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I wonder what is your opinion, guys, about which sport is better- Muay Thai or kickboxing for bigger and especially for taller guys.
The weight seems always an advantage despite of the fact the the Muay Thai fighters tend to be very, very lean.
While as a kickboxer I always considered my height for big advantage. The boxing aspect is the one in which the shorter fighters can be good at close range, but theit kicks are not big threat and the knees are not at all.
The use of knees in Muay Thai is seems very easy in the clinch which is not so limited like in the kickboxing. So this is going to be huge plus for the taller guys. From my personal experience even without the clinch, I know that the knees are devastating weapons against shorter opponents. The elbows are weapons with which I am not very familiar so there I can not say anything, but the heavy emphasis on kicks and knees probably make Muay Thai better for taller guys compared with kickboxing. The only thing which I wonder about is the kick catching rule and the clinch sweeps which seem to be in favor of the shorter guys.
So what do you think is which sport is better for tall guys (and yes, I know that they are very close in many aspects and the size is not the only important thing, but just theoretically)?
The weight seems always an advantage despite of the fact the the Muay Thai fighters tend to be very, very lean.
While as a kickboxer I always considered my height for big advantage. The boxing aspect is the one in which the shorter fighters can be good at close range, but theit kicks are not big threat and the knees are not at all.
The use of knees in Muay Thai is seems very easy in the clinch which is not so limited like in the kickboxing. So this is going to be huge plus for the taller guys. From my personal experience even without the clinch, I know that the knees are devastating weapons against shorter opponents. The elbows are weapons with which I am not very familiar so there I can not say anything, but the heavy emphasis on kicks and knees probably make Muay Thai better for taller guys compared with kickboxing. The only thing which I wonder about is the kick catching rule and the clinch sweeps which seem to be in favor of the shorter guys.
So what do you think is which sport is better for tall guys (and yes, I know that they are very close in many aspects and the size is not the only important thing, but just theoretically)?