Boxing works on the street and in MMA

[georgie]

for anybody with questions on if boxing works in street or MMA fighting? ....yup....id say so

[Eyegouge]

boxing works when combined with knowledge of the other styles of fighting, and the acceptance that they work and must be studied to defend against them.

[danfaggella]

Agree^

Open mindedness is great. Obviously a strait boxer won't do so well in MMA, I think Royce showed us that one, but it is CERTAINLY effective and practical as a tool.

[BoarSpear]

Agree^

Open mindedness is great. Obviously a strait boxer won't do so well in MMA

[shasan]

Anything will 'work' on the street or MMA given the right conditions/premises.

Not to say that boxing is bad (it's great!), but this whole discussion of whether X style or Y discipline will or will not work in the street is a tad meaningless given the MULTITUDE of different techniques that each 'discipline' encompasses. Some of them useful, others not.

Too many variables.

[georgie]

regardless i love the left rich franklin throws here almost killing quarry....i didnt know he was a south paw!!

[danfaggella]

good call shasan

why freek out, boarspear, you saw the early UFCs, nowadays everyone has to be well rounded, i dont see any strait boxers in the ufc, nevermind stuff like "king of the cage" ect...

[BoarSpear]

good call shasan

why freek out, boarspear, you saw the early UFCs, nowadays everyone has to be well rounded, i dont see any strait boxers in the ufc, nevermind stuff like "king of the cage" ect...

i just wasnt aware being straight had anything to do with fighting in the UFC...I mean sure there are alot dye jobs and Dana seems such a nice guy...... oh and course you have to enjoy rolling around with your legs wrapped around each other like lovers on a date...but hey, i really didnt know being straight disqualified you from competing... and lets not forget those manly tights or Bas's Pink penchant in the ring....

[Maleante PR]

edit, not really the place for this post.

[danfaggella]

Technically, you can be strait swimmer or ballerina or anything and in fact fight, but please don't say that a strait boxer is likely to win in modern high-level MMA. Also, I doubt anyone can defend a boxer's loss in MMA by saying he didn't want to look like a gay lover, this is rather meak.

[jubaji]

Technically, you can be strait swimmer or ballerina or anything and in fact fight, but please don't say that a strait boxer is likely to win in modern high-level MMA. Also, I doubt anyone can defend a boxer's loss in MMA by saying he didn't want to look like a gay lover, this is rather meak.

Did someone steal the "S" part out of your dictionary?

[georgie]

me thinks you boys misunderstood me.....im saying boxing does work...i never said by itself but as a component of a fighters arsenal it is truly one of the most valuable methods of fighting....in the octagon or on the street.....by itself? not in the octagon ....on the street? a really good boxer is tough to beat but not unbeatable.....just VALUABLE!!

[shasan]

sigh... "boxing" by "itself" works.. sure it works. What do u call a knockout? How can you distinguish a 'boxing' punch from a 'thai boxing' punch or a 'boxe francias' punch or a kung-fu punch?

Do you peer closely at the screen and watch it in slow mo and see if you can tell if it came from the hip or the shoulder, or if it corkscrewed at the end, or if the fist was horizontal or vertical upon contact?

A hard-ass punch to the chin is a hard-ass punch to the chin... call it what you want, and you're damn right it works cuz it's a hard-ass punch to the chin.

fer chrissake.

[georgie]

sigh... "boxing" by "itself" works.. sure it works. What do u call a knockout? How can you distinguish a 'boxing' punch from a 'thai boxing' punch or a 'boxe francias' punch or a kung-fu punch?

Do you peer closely at the screen and watch it in slow mo and see if you can tell if it came from the hip or the shoulder, or if it corkscrewed at the end, or if the fist was horizontal or vertical upon contact?

A hard-ass punch to the chin is a hard-ass punch to the chin... call it what you want, and you're damn right it works cuz it's a hard-ass punch to the chin.

fer chrissake.

go pound sand moron ....it was just a statement cuz i liked the fight i never meant it to be a huge fuckin debate over " a punch is a punch yada yada yada" go tell your wife ill be over later to give her some love " from the hip with a corkscrew at the end"

[jubaji]

go tell your wife ill be over later to give her some love " from the hip with a corkscrew at the end"

All right sir, you've had about enough of demonstrating what an idiot you are for one day. Move along...