I think boxing is a dying sport

[Roy Batty]

Boxing is so limited in its effectiveness that it isn't difficult to neutralise. However if you take away one avenue of an MMA fighter's ability to dominate you, he can still be effective elsewhere.Now that isn't to say a pure high calibre boxer could not easily pick up some basic sprawl and BJJ ground defense...... but then they would become a Mixed Martial Artist.

[Numero001]

We've (well the smarter ones) already established there is no point in comparing boxers and MMA in a one-on-one fight. That doesnt mean they are better skilled than boxers, cos they are two different sports. Its like asking if the Rugby WC champions will beat the Superbowl winnersIn regards to punch resistance, no you cant put muscules on your chin but they say the muscules in their neck is supposed to be stronger. Also, a good boxer knows to sway from a punch to take the power away, MMA fighters get hit with shots boxers will be surprised to land let alone be caught with.

[StreetDreams]

mma fighters are no where near as conditions as top class boxers, hand speead and foot speed/work is very poorand the punch resistance is terriblehow come they go down regularly from strikes that dont even connect cleanly?if it was top class box catching them with 4oz gloves they would be in a comaand its true the best and most exciting fighters in mma are the ones with a strike game superior to the restbut that would be average to a top class boxer

LMAOUnless you UNDERSTAND both boxing and MMA for example closely analyse both sports or take part in both you shouldn't really comment on boxing vs MMA.Punch resistance is something YOU ARE BORN WITH. You cannot train in punch resistance. Ask any pro boxer or trainer they will tell you the same it is not something that can be trained. Boxers MAY be used to taking more punches therefore MAY be slightly better at dealing with punches when they're on wobbly knees but on the whole it does not matter.And for your opinion, Rampage hits harder than pretty much most heavyweight boxers today (they measured his punch power and it was the same as Mike Tyson's).You see how hopeless boxers are when they clinch? You really think an MMA fighter wouldn't be able to take them down and ground'n'pound the f*ck out of them?And whoever said MMA fighters rarely dominate a single one of their martial arts need to do their research before hand. The world class MMA fighters are trained by trainers for each martial art that are usually former eorld champions in each.Let's take a guy like Georges ST.Pierre. Let's take a look at his profile:Kyokushin Karate (2nd degree black belt)Wrestling (Asked to wrestle for Canada in the 2008 olympics but turned it down)Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Black belt)Muay ThaiBoxingNow, no matter how superior somebody is in boxing, Georges St Pierre is clearly more skilled at a very high level in too many martial arts for the boxer to deal with. If you can not comprehend this, then you are bias.Listen to David Haye (a world class boxer who has trained at Shootfighters before).

I don't understand what your writing essays about?Said it before and Haye said it himself:

"Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts are two completely different disciplines and it would be foolish to expect to switch between the two and dominate."If Enzo Maccarinelli and Michael Bisping were to meet in the Octagon it would be a no contest - Bisping would beat Maccarinelli 10 times out of 10. "Michael knows the MMA game inside out, whereas Enzo would be completely new to it."On the flipside, if Enzo and Michael met under boxing rules, Maccarinelli would be the one with his arm raised at the end."As a pure puncher, Enzo is by far the better of the two. After all, his job is punching people in the face."The problem Enzo would have in the UFC is that MMA rules incorporate various other skills aside from just punching.

Or are we arguing about whether one guy using two hands can beat a guy using his WHOLE body cos the outcome is obvious, right?Or is it a free-4-all cos then it wouldn't be Boxing VS MMA but just two guys fighting?

[bladerunner]

A good boxer wouldn't beat a good kick boxer, let alone someone who was proficient in Kick Boxing, grappling and jiu jitsu. Being extremely doing one thing is great unless that one thing is only effective at a certain range which can be cancelled out.

LOL @ this.I take it you've never watched Thai boxing?If a good boxer learns how to defend shins and kicks (which is a great deal easier than learning how to box) then he can do well in Thai boxing.

[bladerunner]

Unless you UNDERSTAND both boxing and MMA for example closely analyse both sports or take part in both you shouldn't really comment on boxing vs MMA.

LOL @ this guy...have you ever had an MMA or boxing fight in your life? If so, who for?

Punch resistance is something YOU ARE BORN WITH. You cannot train in punch resistance. Ask any pro boxer or trainer they will tell you the same it is not something that can be trained. Boxers MAY be used to taking more punches therefore MAY be slightly better at dealing with punches when they're on wobbly knees but on the whole it does not matter.

