Why do people think any good NBA/NFL athlete can beat the Klit bros?

[generalbulldog]

I don't really know what thread your referring to, so cant comment in much depth. Obviously boxing is largely unlike any other sport as far as intangibles go. One thing I have no doubt of is that basically any NFL or NBA team today has players with greater overall athletecism than probably any HW fighter in history, that's almost a no brainer really. So could Lebron James have been a great HW fighter if he dedicated himself to boxing the same way he has basketball, from a young age? Unless he had a completely glass chin or just lacked the mentality under pressure, I highly suspect he could have. Are you arguing that he isn't a better pure athlete than the Klitschko brothers? Because that is assanine really.

What I'm saying is this. Great athleticism in 1 sport does not mean it will translate to another. Lebron is more athletic than Wayne Gretzky, so by your logic he may have been a greater hockey player than Gretzky if he took up the sport? Lebron is more athletic than Diego Maradona would that mean he would be a soccer legend if he took on soccer at an young age? He's more athletic than Roger Federer would that mean he would win 14-15 Grand Slam titles just like him? He's more athletic than Tiger Woods, would that mean he would achieve more success if he took up golf instead of basketball?

MIChael Jordan is more athletic than Babe Ruth, how come he couldn't recognize a curve ball, fastball, change up and start hitting home runs out of the ball park like the Babe?

Being great at 1 sport does not mean 1 will be great at another. That's my point.

[TitoFan]

The title of the thread is "Why do people think any good NBA/NFL athlete can beat the Klit bros?" It's not "Do you think if NBA/NFL athletes had taken up boxing from the very beginning, could they beat the Klitschkos?" I wish people would stick to the original arguments, instead of twisting it into something else. And given that the title is the former, I maintain that it's ludicruous to think that a Lebron James, a Shaq, or any other NBA'er or NFL'er for that matter could beat the Klits.

So either stick to the original argument, or make up your own new thread.