kimbo fight vs mercer

great prediction Zak, the whole point is to see who would win in a real fight and I think you got your answer.:yep

 

Kimbo's an animal, the ref had to hit him in the face to get him to ease off the guillotine. Kimbo vs Fedor for MMA godliness!!!

 

Zak, stop hating on Kimbo. I don't know what your deal is with MMA, but Kimbo's a warrior and he showed it last night. Anyway, Kimbo's beard is enough to allow him to beat Mercer in a straight boxing match as it would cushion the blows.

 

MMA is a different sport. Boxing has less moves, that is why its participants are better at punching than MMA people.
People that have Thai boxed have better kicks, and kicking defense. This is because they have practiced their form of striking more.
Greco Roman wrestlers are very dangerous in a clinch, because their sport is limited to upper body holds.
Freestyle wrestlers have good take down defense, because that is what they practice.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are better at submissions, because that is what they do.

MMA incorporates all of these aspects. That is why if you have not rounded out your game, someone may have a different way to beat you. Saying Kimbo should have stood toe toe, and traded with Mercer using only boxing techniques, is a ridiculous argument. It is like saying Michael Jordan should play Shaquille Oneal one on one, and only try to drive to the basket and dunk. Then saying Jordan cheated if he uses a jump shot. Kimbo beat Mercer using the rules provided. If Mercer wanted a boxing match, that is what he should have signed up for.

These boxing vs MMA threads are kind of pointless. It is like arguing, "What is better, baseball or football?"

 

What does that matter? What does it prove that an Olympic Gold Medalist and Top 10 boxer in his prime would outbox a street fighter in a boxing match? Is that supposed to be a suprise? In a real fight, the winner is pretty clear. Why should Kimbo have to be limited in kicking Mercer's ass just because Kimbo is a much better fighter? Of course Mercer is a better boxer, he has been doing it his entire life. Didn't help him much last night though.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcDQ7PZX_jw&NR=1

looks like the guy gets KOed by a slap. Not to mention he shouldn't have tried kissing his opponent in the first place.