. He would end up as a 40 and 6 and 3 record fighter with very dubious wins, with a minor portion of a world title, but never one that got real notoriety- he would be a glorified journeyman who happened to be in the right place at the right time with the right people.

That's how his career would have turned out if we based it on the steps he has took/is taking with B-Ball.
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So basically you're saying you think he'd be too soft to be great at boxing. Fair play. At least you brought something with your opinion and you may be right. I can think of at least one boxer who seems to have the same problem. What about David West? He seems to be tough as nails and does actually use boxing as part of his training regimen.