Boxing: "Rampage" Jackson, BJ Penn and 10 Fighters Who Could Become Boxers

As the sport continues to grow, we have seen a steady increase in popularity, crossing all borders. Perhaps the biggest surprise to the sport is the support that it’s received from several notables, including former champions Ricky Hatton, D…

As the sport continues to grow, we have seen a steady increase in popularity, crossing all borders.

Perhaps the biggest surprise to the sport is the support that it’s received from several notables, including former champions Ricky Hatton, David Hayes and Oscar De La Hoya. “The Golden Boy” even partook in the mixed martial arts business in 2008, teaming up with the now defunct Affliction promotion.

Playing devil’s advocate, it would be easy to speculate which boxers could prove successful in mixed martial arts, but which MMA fighters could hold their own in the boxing ring and eventually make a career of it?

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