MMA Legend Veteran Admits Boxing is a More Skilled and Difficult

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  1. Freakzilla

    Freakzilla Yooo fookin' Rat Full Member

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    I've said it on here a long time ago. Grappling is organic and natural. Striking is not, especially boxing which concentrates even more on the head than kicking arts.

    Nice to see the respect for boxing. Loads of MMA are now going into boxing gyms where as before there was some stupid sort of battle. Now you got Roach, Davis and numerous others spreading knowledge.
     
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    Caestus Active Member Full Member

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    King Mo Lawal, former LHW world champion, admitted in an interview that boxing is much more difficult to success than MMA.

    Q: Why you choose to start training in MMA?

    A: "Because is easier than boxing."
     
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    Primate Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yoga is harder than boxing.
    I also find tennis quite difficult.
    Most Judo players have absolutely **** head movement. They lose a boxing match pretty quickly.
    Powerlifters have no footwork.
     
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    yea i believe boxing is better than mma however i would rank skill and science of the three combat sports as follows.
    1) Boxing
    2) Kickboxing
    3) MMA
    Boxing is the science and art of punching, kickboxing is utilising the right combination of kicks, knees and punches to beat your opponent and MMA is determining which "tools" will enable you to win e.g. wrestling, Bjj, Muay thai, boxing, kickboxing etc
     
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    Does anyone else thinks Ken and Frank Shamrock look like actual brothers even though they're not blood related?
     
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    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    mustve have been one of those times that their father got caught up with different girls.
     
  9. T.J.Lefthooker

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    they're not blood related at all supposedly.
     
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    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hoISRTMB2E[/ame]
     
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    They are both adopted. But I thought they looked alike back in the day
     
  12. amhlilhaus

    amhlilhaus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    it's ridiculous the comparisons between the two. people who specialize in any given field are more skilled in their area, and usually better paids.

    a family practice doctor makes less than a brain surgeon.

    top boxers make more than top mma fighters. coincidentally, top level sumo wrestlers make more than top mma fighters as well.
     
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    Boxing is harder because it is harder to be a master in one area than a jack of all trades
     
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    What ?!?! I always thought they were brothers?

    They look so much alike ... wow
     
  15. James23

    James23 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can always tell when a thread comes from the General Boxing section because of the sheer stupidity of what is being said.

    That being said, this thread came from GBF.