A good chin is something you're born with...punch resistance is generally something that excellent conditioning can improve.

And whoever said MMA fighters rarely dominate a single one of their martial arts need to do their research before hand. The world class MMA fighters are trained by trainers for each martial art that are usually former eorld champions in each.

Hence why I said "apart from the creme de la creme" you donut.

[Bardissimo]

this is stupidMMA rules and boxing rules are different so arguments such as "MMA fighters will ground n pound" are dumb cos boxers are not trained for that, and vice versa if boxing rules were taken im certain a journeyman would duppy Rampage.Which you watch comes to personal preference imoseriously, its like comparing rugby and football, different rules and different sports but similiar skills are required

[Guillermo Rigondeaux]

u idiotsdo u think some lumbering imbecile from maa will be able to even enter the flippin "clinch" position without getting punched?you think a boxer is going to let that happen?pure idiots in here i swearthe second i see someone try to hug me its over for them:1 they are standing front on to me, i am side on to them2 before then even get in range to clinch they have been jabbed3 when they raise BOTH their arms to clinch me they are getting KO'd... uppercut straight to their boat ive watched mma, for a while.. not long but a while... since just b4 gonzaga crocop and i clocked it from then. the only guy i rate is fedor.

[Steven]

Unless you UNDERSTAND both boxing and MMA for example closely analyse both sports or take part in both you shouldn't really comment on boxing vs MMA.

LOL @ this guy...have you ever had an MMA or boxing fight in your life? If so, who for?

Punch resistance is something YOU ARE BORN WITH. You cannot train in punch resistance. Ask any pro boxer or trainer they will tell you the same it is not something that can be trained. Boxers MAY be used to taking more punches therefore MAY be slightly better at dealing with punches when they're on wobbly knees but on the whole it does not matter.

A good chin is something you're born with...punch resistance is generally something that excellent conditioning can improve.

And whoever said MMA fighters rarely dominate a single one of their martial arts need to do their research before hand. The world class MMA fighters are trained by trainers for each martial art that are usually former eorld champions in each.

Hence why I said "apart from the creme de la creme" you donut.

Never had an MMA fight in my life but did Muay Thai, TKD when I was younger and recently started BJJ but have to wait until my hernia operation is over. The nearest reputable MMA gym to me is in Elephant and Castle which is too far for me to travel to.But yeah, I know my sh*t about martial arts and boxing (did boxing for a couple weeks but gave it up for football). There is no need to argue. Anybody that knows their stuff knows that MMA fighters are much more likely to win against boxers in a fight. The range of techniques they have are just a lot greater than boxers. And you prove my point. The "creme de la creme" MMA fighters are much better than the "creme de la creme" boxers. kthnxbai.

[Steven]

do u think some lumbering imbecile from maa will be able to even enter the flippin "clinch" position without getting punched?Errrmmm...Yes? You're clearly an idiot who doesn't know anything about combat sports if you're underestimating a wrestler's ability to shoot. I mean, didnt we see the ATG of your sport struggle against a flippin wrestler? Let alone a guy that can box, kickbox, wrestle and use judo/jiu jitsu. the second i see someone try to hug me its over for them:1 they are standing front on to me, i am side on to them2 before then even get in range to clinch they have been jabbed3 when they raise BOTH their arms to clinch me they are getting KO'd... uppercut straight to their boat Why dont you go fight in the UFC then toughguy? If you're so good at defending clinches Im sure you could take out Anderson Silva?Are you 12 years old? You sound like the type of person that comments on youtube videos with their unlimited wisdom. There's no need for me to even answer that idiotic bullshit. You think MMA fighters shoot with their arms out like f*ck*ng frankenstein?ive watched mma, for a while.. not long but a while... since just b4 gonzaga crocop and i clocked it from then. the only guy i rate is fedor.The only guy you rate is the best heavyweight in the sport. Why? Cos he's technically undefeated? What about if Arlovski KO's him? Are you gonna become an Arlovski fan?I've been a huge fan of boxing my whole life before I even got into MMA around like...04 I think. To me, it's basic common sense that an MMA fighter has a much greater chance of winni ng a fight. It's funny how boxing nuthuggers will give full props to a traditional martial artist even though there are hundreds of videos of those guys getting beat down by MMA guys.

