Randy Couture should fight James Toney in a Boxing Match. Why?

This is getting a bit stupid, so let me correct all you tards screaming that Randy should have to fight in a boxing match to "make it even".

MMA is an equal ground. You can do anything. You're not limited to singular skill sets. Toney, or any boxer, can use their boxing, but no one has to box with them. Just like Randy, or any wrestler, can use their wrestling, but you don't have to wrestle with them.

Do you see the difference yet?

If they had a wrestling match where Toney was forced to comply with Randy's greatest strength, then yes, your argument holds weight, but they didn't. We know what the result would be either way. If Randy fights James in a boxing match, James wins. If James competes against Randy in a wrestling match, Randy wins.

Now, if they compete in a contest where they can each do their own thing, then it's equal starting ground and Randy won.

Any other questions?

 

No, sir. You fail. Terribly.

MMA is simply the combination of styles. The moment James started doing anything other then boxing, he became a mixed martial artist. A novice one, but still just that.

Randy is a wrestler turned mixed martial artist. He's more experienced and well rounded. Hence his advantage.

A boxer can do well in MMA just like everyone else who puts in the time learning and perfecting the other necessary skills. Like Couture has. As I said, it's equal ground to build from. Randy started with wrestling, Toney with boxing. They both have their base and built off that.

Of course they fought in an MMA fight under MMA rules. It's the only thing that allows them both to do what they're best at doing. Pretty sure I delineated this clearly in my original post. Maybe you should read it again.

Your logic is horrid at best. Please don't try again.

 

Well, I think you could broaden that statement and simply say that grappling is generally more successful in application then striking. Not always, mind you. But generally speaking, everything we've seen shows this to be true.

MMA tends to favor grapplers. Now strikers who learn grappling have a much better chance, but then they become mixed martial artists. That's the whole point. Take what you're good at and make it more effective by learning other styles and counter appropriately and even begin to apply other techniques.

 

No. I told you not to try again, and you did anyway...just terrible.

I agree with most of what you've said, but MMA is relatively new. It is just now becoming a style in itself. If you've got no combat training experience then yes, you can become a pure mixed martial artist. But, other then that, you're a boxer/thai fighter/wrestler/BJJ fighter/Karate stylist turned mixed martial artist. You begin with a base and branch out into other styles. That is how it's worked for 99% of all MMA fighters today. Myself included.

And yes, I agree. A pure anything isn't going to have success at the highest levels. I must have missed where I said they would. Please, point that out to me. I did say that MMA competition tends to favor grapplers. This is undisputable. Grappling gives you the greatest control over a fight. What I will say is that a pure grappler will have a greater chance then a pure striker.

So, sir, you please educate yourself before you try and talk back to someone who has been involved in martial arts since they were 4 years old and has been actively training in Mixed Martial Arts for over 5 years.

Please, take my advice this time, like you should have last time. Do not try again.