Andrei Arlovski to make boxing debut in September

JNB · 08-11-2009, 10:45 PM

Andrei Arlovski to Make Boxing Debut in September - MMA Video Blog: MMA Scraps

A) Isn't boxing dead?
B) With that jaw of his?

**Thomas_Rivera** · 08-11-2009, 11:08 PM

A) No. Not by a long shot. Boxing however is widely unorganized and has little free tv exposure. Boxing as a whole needs to rethink its structure and re-adapt to a market that already likes boxing but has limited access to it.

B) I think in boxing his jaw is going to last a lot longer. I think in the Affliction KO, he pretty much stepped into that and against his last opponent he looked disinterested and lacked even basic head movement. Which I thought would happen ever since the rumors of his departure from MMA appeared.

**Medic08** · 08-12-2009, 12:46 AM

Glass jaw is a glass jaw.... I think True boxers hit harder than MMA boxers too... But the gloves are bigger...

**Thomas_Rivera** · 08-12-2009, 02:50 AM

In MMA you are concerned about a lot of other things than just getting punched. The larger surface area of the boxing glove would lessen the overall impact. I think him having a glass jaw is a bit unwarranted, there are other fighters that have been koed as many times as he has had and they haven't built that reputation.

**islander** · 08-12-2009, 04:21 AM

YouTube - [Fight Science] The Power of one PUNCH or one KICK

**Thomas_Rivera** · 08-12-2009, 01:04 PM

Yeah I saw that Bas Rutten was hitting close to 1000 pounds with a straight, similar to what that other heavy weight boxer was hitting.

**Medic08** · 08-12-2009, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomas_Rivera

In MMA you are concerned about a lot of other things than just getting punched. The larger surface area of the boxing glove would lessen the overall impact. I think him having a glass jaw is a bit unwarranted, there are other fighters that have been koed as many times as he has had and they haven't built that reputation.

All I watch is mma so I'm very familiar about the fighting style, but that has nothing to do with a persons chin unless they are completly exposing there heads and get popped. And who said that about no one else having a glass jaw??? Chuck Liddell, A.A, Wanderla Silva have all developed glass jaws. It's just from years of fighting and nerves being more sensitive.... Liddell is my favorite fighter and he's been dropped or ko'd in his past 5 fights. Now were talking about a guy who's head was once made of cast iron lol.