Well I watch a lot of mma and I was even thinking about doing it cause I took thai boxing, wrestling and boxing, but I decided to stick to boxing cause I fell in love with it, if I ever become a champ in the name of my good lord I might decide to cross over to the mma, but anyways some of the the best strikers in the mma has natural striking ability. But what is better being a natural or training hard in something you are natural in. Like the bible says faith without works are nothing. Look at chuck liddel he is consider to be one of the greatest puncher ever, but look at how he punches any boxing coach would of layed in to him because of his techniques. Do anyone of yall remember when Chuck went to pride fc and went up against ( I think it was goodman) and his corner threw in the towel. Kimbo slice has more hand techniques than the so called best mma strikers and that is ridiculous. If Roy Jones had a sound take down defense and he was in his prime he would owned most of the mma striker cause they can not out strike him, then he would own most of the grappler cause they will never take him to the ground and since they are only using 6 oz gloves he is knocking most of them out with a high connect percentage.

Than one would have to realize that the matches would be boring up until the KO. Look what Tyson did to Mitch Green when he hit him with no gloves on. When I watch mma I think to myself what possessed them to get hit with that punch or kick. On the other hand look at all of the golden gloves boxer who get owned in professional boxing. If I ever cross over I will make sure I master the sweet science and then put something else in my arsenal. Remember what Mr atlas said to Moorer you are only doing enough to keep him off you. Most mma stars only train enough in boxing to say that they did it, and they get owned when they use boxing and have to stick to grappling.The samething goes for people who say they box but when they get whipped in a street fight they got people all over the world saying I beat a boxer I beat a boxer.

Final statement: Boxing is not being viewed the way it use to be viewed only because look who represent boxing and it is just not about throwing punches either.The same thing goes for Martial arts it is not being viewed and represented the way is should be either. boxing is a discipline it prepares you for anything if you can see a punch coming fast as lighting and dodge it with ease than you can see a more powerful and slightly slower kick coming to your face. The only thing a boxer fall short in is Ground Grappling and that includes submissions as well.The greatest mma of all time even sat downed and study the sweet science... Bruce Lee