Boxing matches are usually longer. And you can argue that being a master at one craft takes no less time and dedication than being a jack of 3/4 trades.
As for danger, Conor should be fine in the Floyd fight but a fight against a guy like Manny could result in him eating an ungodly amount of punches (similar to what he did against Nate, because Nate is a skilled boxer) and that would not bode well for him.
Apples and oranges and not worth comparing IMO. This is about the money more than any other factor.
While on the same token Floyd or Manny might get arms broken or worse in an MMA fight against someone much less caliber than Conor
Definitely can't compare it like that for sure
Wasn't trying to start anything btw, just saying Conor could make more in boxing and still hand choose his opponents that will cause him less "danger", say Khan or some ****, (again IMO) than in an MMA fight that pays peanuts in comparison
I meant what was more dangerous for Conor. Not Boxers fighting MMA. Conor already has more Boxing experience than those guys likely do grappling.
Boxers fighting MMA with no training is "dangerous". But they can tap. That's natural in MMA.
Remember....in the first fight with Nate when he didn't want it on the feet anymore, he turned to wrestling. And was then submitted. The grappling actually provided him safety.
Quitting in Boxing is a no-no and usually when you quit you've already taken enough punches to potentially do long term damage.
Didn't take it as you trying to start something. Just offering a different perspective. I think Conor boxing with elite boxers could be just as, if not far more, dangerous than any fight he'd have in MMA.
But for the $$$ he might make, he might deem it worth the risk vs. having the same thing happen against a guy like Nate again for a fraction of the money.
Not sure what is worse
Getting peppered with hundreds of shots or a couple devastating punches that will put you to sleep
What's interesting about this is the original belief was that MMA was "safer" because the smaller gloves meant less accumulation of punches and more "flash" knockouts.
I used to argue that you'd still need to see what happened to the fighters. MMA was so young that was easy to say because we'd already seen to the long terms effects of Boxing on guys like Ali.
But as we go down the line and the MMA greats age, will be curious to see how guys like Chuck, Wand, Shogun, Digeo etc. look as they get older.