Many die hard fans have been asking for decades the ultimate question, Can A Boxer Beat An MMA Fighter? Some think that a boxer can win, while others think an MMA fighter will crush a boxer.
So what’s the real answer? This article will explain which fighter would win and in what scenario. Fight fans around the world your question regarding this topic has now been answered!
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Can A Boxer Beat An MMA Fighter?
Well, it all depends on where they fight. If the two fighters are fighting in a boxing ring, under boxing rules, then the boxer will have a major advantage.
However if they are fighting in a cage under mixed martial arts rules, then the MMA fighter will have the advantage. Keep in mind that under MMA rules the fighters can:
- Kick
- Punch
- Elbow
- Knee
- Grapple
Under boxing rules only punching is allowed and there is a standard 12 full rounds in effect. MMA fighters only train for 3-5 rounds. The lack of stamina and experience to go 12 rounds can play a crucial role in the fight.
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Can A Boxer Beat An MMA Fighter In A Street Fight?
Can a boxer beat an MMA fighter in a street fight? It all depends on the skills of the fighter. Yes, an MMA fighter can use use more parts of his body to fight the boxer, but if he’s in a street fight with a boxer more skilled than him, the boxer will win.
If a boxer is in a street fight with an experience MMA practitioner, the boxer without a doubt will loose.
The reason being is that a skilled and experience martial artist will use all aspects of his fighting arsenal in order to win the fight. This includes kicks, elbows, knees and grappling.
One important factor that keeps the MMA fighter at an advantage is using more than punches in a fight. A boxer is only trained to use his hands, not his feet or elbows.
Another advantage a mixed martial artist has is his grappling skills. Again, a boxer does not know how to fight on the ground.
If the MMA fighter takes the boxer down he will punish him, because a boxer does not train to fight on the ground. He simple does not know how to grapple so he’ll be like a fish out of water.
Skills of a Boxer
- Speed
- Stamina
- Punching
- Evasiveness
- Lateral movement
- Head movement
- Accuracy
- Intelligence
- Power
- Endurance
- Eye hand coordination
- Self-defense
Skills of An MMA Fighter
- Endurance
- Strength
- Stamina
- Hand Eye Coordination
- Striking
- Defense
- Grappling
- Resilience
- A martial arts discipline (Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, Judo etc.)
- Accuracy
- Speed
- Self-defense
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Can A Boxer Beat A Street Fighter?
If the street fighter doesn’t have any skills or experience fighting, then he will lose to a trained boxer. Skills win fights, even if you are somewhat smaller than your opponent.
A street fighter has no training and usually throws wild punches in a fight. While a boxer is more calculated and precise with their movement and throwing punches.
Keep in mind that boxing is not only a sport, but it’s also a great way to defend yourself in the streets or anywhere else you’re being physically attacked.
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This was the biggest boxer vs. MMA fighter to date. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Vs. Connor McGregor was a boxing event that took place on August 6, 2017 and was dubbed “The Money Fight”. It was labeled one of the biggest cross promotion fights in combat history and both men got paid extremely well.
Although McGregor was able to land a few hits on Floyd Mayweather Jr. it wasn’t enough, the referee stopped the fight in the 10th round due to a TKO. A boxer will always win under boxing rules in a ring.
People always mention that MMA fighters know boxing, that is true to some extent, boxing is a part of MMA. However, it is nothing like what professional boxers train like. Boxers learn the sweet science of boxing from the ground up and hone their skills over a period of years.
MMA fighters learn boxing in order to add it to other elements of their fighting arsenal – which can include kicking, kneeing, elbows, and grappling.
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Jake Paul Vs. MMA
Combat sports fans around the world know that Jake Paul went from being a Youtuber to one of the most talked about boxers in the past decade.
Although many boxing purists think that he’s making mockery of the sport, many believe that he’s bringing excitement back to a dying sport.
Boxing is not what it used to be. Many of the elite fighters do not fight each other and that’s mainly because of the promoters. They don’t want to see their fighter lose and it has ruined the sport of boxing.
It’s not like back in the day where the best fight the best and the excitement of the bout brought in millions to the sport. Sadly in this era of boxing we don’t get to see the fights that we want.
Jake Paul, whether you like him or not, is bringing back the excitement and entertainment to boxing and that’s something many people are paying to see. On top of that he can actually box.
Jake Paul has faced and beaten three MMA fighters including Tyron Woodley, Ben Askrin, and MMA legend Anderson Silva.
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Why Do They Call Boxing The Sweet Science?
Boxing is called the “Sweet Science” because it refers to the intelligence and technical aspect of the art. Boxers are not only relying on power and aggressiveness to win a fight, they have to use their intelligence and skills to take their opponent out.
There is a science to fighting and professional boxers have mastered it. This is one of the reasons why they train so hard, and stay fit through exercise and eating healthy food, because it aides them when preparing for a fight.
A boxing match is more than two people in a ring throwing punches. Boxers are patient, always reading the opponent, looking for holes, and making changes in the middle of the fight.
To a viewer boxing doesn’t seem so calculated but if you trained in boxing you would know and understand that you not only have to use your body, but your brain as well.
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