fighting is a sport

[benchthis]

we can all agree fighting is a sport... doesnt matter if it sanctioned or not...
can a natural athletic person such a list of the people from the following list
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/athletes.html

be trained and groomed to be fighters or is fighting a different kind of sport?

and im not saying take them, train them to fight and see what happens..
Im saying if they had never discovered there original sport and had taken up fighting would had they been great?

 for example if Micheal Jordan would have taken up boxing instead of basketball as a child would he have been heavyweight champion of the world?

im bored enlighted me getbig

[webcake]

A 2003 Ronnie Coleman could probably beat Mike Tyson in his prime.........no doubt about it.

[HTexan]

jordan is genes plus training.

[io856]

jordan is genes plus training.

Wow what a great mind to come up with that 


 

[benchthis]

this isnt about jordan its about all greath athletes 
 

[gracie bjj]

any good athlete,if trained by the right mma instructors can be successful if they are willing to put in the work and time to do it.being a good athlete gives a person a big advantage to excel in mma compared to a guy thats not athletic at all.being a good mma fighter involves good technique ofcoarse,but also speed,agility and balance are all things good athletes possess that are very important in a mma fight

[HTexan]

this isnt about jordan its about all greath athletes 
 

tiger woods groomed. all training.

[benchthis]

either way i still and always will consider this man to be the definition of an athlete
god given genes or not

[benchthis]

any good athlete,if trained by the right mma instructors can be successful if they are willing to put in the work and time to do it.being a good athlete gives a person a big advantage to excel in mma compared to a guy thats not athletic at all.being a good mma fighter involves good technique ofcoarse,but also speed,agility and balance are all things good athletes possess that are very important in a mma fight

how much discipline and mind is involved in fighting compared to being a great sprinter, basketball player, even gymnast ?

[HTexan]

either way i still and always will consider this man to be the definition of an athlete
god given genes or not

bo knows football.

[benchthis]

and i consider this guy (for his time and in comparison to his peers)
to be the greatest athlete ever
(i didnt say definition i said greatest ever)