Would a power pitcher make a good boxer and would a good boxer make a power pitcher?

[BrentCrude]

I'm trying to equate being a power puncher boxer to being a good Bobby Janks type heat throwing relief pitcher.Would Tyson in his prime be able to throw heat?Are the mechanics in boxing similar to pitching fast balls?I'm not saying a boxer would have nasty filthy stuff,just heat.

The same goes for guy like Bobby Janks for the white Sox who was clocked once at 104MPH.Would that transfer over into being a good power puncher boxer?

Whenever a bruhaha takes place,you always see pitchers wimp out and turtle up so they don't get their arm hurt.It seems like when guys like David Wells used get drunked up hanging around clubs which was stupid,local yocal guys would always challenge them to fights.Do rednecks in bars gravitate to want to challenge pitchers to fights for either reason of feeling they won't fight back or they have big arms and if they can knock them out,it's a big accomplishment.

How about quarterbacks like Favre in his prime being able to throw a hard punch or pitch a good fast ball?

[Nicky Santoro]

brenty, pls go tell JJ thank you for the nomination.. stop ignoring that thread.. You should be honored..

[pico]

qb are good golfers. i saw romo hit some good drives

[Matt Rain]

I don't think that the pitching and boxing mechanics translate very well (especially in the arm, i.e. over-the-shoulder motion in bases vs. mostly straight motion in boxing). Seems to me that pitchers train themselves to become human slingshots while boxers go for a compromise between speed, power, agility and stamina.

I'm thinking that both athletes might learn the other guy's sport quicker than most, but in all likelihood, the pitcher would have little punching power and no chin, while the boxer would have a mediocre top speed and little control. Abilities that are specific to each sport are developed and fine-tuned over a couple decades - no real way around it IMO.