GSP: Diaz is probably the best boxer in MMA
Georges St-Pierre: “I believe that [Nick Diaz] is very good in boxing. I believe a lot of his training is pure boxing. He’s probably the best boxer in mixed martial arts.”
Georges St-Pierre recently appeared on Chael Sonnen’s new podcast where he discussed the forthcoming fight between Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz. St-Pierre commented that it was a mistake for Diaz to fight Silva at middleweight, but also praised Diaz for his boxing skills, saying he would beat Silva in a boxing match:
“He said a lot of things. He’s a very, very smart fighter. Behind his image and the character that he is, he’s very smart. My game plan when I fought him was to not fall into this. If I would have fallen into it and got into a slugfest with him, it would have been his fight. I would have fought his fight and he’d probably win. He’s the best at that kind of fight.”
“I believe that Diaz is very good in boxing. I believe a lot of his training is pure boxing. He’s probably the best boxer in mixed martial arts,” St-Pierre said. “If you make the fight a boxing fight, I believe he’s going to win.”