Could AJ Take out Rico in Kickboxing rules ?

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Could Anthony Joshua take out Rico in Glory kickboxing rules ?

Bear in mind a way past his prime Francois Botha didn't do too badly in K1, back in the day

Could AJ, with only a few months specialist training, beat Rico purely with his boxing in kickboxing rules ?

Basically could Rico low kick the crap outta AJ before AJ could KO Rico with his hands ?
 
No. Rico is one of the best leg kickers in the game.
 
Rico will do better vs Joshua in a boxing ring, then Joshua does vs Rico in a kickboxing ring. Also, never gonna happen.
 
You don't need to be a great kicker to low kick a boxer. Tom Erikson who has bad striking by mma standards was lighting up Shannon Briggs with basic low kicks.
 
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I stand by that. Who else is constantly countering with leg kicks like him and not just to the lead leg inside/outside but to the rear leg inside/outside. Nobody attacks the rear leg like Rico.
 
Snubnoze707 said:
I stand by that. Who else is constantly countering with leg kicks like him and not just to the lead leg inside/outside but to the rear leg inside/outside. Nobody attacks the rear leg like Rico.
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Rico’s kicks are under appreciated because he isn’t Rob Kamaning every leg he kicks or taking heads off like Cro Cop. Rico doesn’t fight with the intent of trying to kill whoever is in front of him at the expense of any real defense or sound technical strategy like 95% of the rest of hw and lhw. He fights to break his opponents down, control the range, and neutralize their game plan. He’s a ring general which is frankly a largely unheard of concept in modern Dutch kickboxing.
 
Blazeblack said:
Rico’s kicks are under appreciated because he isn’t Rob Kamaning every leg he kicks or taking heads off like Cro Cop. Rico doesn’t fight with the intent of trying to kill whoever is in front of him at the expense of any real defense or sound technical strategy like 95% of the rest of hw and lhw. He fights to break his opponents down, control the range, and neutralize their game plan. He’s a ring general which is frankly a largely unheard of concept in modern Dutch kickboxing.
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Exactly, he doesn't throw single kill shot leg kicks he keeps a constant varied low kick attack that completely throws off his opponents and wears them down while creating openings up top with his hands while they're distracted. He could probably kill shot AJ with leg kicks tho.
 
The boxers who would do well in Glory would be big athletic blitzers with big KO power. Joshua is good but he takes a while to get going and Rico is a lot better than your average HW champ. Wilder would have a much better chance of beating Rico but he would still have to train for years to win >5/10 times imo. Fury would be hopeless.
 
Snubnoze707 said:
Exactly, he doesn't throw single kill shot leg kicks he keeps a constant varied low kick attack that completely throws off his opponents and wears them down while creating openings up top with his hands while they're distracted. He could probably kill shot AJ with leg kicks tho.
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For sure, he’s plainly capable of throwing kicks that can end fights. I don’t think AJ has anything for Rico once his base and foot work is comprised by a few well placed leg kicks.
 
Highly unlikely that AJ would be able to put him away before his leg got chopped down. Its not like Rico would get completely run over the moment Joshua got into punching range with him either.
 
Dessyboy said:
Could Anthony Joshua take out Rico in Glory kickboxing rules ?

Bear in mind a way past his prime Francois Botha didn't do too badly in K1, back in the day

Could AJ, with only a few months specialist training, beat Rico purely with his boxing in kickboxing rules ?

Basically could Rico low kick the crap outta AJ before AJ could KO Rico with his hands ?
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Botha’s wins of Aerts and le Banner were asterisked.
 
No. In kickboxing rules Rico would probably have the advantage even with his hands.
 
Gotta echo these guys. Rico wouldn't be completely lost in the boxing ring. I wouldn't be shocked to see Rico get late into a fight boxing with Joshua even if he was on the losing end of each round, add low kicks and the fact kickboxing bouts are much shorter - I don't see AJ getting much done.
 
I would pick AJ or Wilder over Rico by early ko, especially with prep. I don't think dutch kickboxing matches up well against boxing, they don't control the distance well enough, they usually don't have the most powerful kicks and like to fight in boxing range often which is a bad move against a boxer who is far more dangerous at that range. Thai style is all bad for boxing because they fight at a completely different range but I honestly think elite boxers who have power and like to come forward would be one of the worst matchups for a dutch kickboxer
 
ImmigrantMentality said:
I would pick AJ or Wilder over Rico by early ko, especially with prep. I don't think dutch kickboxing matches up well against boxing, they don't control the distance well enough, they usually don't have the most powerful kicks and like to fight in boxing range often which is a bad move against a boxer who is far more dangerous at that range. Thai style is all bad for boxing because they fight at a completely different range but I honestly think elite boxers who have power and like to come forward would be one of the worst matchups for a dutch kickboxer
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Well Rico matches up well enough against Boxing to be a regular training partner of Tyson Fury. You're talking in generalities it doesn't work that way. Rico is a master at distancing and ring generalship in a Kickboxing setting.

Could he get caught? Sure anything can happen but from a technical standpoint he has a clear obvious advantage. On paper it's an easy win for Rico.
 
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Not just leg kicks, but body shots, and just blocking a kick is going to hurt like heck too.

As much as AJ has a KO chance, so does Rico, except Rico has more tools to achieve this. Rico only has to watch out for AJ's hands.
 
Snubnoze707 said:
Well Rico matches up well enough against Boxing to be a regular training partner of Tyson Fury. You're talking in generalities it doesn't work that way. Rico is a master at distancing and ring generalship in a Kickboxing setting.

Could he get caught? Sure anything can happen but from a technical standpoint he has a clear obvious advantage. On paper it's an easy win for Rico.
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If he fought them he would be hesitant to trade punches and would try to implement a kick heavy gameplan like a Thai. The problem is that doesn't come natural to him and they are both far more effective with their punches than Rico is with kicks so I don't see it going good for him
 
ImmigrantMentality said:
If he fought them he would be hesitant to trade punches and would try to implement a kick heavy gameplan like a Thai. The problem is that doesn't come natural to him and they are both far more effective with their punches than Rico is with kicks so I don't see it going good for him
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Uh, no he wouldnt. Rico would fight the same way he has his whole career. He fights nothing like a Thai. That's a silly asumption.
 
Snubnoze707 said:
Uh, no he wouldnt. Rico would fight the same way he has his whole career. He fights nothing like a Thai. That's a silly asumption.
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I think he would do the same thing masato did against the boxer he faced and just throw a large volume of weak kicks and move around a lot, with the rare punch mixed in here and there. Masato would have lost that fight if it was a higher caliber more aggressive boxer, and I think the same would happen in this situation
 
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