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Originally Posted by w0264007
The thing is, there is no such thing as a "pure boxer." Most have some type of background in either street fighting, wrestling, or american football.
The street fighter/boxer would get schooled by a good Jiu justu guy, has a good chance of knocking out an "eager fighter" shooting in. At least he'd get the concept of the mount, and possibly fight dirty. Was it Jake LaMotta who broke some guy's skull by slamming it in a car door?
Wrestlers and football players know how to stay on their feet, and if that is your bread and butter, then that is all you need. Even in the old UFC, EVERYONE had SOME wrestling skills, they teach it in Gym class here.
Do I think an average boxer would beat an average MMArtist? No.
Do I think a very good boxer would beat an average MMArtist? Yes.
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I know what they teach in gym class in the states, but when speaking about Boxers, we shouldnīt just be considering Americans. Fact is that there are thousands of Boxers Worldwide who donīt have any other skills, much less American Football, a sport which is highly unpopular in the rest of the world. Donīt count me, I love it.
Streetfights? yes, a lot of Boxers are also streetfighters. However the comparison was being made between Boxing and MMA. Not special Boxers with other skills and MMA. If you want to compare the two sports, you need to compare it by the books, not by exceptional Boxers who are skilled in other disciplines. Infact, that would be almost an MMA fighter you are describing. As you know, many MMA fighters come from Wrestling backgrounds.
Saying that there are no pure Boxer is simply not true. There are many Boxers who only box and havenīt even done anything else, but that wasnīt the comparison. It was the SPORT of Boxing vs MMA.