[JWP]

A good boxer wouldn't beat a good kick boxer, let alone someone who was proficient in Kick Boxing, grappling and jiu jitsu. Being extremely doing one thing is great unless that one thing is only effective at a certain range which can be cancelled out.

LOL @ this.I take it you've never watched Thai boxing?If a good boxer learns how to defend shins and kicks (which is a great deal easier than learning how to box) then he can do well in Thai boxing.

I see what your saying, but defending kicks with shins really does sound ALOT easier than it actually is to be honest. In order to successfully defend kicks with your shin it takes ages getting used to...your shins have to be conditioned to a certain degree to take the impact comfortably. Naturally it f*ck*ng CANES for months before getting used to it, hence professional muay thai fighters smashing their shins on the heavy bag for x amount of hours every day to dead off nerve cells.Then there's the whole issue of the speed of the kicks, kicking at confusing angles, variation of low, mid and high kicks, the teep, and the obvious factor of the foot being longer than the arm thus being able to keep opponents at distance etc.It really is interesting stuff though.

[Roscoe]

MMA is boring

[Numero001]

Unless you UNDERSTAND both boxing and MMA for example closely analyse both sports or take part in both you shouldn't really comment on boxing vs MMA.

LOL @ this guy...have you ever had an MMA or boxing fight in your life? If so, who for?

Punch resistance is something YOU ARE BORN WITH. You cannot train in punch resistance. Ask any pro boxer or trainer they will tell you the same it is not something that can be trained. Boxers MAY be used to taking more punches therefore MAY be slightly better at dealing with punches when they're on wobbly knees but on the whole it does not matter.

A good chin is something you're born with...punch resistance is generally something that excellent conditioning can improve.

And whoever said MMA fighters rarely dominate a single one of their martial arts need to do their research before hand. The world class MMA fighters are trained by trainers for each martial art that are usually former eorld champions in each.

Hence why I said "apart from the creme de la creme" you donut.

Never had an MMA fight in my life but did Muay Thai, TKD when I was younger and recently started BJJ but have to wait until my hernia operation is over. The nearest reputable MMA gym to me is in Elephant and Castle which is too far for me to travel to.But yeah, I know my sh*t about martial arts and boxing (did boxing for a couple weeks but gave it up for football). There is no need to argue. Anybody that knows their stuff knows that MMA fighters are much more likely to win against boxers in a fight. The range of techniques they have are just a lot greater than boxers. And you prove my point. The "creme de la creme" MMA fighters are much better than the "creme de la creme" boxers. kthnxbai.

Just made this post to let you know you need tore-up brain your brain cells.

[Jlloyd]

tbf hes right that an MMA fighter would beat a boxer in a fight8 times out of 10 just like David Haye said..its easy to say a boxer would keep it standing and out strike the MMA fighterbut how would a boxer who has been cornered into the cage stop a takedown from an olympic calibre werestler who's trained to do that all his life?and how would they react when they are getting the sh*t pounded out of them on the floor where they are like a duck out of water?standing alone, boxers are far ahead of MMA fighters, it goes without sayingfor a few reasons, one being that boxers only train in boxingwhere as an MMA fighter trains to attack and defend take downs/box and kickbox/and be able to defend thereselves on the ground as well as submit opponents.the beauty of MMA is that any fighter can beat anyone, because of the sheer amount of ways you can be beaten, and the various amount of different talents the fighters have, where as in boxing it is purely who has the best stand up.you can't even compare MMA and Boxing striking anyway, boxers have a completely different stance where as MMA fighters have to box a lot more square on in order to defend themselves from takedowns. If a boxer was to try and fight an MMA fight in his usual boxing stance, his leading leg would get caught every time by the wrestler or jiu jitsu expert depending on who he was facing.the thing is, you can't even defend the same in boxing and MMA. In boxing the boxer can protect his face by having his forearms protecting his face, which obviously works well in boxing, but in MMA the gloves are a lot smaller, this means the fighter is able to punch straight through the guard a boxer would have, (see the uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in a recent fight).all in all, as someone said above, its like comparing football and rugby, but to snub the elite MMA fighters as less talented is wrong. the elite level fighters about have won/competed in major tournaments throughout the world in jiu jitsu, and some have/could have competed in the olympics in wrestling, and of course there is many other disciplines fighters have excelled in but the two above are the most popular.the UFC are currently in talks to sign a japanese guy who won the gold medal in judo at the 2008 olympics, which shows the sport is getting more and more popular.the sport is still growing and growing, and growing very quickly, but people have to forget the boxing vs MMA thing IMO, as they are just both different sports.sorry for the long post the uppercut i mentioned..

