A boxer must use his range and timing to sharpshoot and potshot big shots. The sooner he closes the show, the better.
Land first and you have a really decent chance. It'll be the same situation with James Toney...if he lands first to the head, he'll when...if not, he'll lose...BADLY.
First off you spelled "win" incorrectly which makes me not want to even respond to your post. Secondly, he only "wins" if his first punch finishes the fight and you have some ******ed superhero image of boxers that they can end fights in one punch all the time and it just isn't true.
Thanks for the correction. Ok, when has a world class caliber boxer been in the octagon. Never until recently. Ray Mercer proved what will happen if they simply land first.
In addition James Toney, at this point, is head and shoulders above Ray Mercer in terms of hand speed and reflexes. Not to mention his accuracy.
lol. What special forces do in regards to hand to hand combat might use some elements from various disciplines, but it is a million miles away from anything you will ever do in any martial arts. Spend a day with Mo Teague and hear what he has to say and you would realise this.
Yes, Ray Mercer proved, with a single punch, that every time a boxer lands any one punch the fight is done against anyone... Are you a politician? Cause I've always wondered if you believe the **** you're shoveling...
Actually, Special Forces, S.E.A.L.S and other elite fighting units have received direct BJJ training from members of the Gracie family. And thanks for assuming you know what I know. Always helps.
You cant expect pure boxing to beat mma, because the mma guy is just going to take the fight to the ground or kick the crap out of them. But in saying that I beleive boxing is the best base for stand up in the mma the stance is better although in mma you square it up a little than muay thai for take downs. Boxers also have superior hands, head movement and feet with creating angles. These days ko's in mma are a result of hands not feet, kicks are good to wear someone down but unless your cro crop or machida both world class kickers you aint going to knock someones head off with a kick although leg kicks hurt like hell. So if you can learn good defence in takedowns , checking kicks and knees in the clinch plus superior boxing skills you'll have a great chance ala bj penn, silva, the nogs, rampage,belfort,kenflo, velasquez, do santos etc...
Then tell the TS to change the name of the thread "Best strategy for a boxer and his friends vs an mma fighter" or how about this one since we are speculating outside unarmed h2h "Best strategy for a boxer vs an mma fighter with a gun"