Re: why no mma to boxing conversions?
Most of the top MMA guys would get destroyed by top-level boxers. Some have boxed and done well, but not against the top fighters. BTW, does anybody remember the first UFC's where it was a "battle of the martial arts?" The boxers always took a beatdown from the takedown guys. Those were the best. I remember the very first ones allowed groin shots!
However, look at K-1 and pride. Plenty of crossover action going on over there and K-1 is way more popular than boxing every could be in Japan. But kickboxing is much more like real fighting than boxing, which is why many kickboxers have been able to adjust and vice versa.
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