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Here is an instance where an MMA guy beat a boxer and an instance where a former boxing heavyweight champ beat a former heavyweight UFC champ (but was basically nothing more than a brawler).
Tim Sylvia made the mistake of trying to strike with a professional boxer. If he had gone for the takedown like Randy Couture did against James Toney the results would have been different. I don't think Sylvia wrestled in high school but I do know he won grappling tournaments as an adult. Although I don't recall him trying to wrestle anyone in MMA. He was basically a brawler.
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