Jim Jeffries as a Mixed Martial Artist

[cross_trainer]

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Jeffries wrestled against world Greco-Roman champion Ernest Roeber, and was heavyweight boxing champion in an era when 'dirty boxing' was fairly routine, and clinch fighting was extensive. Not often do you see a fighter good at both grappling and standup to the degree that Jeffries was.

So, how does he do today in MMA?

[Beebs]

He does very damn well, sort of a HW prime Jens Pulver, or an early Randy Couture, those are the two closest examples I can think of. Pulver for the way he blends boxing with offensive and defesive wrestling, Randy for similar reasons but moreso for his thinking and conditioning.

[Johnstown]

zombie thread resurected..because i think this is a damn good question

[achillesthegreat]

Boxing and wrestling make up a good all rounder. One allows you control, the other allows you to do damage. Mix that with the fact he is well conditioned, old school in his approach, wears small gloves etc I think he'd do as well as you could at an early level.

[yaca you]

being big and powerful and a aggessive puncher with wrestling backup is a very good start. obviously we dont have an idea of his submission defense.

I would say that would be a fantastic base to start from. as long as this was the beginning of his mma career and he was willing to learn submissions and submission defense- I believe that to be one of the most important skills to have really.


boxers from the early 20th(as well as late 19th) century seem to be better suited for mma anyway.

[Johnstown]

being big and powerful and a aggessive puncher with wrestling backup is a very good start. obviously we dont have an idea of his submission defense.

I would say that would be a fantastic base to start from. as long as this was the beginning of his mma career and he was willing to learn submissions and submission defense- I believe that to be one of the most important skills to have really.


boxers from the early 20th(as well as late 19th) century seem to be better suited for mma anyway.


allot of boxers in that era trained in catch as catch can wrestling..hence they knew something about submissions both defense and applying them.

Jack Dempsey for example was a black belt in Judo and also very good at catch as catch can wrestling

[yaca you]

allot of boxers in that era trained in catch as catch can wrestling..hence they knew something about submissions both defense and applying them.

Jack Dempsey for example was a black belt in Judo and also very good at catch as catch can wrestling


well I know that about jack dempsey, but we are talking about Jim Jefferies here.

early "modern boxers" just seemed better suited for MMA than todays boxers from what I have seen.