[darkman]

Its been dying for years

[bladerunner]

tbf hes right that an MMA fighter would beat a boxer in a fight8 times out of 10 just like David Haye said..its easy to say a boxer would keep it standing and out strike the MMA fighterbut how would a boxer who has been cornered into the cage stop a takedown from an olympic calibre werestler who's trained to do that all his life?and how would they react when they are getting the sh*t pounded out of them on the floor where they are like a duck out of water?standing alone, boxers are far ahead of MMA fighters, it goes without sayingfor a few reasons, one being that boxers only train in boxingwhere as an MMA fighter trains to attack and defend take downs/box and kickbox/and be able to defend thereselves on the ground as well as submit opponents.the beauty of MMA is that any fighter can beat anyone, because of the sheer amount of ways you can be beaten, and the various amount of different talents the fighters have, where as in boxing it is purely who has the best stand up.you can't even compare MMA and Boxing striking anyway, boxers have a completely different stance where as MMA fighters have to box a lot more square on in order to defend themselves from takedowns. If a boxer was to try and fight an MMA fight in his usual boxing stance, his leading leg would get caught every time by the wrestler or jiu jitsu expert depending on who he was facing.the thing is, you can't even defend the same in boxing and MMA. In boxing the boxer can protect his face by having his forearms protecting his face, which obviously works well in boxing, but in MMA the gloves are a lot smaller, this means the fighter is able to punch straight through the guard a boxer would have, (see the uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in a recent fight).all in all, as someone said above, its like comparing football and rugby, but to snub the elite MMA fighters as less talented is wrong. the elite level fighters about have won/competed in major tournaments throughout the world in jiu jitsu, and some have/could have competed in the olympics in wrestling, and of course there is many other disciplines fighters have excelled in but the two above are the most popular.the UFC are currently in talks to sign a japanese guy who won the gold medal in judo at the 2008 olympics, which shows the sport is getting more and more popular.the sport is still growing and growing, and growing very quickly, but people have to forget the boxing vs MMA thing IMO, as they are just both different sports.sorry for the long post the uppercut i mentioned..

Your long post is bullshit because it cheerleads MMA...They're two different sports. f*ck MMA and it's meathead fans. Boxing is the real art. Even the historical progenitor of MMA - Bruce Lee - knew the importance of western boxing, and he said it was the toughest sport to get right.

[Steven]

tbf hes right that an MMA fighter would beat a boxer in a fight8 times out of 10 just like David Haye said..its easy to say a boxer would keep it standing and out strike the MMA fighterbut how would a boxer who has been cornered into the cage stop a takedown from an olympic calibre werestler who's trained to do that all his life?and how would they react when they are getting the sh*t pounded out of them on the floor where they are like a duck out of water?standing alone, boxers are far ahead of MMA fighters, it goes without sayingfor a few reasons, one being that boxers only train in boxingwhere as an MMA fighter trains to attack and defend take downs/box and kickbox/and be able to defend thereselves on the ground as well as submit opponents.the beauty of MMA is that any fighter can beat anyone, because of the sheer amount of ways you can be beaten, and the various amount of different talents the fighters have, where as in boxing it is purely who has the best stand up.you can't even compare MMA and Boxing striking anyway, boxers have a completely different stance where as MMA fighters have to box a lot more square on in order to defend themselves from takedowns. If a boxer was to try and fight an MMA fight in his usual boxing stance, his leading leg would get caught every time by the wrestler or jiu jitsu expert depending on who he was facing.the thing is, you can't even defend the same in boxing and MMA. In boxing the boxer can protect his face by having his forearms protecting his face, which obviously works well in boxing, but in MMA the gloves are a lot smaller, this means the fighter is able to punch straight through the guard a boxer would have, (see the uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in a recent fight).all in all, as someone said above, its like comparing football and rugby, but to snub the elite MMA fighters as less talented is wrong. the elite level fighters about have won/competed in major tournaments throughout the world in jiu jitsu, and some have/could have competed in the olympics in wrestling, and of course there is many other disciplines fighters have excelled in but the two above are the most popular.the UFC are currently in talks to sign a japanese guy who won the gold medal in judo at the 2008 olympics, which shows the sport is getting more and more popular.the sport is still growing and growing, and growing very quickly, but people have to forget the boxing vs MMA thing IMO, as they are just both different sports.sorry for the long post the uppercut i mentioned..

