Kind of a gay question, but just curious to see if any of you have any suggestions and adding something new to the forum.

Can you think of any athletes who have athletic traits that you think could translate well... Who do you think would turn out to be the toughest non-combat sport athlete?

good posting, thats a hard one, I will get back with this shortly for sure.

ok, I have thought about this long and hard and I have come to the conclusion that there are ALOT of non MMA athletes that are tough enough to make it (maybe) BUT the 1 guy I woulda voted for back in his younger playin days, would have been Tie Domi.

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Very good call, that guy used to tool on fools.
Another one of my all-time favorites is Marty McSorley.
The Tank Abbott of hockey fights?

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Very good call, that guy used to tool on fools.
Another one of my all-time favorites is Marty McSorley.
The Tank Abbott of hockey fights?

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ex Toledo GoalDigger ( IHL) I used to watch that Nigga play at every home game, I had season tickets, he was also a BRUIN.

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McSorley would always get into fights in Toledo.

lol i thought you said non-combat sport



i'll say craig stadler via mustache intimidation :popcorn:

I think someone like a Lebron James or Dwight Howard from the NBA would be sweet. Very tall, strong, quick, and athletic. With the RIGHT training imagine the kinda strikers they would make.

hockey enforcers by large part due to the ability to throw fists while on ice...

I'm gonna have to say Zdeno Chara... he'd be a fucking beast in the HW division.... said to be one of the strongest hockey players in the history of the NHL (if not the strongest) and he has good hands/balance and amazing staming...

Teach Chara to Gogo fools and get him a good high kick coach, then match him up with Tim Sylvia... lol

Ive heard a lot about Tie Domi's reputation. Also

Mike Tyson
Alexander Karelin
Kyle Farnsworth
Stephen Neal in the NE Patriots was a NCAA wrestling champion
Shaquille O Neal

good call with Stephen Neal, I was going to mention him, he is a beast.

I also know Lorenzo Neal trains MMA with Chuck Liddell in his offseasons, that guy is built like a fire hydrant.

Prime in shape Shaq would have been a beast. Also Jim Brown if he were born 40 years later would have been a bad ass dude if he trained. Stan Jonathan for the win!

AI was all state in football and hoops & Randy Moss was also a talented basketball player...he could be a bigger A. Silva using his legs in the clinch and in BJJ

mugsy bogues

brock lesnar

mugsy bogues

LMAO, he said Mugsy Bogues, dude was like 4 foot tall and shit, exciting to watch though.

ben wallace and ron artest as well, I could see them be gnp monsters

Ben Wallace for sure... Considered the strongest basketball player out there, and @ 6'9" he's built like a machine... (I dunno...Josh Howard looks STRONG as a mofo this year.)

James > Artest when it comes to all things...except fighting the crowd.

Artest is definately one of the toughest players in the league though. That makes for a good fighter. He won't fold like pussy Gonzaga when shit gets bumpy

Artest - LB James - Amare Stoudamire - Dwight Howard - Ray Lewis - - Jevon Kearse - Ronnie Lott - Adrian Peterson - T.O. and probably a whole lot more.

Oh yah Patrick Willis of the 49ers - 6'1" 242 incredible speed. Set the unofficial, all time, record for tackles in a season this year with 226. (And hes a rookie) Guy would be a beast.

Floyd Mayweather

Brandon Hunter, Leon Powe, Ben Wallace (Artest wanted no piece of him), Logan Mankins

Christian Akoya

Jim Thorpe

Brandon Hunter, Leon Powe, Ben Wallace (Artest wanted no piece of him), Logan Mankins

Hell no. I don't think anyone in the NBA wants a piece of Big Ben when he gets fired up.

Chuck Norris would pwn all fighters.