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It depends if you're a point boxer, or a legitimate banger in boxing.
The truth is karate, tae kwon do, etc. are all jokes compared to boxing, because pro boxers do it for real and for money. They don't point spar, "touch," etc. They are trying to knock each other out.
The highest level boxers would absolutely farking destroy any other fistic martial art discipline that did not utilize grappling. To make it to the upper level of boxing, you have to be tougher, and hit harder, than everyone else. Otherwise you get KO'd and go by the wayside.
Since boxing is where the money is, if you see anyone else "doing well" in another striking form, you need to realize they would fail at boxing. Why would anyone continue to compete in a venue where they couldn't make real money? If you could make millions of dollars as a boxer, or a few thousand as a kickboxer (etc.), why wouldn't you go to boxing if it was so easy?
The reason is, these people have gotten their asses handed to them as pure boxers. It is "easier"to compete against B-level opposition (kickboxers) then A-level opposition (real boxers).
Sure, in an MMA setting, boxing can be exploited through grappling, "dirty boxing," etc., where a boxer becomes vulnerable, because he hasn't been trained in these techniques.
But when a boxer does get trained in these techniques, or a world-class grappler get serious training in boxing, then you can have your most dangerous combat athlete. Period.
When a good grappler learns boxing techniques, he is going to hit harder than any other MMA fighter (i.e., harder than a karateka). Look at how harmless the supposedly-deadly Conor McGregor's punches were against Floyd Mayweather, who is actually a slap-boxer, and not a feared puncher like Manny Pacquiao.
There is no muay Thai, TKD, karateka, or any other striker, that would have a snowballs chance in hell against a prime Paquiao their same size. Same with Golovkin, Alvarez, and other truly elite-level boxers, who are truly legit punchers. The hardest you can hit someone is with your feet firmly planted on the ground, moving forward. People who use their feet just don't hit as hard with their fists as people who do not. It's just the way physics works. Anyone who tells you boxing isn't effective simply doesn't know WTF he is talking about.
The truth is karate, tae kwon do, etc. are all jokes compared to boxing, because pro boxers do it for real and for money. They don't point spar, "touch," etc. They are trying to knock each other out.
The highest level boxers would absolutely farking destroy any other fistic martial art discipline that did not utilize grappling. To make it to the upper level of boxing, you have to be tougher, and hit harder, than everyone else. Otherwise you get KO'd and go by the wayside.
Since boxing is where the money is, if you see anyone else "doing well" in another striking form, you need to realize they would fail at boxing. Why would anyone continue to compete in a venue where they couldn't make real money? If you could make millions of dollars as a boxer, or a few thousand as a kickboxer (etc.), why wouldn't you go to boxing if it was so easy?
The reason is, these people have gotten their asses handed to them as pure boxers. It is "easier"to compete against B-level opposition (kickboxers) then A-level opposition (real boxers).
Sure, in an MMA setting, boxing can be exploited through grappling, "dirty boxing," etc., where a boxer becomes vulnerable, because he hasn't been trained in these techniques.
But when a boxer does get trained in these techniques, or a world-class grappler get serious training in boxing, then you can have your most dangerous combat athlete. Period.
When a good grappler learns boxing techniques, he is going to hit harder than any other MMA fighter (i.e., harder than a karateka). Look at how harmless the supposedly-deadly Conor McGregor's punches were against Floyd Mayweather, who is actually a slap-boxer, and not a feared puncher like Manny Pacquiao.
There is no muay Thai, TKD, karateka, or any other striker, that would have a snowballs chance in hell against a prime Paquiao their same size. Same with Golovkin, Alvarez, and other truly elite-level boxers, who are truly legit punchers. The hardest you can hit someone is with your feet firmly planted on the ground, moving forward. People who use their feet just don't hit as hard with their fists as people who do not. It's just the way physics works. Anyone who tells you boxing isn't effective simply doesn't know WTF he is talking about.
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