Grappling V Boxing happened at UFC 1!!!!

Yep for those who don't know, way back in 1993, Pro boxer Art Jimmerson took on Royce Gracie (who needs no introduction) Was the same thing, the boxer thinking he will get the grappler out of there, but ended up getting choked out.

If anyone believes that a boxer can go in to the cage purely using his boxing skills he will get owned. Check out this video. This dude actually put up more fight than Toney, against a world class Grappler in Gracie. But it seems people need to be reminded that this argument, was resolved a looooong time ago.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCsyGduUvzE[/ame]

 

Well he was ranked in the top 10 IBF Light heavy weight rankings. Anyways you are missing the point, Get the number 1 guy in there without take down defense, and submission defence once it hits the ground and you'll see him tap.

But what I a saying is that this is nothing new! This match up was done ages ago, and the outcome was there for all to see. In the words of Roy Jones, Ya'll musta forgot lol

 

What the hell are you on about. All I am sayng is that the UFC put on boxing V Grappling in it's very first show. And submission was the outcome. So Toney V Couture was nothing that hadn't been done before. The argument was settled right from the off. Even a top 10 boxing guy should have had better boxing skills than a BJJ practitioner with NO boxing skills at all. So your point is irrelevant anyways.

Get some comprehension skills you muppet.

 

Idiot! you fail by not watching the video, the commentator said that Jimmerson was rated at 10 by the IBF. You think i just pulled that figure from thin air?? Again as dumb as you seem to be, a boxer rated at number 10 by any org should be more than capable of beating a BJJ guy with no boxing or striking to epeak of. SO if what you are getting at is bring a better boxer to the cage and you'll see a better outcome for the boxer, then you are talking total ****. Without a ground game and TD defense, he won't last long.

And I probably know more about boxing than you do.

 

I'm not saying a top 10 guy from boxing beats a bjj guy, i'm saying the opposite! I'm saying that it doesn't matter where the boxer is rated, but pure boxing alone isn't going to help you much, if a grappler gets a hold of you.

 

So you think a pure boxer has more than a punchers chance at beating a grappler? If the boxer had to fight the same guy 10 times I'd say he beats him once, and that's with a lucky shot. The Grappler will not trade with him, and get the take down, maybe taking some punishment on the way down, but keeping his senses to go and dominate on the ground.

It doesn't make a **** of difference where the boxer is rated in his sport, why cant you get that through your thick head???