Manny Pacquiao Would Obliterate Anyone in MMA

There's been a lot of talk recently about boxers crossing over into MMA. Unfortunately, the talk usually centers around guys who are clearly no longer good enough to box and now want to try MMA. Guys like Ricardo Mayorga, James Toney and Ray Mercer are clearly well past their prime but are holding the banner for boxers going into MMA. They may or may not succeed but I don't think that is a true measure of the potential for boxers to succeed in MMA. We should be looking at guys like Manny Pacquiao or Chad Dawson. Boxers in their prime who could take a couple of years to develop their all around skills. The truth of the matter is that those guys would almost definitely make waves in MMA especially given that the washed up fighters have managed varying levels of success.

Everyone is talking about James Toney as if he is a prime heavyweight. The truth is that he was a successful light heavyweight 15 years ago and took advantage of a weaker heavyweight division recently. Don't get me wrong - he is a talented fighter and may well succeed in MMA. It's just that he is no where near his prime from a boxing perspective.