I think it's more important for the boxer to be able to push back the Muay thai fighter than vice versa however
I somewhat agree but I would say that's more true for a kickboxer than a Muay thai fighter. I also think a hard hitting boxer who knows how to apply pressure would beat a kickboxer but against a Thai fighters it depends. A Thai fighters who's really good at clinching and breaking down and managing distance with kicks can beat a boxer. In particular a southpaw Thai fighter or one who fights from an opposite stance than their opponent is a really tough style for a boxer or puncher.
His technique and fluidity on his kicks looked fine to me. I just think he had a bad strategy and was caught off guard by the boxer's speed, power and aggression and footwork. Boxers think and react a lot quicker than Muay thai fighters and so they tend to be more comfortable fighting at a fast pace like this. As a Muay thai fighter you need to be able to find a way to slow down the tempo somehow
You must be trolling
you think the boxer throwing all those kicks helped him?
TBH i don t think that he did great on the kicks. He was relatively slow and his leg kicks were not really effective. I think he also lacked aggression.
Too little data to draw that conclusion. People throw kicks like that very often in the beginning to measure range. It was also bareknuckle which might effect his strategy moving forward with no padding to protect himself with. He had head movement.