Your long post is bullshit because it cheerleads MMA...They're two different sports. f*ck MMA and it's meathead fans. Boxing is the real art. Even the historical progenitor of MMA - Bruce Lee - knew the importance of western boxing, and he said it was the toughest sport to get right.

Nobody said boxing wasn't an important aspect of MMA you spengWe simply schooled you and told you that boxers get an ass whooping against mma fighters.

[bladerunner]

tbf hes right that an MMA fighter would beat a boxer in a fight8 times out of 10 just like David Haye said..its easy to say a boxer would keep it standing and out strike the MMA fighterbut how would a boxer who has been cornered into the cage stop a takedown from an olympic calibre werestler who's trained to do that all his life?and how would they react when they are getting the sh*t pounded out of them on the floor where they are like a duck out of water?standing alone, boxers are far ahead of MMA fighters, it goes without sayingfor a few reasons, one being that boxers only train in boxingwhere as an MMA fighter trains to attack and defend take downs/box and kickbox/and be able to defend thereselves on the ground as well as submit opponents.the beauty of MMA is that any fighter can beat anyone, because of the sheer amount of ways you can be beaten, and the various amount of different talents the fighters have, where as in boxing it is purely who has the best stand up.you can't even compare MMA and Boxing striking anyway, boxers have a completely different stance where as MMA fighters have to box a lot more square on in order to defend themselves from takedowns. If a boxer was to try and fight an MMA fight in his usual boxing stance, his leading leg would get caught every time by the wrestler or jiu jitsu expert depending on who he was facing.the thing is, you can't even defend the same in boxing and MMA. In boxing the boxer can protect his face by having his forearms protecting his face, which obviously works well in boxing, but in MMA the gloves are a lot smaller, this means the fighter is able to punch straight through the guard a boxer would have, (see the uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in a recent fight).all in all, as someone said above, its like comparing football and rugby, but to snub the elite MMA fighters as less talented is wrong. the elite level fighters about have won/competed in major tournaments throughout the world in jiu jitsu, and some have/could have competed in the olympics in wrestling, and of course there is many other disciplines fighters have excelled in but the two above are the most popular.the UFC are currently in talks to sign a japanese guy who won the gold medal in judo at the 2008 olympics, which shows the sport is getting more and more popular.the sport is still growing and growing, and growing very quickly, but people have to forget the boxing vs MMA thing IMO, as they are just both different sports.sorry for the long post the uppercut i mentioned..

Your long post is bullshit because it cheerleads MMA...They're two different sports. f*ck MMA and it's meathead fans. Boxing is the real art. Even the historical progenitor of MMA - Bruce Lee - knew the importance of western boxing, and he said it was the toughest sport to get right.

Nobody said boxing wasn't an important aspect of MMA you spengWe simply schooled you and told you that boxers get an ass whooping against mma fighters.

I'm doing, you're talking.I'm doing, you're watching.You're wanking over MMA fighters you could oly dream of performing like.Feel free to come to my gym and test out your MMA skills against our boxers.

[StreetDreams]

tbf hes right that an MMA fighter would beat a boxer in a fight8 times out of 10 just like David Haye said..its easy to say a boxer would keep it standing and out strike the MMA fighterbut how would a boxer who has been cornered into the cage stop a takedown from an olympic calibre werestler who's trained to do that all his life?and how would they react when they are getting the sh*t pounded out of them on the floor where they are like a duck out of water?standing alone, boxers are far ahead of MMA fighters, it goes without sayingfor a few reasons, one being that boxers only train in boxingwhere as an MMA fighter trains to attack and defend take downs/box and kickbox/and be able to defend thereselves on the ground as well as submit opponents.the beauty of MMA is that any fighter can beat anyone, because of the sheer amount of ways you can be beaten, and the various amount of different talents the fighters have, where as in boxing it is purely who has the best stand up.you can't even compare MMA and Boxing striking anyway, boxers have a completely different stance where as MMA fighters have to box a lot more square on in order to defend themselves from takedowns. If a boxer was to try and fight an MMA fight in his usual boxing stance, his leading leg would get caught every time by the wrestler or jiu jitsu expert depending on who he was facing.the thing is, you can't even defend the same in boxing and MMA. In boxing the boxer can protect his face by having his forearms protecting his face, which obviously works well in boxing, but in MMA the gloves are a lot smaller, this means the fighter is able to punch straight through the guard a boxer would have, (see the uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in a recent fight).all in all, as someone said above, its like comparing football and rugby, but to snub the elite MMA fighters as less talented is wrong. the elite level fighters about have won/competed in major tournaments throughout the world in jiu jitsu, and some have/could have competed in the olympics in wrestling, and of course there is many other disciplines fighters have excelled in but the two above are the most popular.the UFC are currently in talks to sign a japanese guy who won the gold medal in judo at the 2008 olympics, which shows the sport is getting more and more popular.the sport is still growing and growing, and growing very quickly, but people have to forget the boxing vs MMA thing IMO, as they are just both different sports.sorry for the long post the uppercut i mentioned..

