Let Us End This Silly Boxing vs. MMA Debate.

They are different sports why debate anything about them?

 

I agree there different sports, only thing in common is there combat.

 

Agree with most of what you said but i think you can still put all your eggs in one basket if you have a boxer who hits hard and has a good chin.

 

And if the opponent has a great chin ala Rampage....and he gets his hands on you it's over....:yep

 

ughhhhhh

 

Why debate it at all? Let the powers that be in their respective camps yell about that so they can fight over PPV dollars. I'm an informed fan and I'll watch whatever the hell I want.

 

I think we should all just add HENDO to our ignore list and make this a non issue.

 

Its cliche to use him, but Mike Tsyon against any MMA fighter in history, Muay Thai/Kickboxing rules, theyre allowed top clinch and to kick but cannot wrestle and take him down, i see him knocking them the **** out.

And boxers have a far greater chance at winning in an mma match, than mma fighters have at winning a boxing match. A boxer has the chance to KO the guy on the way in as he rushes for the takedown. In a boxing match, the mma fighter is just a ****ing lamb to the slaughter.

 

This is ****ing ******ed

 

Its the same thing as saying an mma fighter would own a boxer in a BJJ or Wrestling match.

 

Yes it is....but its not the same thing as saying he would in an MMA match, where its legal to punch a ****ing hole through skull, and thats what i said.

 

This is ridiculous.

There are some **** poor athletes in both sports.

A great athlete can sometimes just beat a **** poor athlete regardless of what they train.

And as far as Muy Thai, I disagree. There stance is very squared up. They are very easy to hit. The only advantage a Muy Thai fighters has is that he kicks.

But what makes you think a boxer can't make adjustments to his style and add leg kicks to his arsenal?

Either way, like another poster said, I'm sorry, but no Muy Thai fighter in history can compete with Tyson or Lennox Lewis.

Too much speed, reach, skill, and athleticism.

 

Exactly.

 

I have not said boxers ewould walk into MMA and clean up. But i will say the art of punching is the most valuable asset in any form of fighting. Our only natural weapons are our hands.

You need your feet to walk on, your vital organs are in your body, your spine runs alongs your back. Wrestling(body), kicking(legs) are less natural as weapons. With your hands you can strike out at a distance without risk to your vital parts. Whether it be standup or ground and pounds the art of punching finishes most fights in MMA. The top fighters all have good hands.

So yes, it is ridiculous comparing either way. But quite clearly boxers would fair significantly better in MMA, than MMA artists would in boxing. And being as an ancient past it Mercer KO'ed a former champ in 20 seconds, it is a topic worth being discussed, in my opinion.