Nick Diaz to test the waters in professional boxing

Nick Diaz, following his win over Paul Daley, has stated that he is losing interest in MMA, citing lack of a big pay day; amongst other things, as his main reasons.

Via HDnet, (Transcription by Sherdog)

“[MMA] doesn't have anybody else for me to fight right now. I'm better than all these guys they have, the guys [the media] have ranked above me, I'm sure they don't want to fight me. I don't see much of a future in this sport for me. I honestly don't, especially if there's not a whole [lot] of money going on.”

This comes as a surprise to me, Diaz netted $175,000 for defeating Paul Daley, and for one of the more active MMA fighters, (fighting 3-4 times a year) he sure does a lot of complaining for the amount of money he is pulling in. 

While the Strikeforce talent pool at welterweight is pretty weak at best I feel a move to boxing would be an unwise decision for both his career and overall health. Yes Diaz has good boxing, but that is MMA boxing, which is an entirely different game. 

It looks as if former IBF super middleweight champ Jeff Lacy will be the man he meets in the squared circle. Diaz has a lot of scar tissue and doesn't use much head movement, coupled with the fact that he stays relatively flat footed I think this will be a quick win for Lacy.

I would love to see an MMA fighter do well in a boxing ring, do I think Diaz is the man for the job? He's as good as any, but good wont cut it against a professional boxer. Check out the interview below.