[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_9b0nCVjGo[/ame] had no idea this ever happened , nice display of boxing vs mma stand up
K-1 isn't MMA. Not in the current definition of the term with the "unified MMA rules". K-1 is basically kick boxing with some modified thai boxing rules thrown in I believe. It's purely stand up fighting.
this is Kickboxing. K-1 is a org for Kickboxing not mma. if you wanna see boxing vs mma watch ray meryer vs tim sliva.
Bad example... 1 - this is under K1 rules. ( kickboxing , not mma ) 2 - the opponent happens to be a wrestler / mma fighter. So we basically have a pro boxer against a wrestler under kickboxing rules.
Not to mention Erickson is basically a pure wrestler; coaches at Purdue now. Coached Fitch and Jake O'Brien, now he helps Matt Mittrione.
ohh come on guys we all know shannon would be mauled on the ground , or sub'd, or arm barred or choked out ect... im just talkin stand up , he used his distance well stayed away from the kicks , he did better than i thought he would thats it.
It's not even boxing vs MMA. It's boxing vs wrestling in kickboxing rules. Very strange encounter. If you want to see a better boxing vs kickboxing match look up Francois Botha vs Remy Bonjansky.