My thing with the whole boxing vs. MMA thing is this.. even though your sport is new.. your art is new compared to boxing, but MMA cats don't seem to respect or understand the sport of boxing. Most of yall figure that if you just take them down and it's an easy win. But when you go against legit, successful boxers, it's not just a physical thing... It's more mental. Most successful boxers stick to what they know but still give MMA fighter props because of what they don't know. MMA fighters don't really do the same and thats offensive to me. I blame the infatuation of BJJ for that.
but tell me, can you take down a moving target that knows about distance and range? On top of one that knows about distance and range but has speed, reflexes, and agility to get in and out of the range? What about timing? DO most MMA fighters even know how to hit a speedbag or train with it? or a reflex bag?