The way I see MMA and boxing is like the difference between someone who calls himself a "general builder" and a qualified "tradesman"

The general builder might be able to muddle his way through building a whole house that will have a crack here and a leak there, whereas a tradesman will go in, stick to his trade and give a professional finish.

When I see an MMA fighter try for a takedown I imediatly think they either have poor striking or are scared to stand and trade, knowing their striking technique is poor or they have no idea how to avoid getting hit.

There are quite a few spectacular KO's in MMA because the fighters arent conditioned to take or avoid shots, its almost like theyve never seen punches before!

My guess is that is because wrestling is a high school sport and alot of people will have picked up the basics there.

I would say a Mayweather or pacquiao, given 6 months to train in BJJ would do very well, it would take an MMA fighter alot longer to feel comfortable taking punches, its just psychological, a boxer has composure under pressure and doesnt panic, a good example of how poor MMA fighters are against mediocre striking is Tito Ortiz and his fetal position defence when Liddel swang fresh air at him