Here are the top 5 boxers that legendary trainer Freddie Roach thinks would have had the best shot at Mixed Martial Arts.
Any others you think should have been on the list?
1.) Manny Pacquiao - "Pacquiao thinks he's Bruce Lee sometimes. He has great movement. He's never kick-boxed or anything like that before. His speed alone would really help him in the sport. He's got fast feet, fast hands. He can punch from both angles. He's really a complete fighter…I asked him one time about MMA, 'would you ever go into it?', He says 'no, those guys are crazy'."
2.) Mike Tyson -"Tyson has that square stance. He's constant movement and a great puncher, of course. He has huge, huge legs. If he could learn how to kick with those legs, he might be something."
3.) Jake LaMotta - "When Jake was a fighter, he was the toughest guy in the world. He was a mean, mean, tough guy. I've heard stories…you know how mean he was in the movie? In real life, he was twice as mean."
4.) Carmen Basilio, 5.) Gene Fullmer - "They're brawlers, like street fighters. Obviously, technique is everything on the ground game and so forth. I know it's very, very complicated. I wrestled in high school."
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