Really?
That is about all that comes to mind when I read Steven Marrocco’s report that Nick Diaz is eying a boxing bout in the near future.
I respect Diaz and his skills. He has an iron chin, a lot of heart, and some decent boxing ability. But, stepping into the cage and having boxing ability is a lot different than stepping into a boxing ring and being a “good boxer.”
It is no different than thinking that James Toney can step in the UFC and just knock people out. That idea worked for all of about two seconds.
If Diaz fights a legit boxer and isn’t fed a jobber, I don’t expect things to end very well. He doesn’t have a tremendous amount of punching power and that power will be limited even more by the bigger gloves. I know Diaz has a pretty good reach, but an experienced boxer will know how to get inside that.
I really do like Nick Diaz as a fighter and hope he changes his tune on this idea to box. If he is embarrassed in the ring, it will only hurt his status in MMA.
Diaz is a rising start right now as the Strikeforce welterweight champion, let’s hope he doesn’t set himself up for a crash landing.
