Why is Butterbean never mentioned in MMA vs Boxing talks?

[A.S. Deep]

He did KO "the best brawler of WWF(E) so the man had lots of crossover appeal

Exactly. He's also the WWE GOAT.

 

[ICEibuPROfen]

He does somewhat dispel the myth that you always need to be a good athlete with years of cross training to beat anyone with grappling experience. But there are people posting on sherdog who think they can take on elite, World champion boxers in a 'real fight' just because they wrestled in high school or attend some low end grappling class once or twice a week.

It's the same kind of dorks that think boxing is fighting lol

 

[Hard To Tell]

It's the same kind of dorks that think boxing is fighting lol

Get in a boxing ring with someone who knows what they're doing and tell me if you feel like you've been in a real fight.

 

[A.S. Deep]

It's the same kind of dorks that think boxing is fighting lol

Let me guess you think you could take on Tyson because you were in a jiu jitsu class one day for 30 minutes.

 

[nanika]

roy nelson filled that niche in the UFC. and dana didnt even want that.

 

[knorut]

Totally serious question here.

Butterbean started as a Boxer in the early 90's and made his MMA debut in 2003, he has 90+ professional boxing fights, and almost 30 professional MMA fights, however, when we talk about MMA vs Boxing the only fights that come up are Couture vs Toney and Silvya vs Mercer...

Not only has Butterbean fought more MMA fights, but he also has more wins via submission than TKO o KO. I think he makes for a more interesting case when debating between MMA and Boxing, what do you guys think?

Probably because of the obesity.

THIS!

 

[Which Doctor]

Prime Bean VS Prime Tank, who takes it?

The fans.

 

[DaPunkMinowaMan]

Totally serious question here.

Butterbean started as a Boxer in the early 90's and made his MMA debut in 2003, he has 90+ professional boxing fights, and almost 30 professional MMA fights, however, when we talk about MMA vs Boxing the only fights that come up are Couture vs Toney and Silvya vs Mercer...

Not only has Butterbean fought more MMA fights, but he also has more wins via submission than TKO o KO. I think he makes for a more interesting case when debating between MMA and Boxing, what do you guys think?

 

[blewgums]

Then he had a sex change and fought under the name "Ronda Rousey."

 

[caliboi74lv]

He fought those 3 round boxing fights not real fights. He basically fought amateurs

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

say what you want about him, his overhand right and chin were good. plus he's always been fat so that's impressive too.

 

[passtard]

Is this a serious thread ts?

It says so, at the beginning

 

[passtard]

Wasn't he for the most part a trash boxer boxing other trash boxers and a trash MMA fighter fighting other trash MMA fighters for the most part?

Don’t all boxing superstars begin their professional carreers doing so?

 

[Country]

lets talk boxing, Tyson never fought Foreman, Morrison, or Bowe, avoided Lewis, and lost to the other great fighter of his time Holyfield, twice

 

[passtard]

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You forgot Art “One boxing glove” Jimmerson, but I’m talking modern era MMA

 

[jonathan274]

Totally serious question here.

Butterbean started as a Boxer in the early 90's and made his MMA debut in 2003, he has 90+ professional boxing fights, and almost 30 professional MMA fights, however, when we talk about MMA vs Boxing the only fights that come up are Couture vs Toney and Silvya vs Mercer...

Not only has Butterbean fought more MMA fights, but he also has more wins via submission than TKO o KO. I think he makes for a more interesting case when debating between MMA and Boxing, what do you guys think?

I was just surprised to see a thread about BB in 2k17...

 

[dog y]

He's ridiculous, but still...always wanted to see a Butterbean vs Tank Abbott fight

bean kills him

 

[BjPenn2017]

Because he fought at Super Heavyweight or openweight.

Plus, his wins in Pride are against Zuluzinho and a WWF guy. Minowaman was outweighed by over 200 pounds and still armbarred him.

Lol. According to Fedor fans Zulu is a GOAT win. Bean was a pioneer for sure, dude was popular as fuck back in the day. People largely forget but Butterbean pretty much became a household name after Jack ass.

 

[Draper]

Butterbean admiration is a litmus test for people who don't know anything about boxing. Commonly used reference point for fake fans of the sport.

 

[PeterGriffin]

lets talk boxing, Tyson never fought Foreman, Morrison, or Bowe, avoided Lewis, and lost to the other great fighter of his time Holyfield, twice

The Tyson that fought Holyfield was already past his prime, and was a mentally defeated fighter. Tyson did eventually fight Lewis in a fight he probably shouldn't have taken in the first place.

Between losing Cus D'Amato, firing Kevin Rooney and drinking the Don King kool-aid, Tyson was completely fucked with no direction. The Tyson that fought Spinks would have beaten both Holyfield and probably Lewis. He pretty much abandoned his peek-a-boo style of fighting from the Bruno fight onwards, a style which allowed him to fight successfully in close quarters.

The Mike Tyson saga/story is a sad one and it's a shame, because he was an amazing boxer. He turned into an uneducated, angry brawler once Don King got his hooks into him, which I why I'm of the opinion there were TWO boxers named Mike Tyson, but only one Iron Mike.