Your long post is bullshit because it cheerleads MMA...They're two different sports. f*ck MMA and it's meathead fans. Boxing is the real art. Even the historical progenitor of MMA - Bruce Lee - knew the importance of western boxing, and he said it was the toughest sport to get right.

Nobody said boxing wasn't an important aspect of MMA you spengWe simply schooled you and told you that boxers get an ass whooping against mma fighters.

Well done GeniusSaid it before but certain man are spastics on here

[Guillermo Rigondeaux]

tbf hes right that an MMA fighter would beat a boxer in a fight8 times out of 10 just like David Haye said..its easy to say a boxer would keep it standing and out strike the MMA fighterbut how would a boxer who has been cornered into the cage stop a takedown from an olympic calibre werestler who's trained to do that all his life?and how would they react when they are getting the sh*t pounded out of them on the floor where they are like a duck out of water?standing alone, boxers are far ahead of MMA fighters, it goes without sayingfor a few reasons, one being that boxers only train in boxingwhere as an MMA fighter trains to attack and defend take downs/box and kickbox/and be able to defend thereselves on the ground as well as submit opponents.the beauty of MMA is that any fighter can beat anyone, because of the sheer amount of ways you can be beaten, and the various amount of different talents the fighters have, where as in boxing it is purely who has the best stand up.you can't even compare MMA and Boxing striking anyway, boxers have a completely different stance where as MMA fighters have to box a lot more square on in order to defend themselves from takedowns. If a boxer was to try and fight an MMA fight in his usual boxing stance, his leading leg would get caught every time by the wrestler or jiu jitsu expert depending on who he was facing.the thing is, you can't even defend the same in boxing and MMA. In boxing the boxer can protect his face by having his forearms protecting his face, which obviously works well in boxing, but in MMA the gloves are a lot smaller, this means the fighter is able to punch straight through the guard a boxer would have, (see the uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in a recent fight).all in all, as someone said above, its like comparing football and rugby, but to snub the elite MMA fighters as less talented is wrong. the elite level fighters about have won/competed in major tournaments throughout the world in jiu jitsu, and some have/could have competed in the olympics in wrestling, and of course there is many other disciplines fighters have excelled in but the two above are the most popular.the UFC are currently in talks to sign a japanese guy who won the gold medal in judo at the 2008 olympics, which shows the sport is getting more and more popular.the sport is still growing and growing, and growing very quickly, but people have to forget the boxing vs MMA thing IMO, as they are just both different sports.sorry for the long post the uppercut i mentioned..

UPPERCUT IS SWAG ANYWAY MATE LOLHOW U GONNA TAKE 2 SECONDS TO THROW AN UPPERCUT FROM BEHIND UR NECKBACK AND DROP UR GUARD ALL LOOSE AND SHITTHIS SHOWS U CLEARLY UNDERSTAND NOTHING ABOUT BOXING AND WHY ITS EVEN CALLED BOXING

