@joeychizzle come speak your peace. I had some issues trying to write paragraphs on my phone.
come speak my peace? are you some kind of high commander or lord? or some delusional boxing fan who doesn't recognize real shyt
you're talking like MMA fighters don't train for having their head pulled down. That's the first shyt they learn in the clinch. Simply pulling your opponent's head down and trying to pivot will
1. get you slammed
2. judo throwed
3. leg tripped.
wrestling, judo and bjj are ALL about the clinch. they SPECIALIZE in that. So they've definitely trained for getting their head pulled down. boxing clinches ain't shyt.
and if the fighter's base is muay thai, they're going to get pulled around in the double collar clinch and take a knee to the face. or elbows.
two months of training isn't enough to counter YEARS of training against basic clinchwork.
once your guy hits the ground it's a wrap. he's getting punched out or limbs snapped or choked out.
and you talk like kicks aren't even a thing. 'punches can't be countered by kicks but punches can counter kicks'
you make it sound like training to block low, middle and high kicks from both orthodox and unorthodox angles are easy as fukk. Someone like Aldo, Cerrone or Barboza lands a few leg kicks and you'll be limping. Damaged legs also removes head movement and footwork. try taking kicks when you're not mobile. I'm not even talking about body kicks and high kicks. How about front kicks? Don't forget the mma glove size. You can't hide behind your gloves any more and try that peek a boo guard. Will your boxer also successfully defend against high level black belts on the ground, or endlessly defend takedowns from wrestlers, who are trained to chain takedown after takedown until they get it? Remember, the fight doesn't get paused when the fight hits the mat. You don't get 10 seconds to get the fukk up.
Of course mma fighter's striking isn't as good as pure strikers. they have to train in other aspects, not just boxing. you don't see anymore with a pure boxing stance because they'd get kicked to shyt for doing so.
That's like me saying pacman and money may have terrible takedowns and submissions.
Boxers will win in a boxing match. I'm never doubting that. But in mma rules? Mayweather is gonna have his ACL torn from kicks, or he's going unconscious.
Duran might be gritty as fukk, and I am a great fan of his, but the modern landscape of combat sports has rendered boxing not obsolete, but outdated by itself.
you really have to consider that the mma fighter has dozens more tools at his disposal, and he's obviously trained for boxers well, because one of the first things you learn is hands. They might not master all aspects but you can bet they get damn proficient in all.
No matter how mobile you are, a leg kick will stand you still. And after a few, you're stationary.
