VITOR BELFORT BECOMES A BOXER!!!

**AdamGB** · 04-14-2006 07:59 PM

Weights a subjective thing though, it all depends on how he carrys (his body make up... how much of his mass is actual lean muscle etc) it and as you said how tall he is.

He's not that big but he dosn't have a punchers physique... just looks like he's been doing generic weights for the sake of it like most people in a gym who don't train for any particular sport. I don't know that much about MMA, maybe the build suits that but he just doesn't look like a puncher... a guy like Tyson was short and weighed that much but looked completely different

**J_Undisputed** · 04-14-2006 08:02 PM

Vitors always had extremely fast hands. His downfall in mixed martials arts was that he always got taken to the ground. He had some ground fighting skills but preferred to win Knockout, so got grounded and pounded by a lot of guys.

Hes still got fast hands, but used less straight punches than he did in MMA, even though his hooks dont seem to be that wide. He could be a decent boxer.... but his style needs a major overhaul. He still fights like a MMA arts fighter. He doesnt use a jab, hes too squared up and he should really be thinking about bringing more power to those shots from his legs. He'll get schooled by a lot of high skilled fighters that cant take a punch, use thier jabs, and time him for counters.

Perhaps he just needs time to adjust.

**AdamGB** · 04-14-2006 08:05 PM

Times not on his side... :P he needs work practically from the ground up.

**Sheps** · 04-14-2006 08:06 PM

Usually its the other way round, ur a bum in boxing then you go to MMA, not the other way round.

Im more concerned with why the hell he has Jesus on his trunks.

**AdamGB** · 04-14-2006 08:14 PM

http://www.angelfire.com/apes2/butterbeansudo/

**raleights** · 04-14-2006 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by AdamGB

What do you mean

I'm a competative boxer...

I'm a competitive boxer and i'm good looking, probably moreso than drgoodlooking himself!

**SalTheButcher** · 04-14-2006 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by raleights

You're right he could use some good better footwork and lose some of the bulk but still he had nice hands as always. I'm gonna be optimistic about him unlike the other know-it-alls who have already posted.

Seriously if you knew everything you wouldn't be sitting around posting on a forum

And wouldn't it be funny if he were fighting and accidently threw a knee at someones face!

i was thinkin the same ything, if he gets in trouble he may accidentally instinctivley throw a kick

**SalTheButcher** · 04-14-2006 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by AdamGB

F****** hell... the guy won't make a boxer... did you see him try and unload? it was all tensed arms and straight legs... no good boxer will stand off like that either.. complete novice mistake... one I didn't make after my second amatuer bout. He's built all wrong too... there are boxers with as much muscle than that but most of his was in all the wrong places... I doubt he makes more than 5 fights before he sulks back off to MMA

he used to be built in a more usefull way, but he did look real bog in that video

**SalTheButcher** · 04-14-2006 11:58 PM

Originally Posted by VanChilds

I didn't see the fight, but I'm sure he needs some work and if he is serious he will get the right people to train him. The guy was a pretty damn good amateur boxer before he went to MMA and he is a great athelete. But why are yall say he should rematch Silva...he beat the crap out of that guy in under a minute?

i said that, and he only landed 2 punches in the process of moving silva into the wall, that is not present in pride, and mcarthy made the worst stoppage of his ref career