[Numero001]

tbf hes right that an MMA fighter would beat a boxer in a fight8 times out of 10 just like David Haye said..its easy to say a boxer would keep it standing and out strike the MMA fighterbut how would a boxer who has been cornered into the cage stop a takedown from an olympic calibre werestler who's trained to do that all his life?and how would they react when they are getting the sh*t pounded out of them on the floor where they are like a duck out of water?standing alone, boxers are far ahead of MMA fighters, it goes without sayingfor a few reasons, one being that boxers only train in boxingwhere as an MMA fighter trains to attack and defend take downs/box and kickbox/and be able to defend thereselves on the ground as well as submit opponents.the beauty of MMA is that any fighter can beat anyone, because of the sheer amount of ways you can be beaten, and the various amount of different talents the fighters have, where as in boxing it is purely who has the best stand up.you can't even compare MMA and Boxing striking anyway, boxers have a completely different stance where as MMA fighters have to box a lot more square on in order to defend themselves from takedowns. If a boxer was to try and fight an MMA fight in his usual boxing stance, his leading leg would get caught every time by the wrestler or jiu jitsu expert depending on who he was facing.the thing is, you can't even defend the same in boxing and MMA. In boxing the boxer can protect his face by having his forearms protecting his face, which obviously works well in boxing, but in MMA the gloves are a lot smaller, this means the fighter is able to punch straight through the guard a boxer would have, (see the uppercut by Jeremy Stephens in a recent fight).all in all, as someone said above, its like comparing football and rugby, but to snub the elite MMA fighters as less talented is wrong. the elite level fighters about have won/competed in major tournaments throughout the world in jiu jitsu, and some have/could have competed in the olympics in wrestling, and of course there is many other disciplines fighters have excelled in but the two above are the most popular.the UFC are currently in talks to sign a japanese guy who won the gold medal in judo at the 2008 olympics, which shows the sport is getting more and more popular.the sport is still growing and growing, and growing very quickly, but people have to forget the boxing vs MMA thing IMO, as they are just both different sports.sorry for the long post the uppercut i mentioned..

Your long post is bullshit because it cheerleads MMA...They're two different sports. f*ck MMA and it's meathead fans. Boxing is the real art. Even the historical progenitor of MMA - Bruce Lee - knew the importance of western boxing, and he said it was the toughest sport to get right.

Nobody said boxing wasn't an important aspect of MMA you spengWe simply schooled you and told you that boxers get an ass whooping against mma fighters.

I think everyone with sense has said that you twat. They know more arts or whatever them Ju Jitsu and ting dem are called.But that uppercut shows them man would get hurt by boxers in a boxing ring. Bare first round KOs. I remember seeing that on the telly thinking them man are wack. How can you not see that coming?

[Roscoe]

MMA is boring id rather do salsa classesthink of it, rolling around with men or dancing with women

[Guillermo Rigondeaux]

lol@how he throws his left into the air waaay before the uppercut even beginsleft is dangling therechin is wide openif this is ur best example of an mma striker then boy, now i think even less of the sport

[NO SUNSHINE]

lol@how he throws his left into the air waaay before the uppercut even beginsleft is dangling therechin is wide openif this is ur best example of an mma striker then boy, now i think even less of the sport

:D There are some very GAY looking positions/grapples in MMA lolBut nah I just watched that uppercut video and I thought maybe it's just the gloves are so small he couldn't protect himself, then I saw it again and any boxer could have got out the way of that punch, the guy fully took his arm back etc., let him know it was coming.

[Jlloyd]

lol@how he throws his left into the air waaay before the uppercut even beginsleft is dangling therechin is wide openif this is ur best example of an mma striker then boy, now i think even less of the sport

wow.. how can someone miss the point so badly..If I was going to show you the best examples of striking in MMA then I wouldn't give you a gif of a fight from the none televised undercard..If you read my post again I was comparing the differences between striking in MMA and boxing, and how because they are completely different sports, not even the striking is the same.the gif was posted not to say 'wow what a great strike from the MMA guy', but look at how the defence has to be different between the two sports.If the guy was wearing boxing gloves then the punch wouldn't have got through the guard, but because of the smaller gloves it is easier to get hit so your defence has to be much tighter.to the guy asking why he didn't get out the way, this wasn't an out of the blue punch, the guy was rocked and was nearly finished before the uppercut.

[Jlloyd]

following on from the previous post, i'm not discrediting boxing, i'm a big fan as welland i'm certainly not saying MMA's striking is better than boxing'sbut if anyone thinks a boxer would beat an MMA fighter in an MMA fight then they are wrong due to the bigger skill set MMA fighters haveI mean Ray Mercer (past his prime but still a former world champion) lost to Kimbo Slice in an MMA fight due to a choke, Kimbo Slice recently got tooled by a proper MMA fighter (who wasn't good enough for the UFC) in 14 seconds.people who know and/or fans of both sports (such as David Haye) will tell you that in a boxing match, boxers win every time, but in an MMA fight, MMA fighters will win virtually every time.