Derrick Lewis: mma is easier than boxing

[Queen B]

This guy almost beats Anderson Silva. Imagine him in boxing?

He'd get #rekt by Wilder and Anthony Joshua

 

[613]

i dont think boxing is harder. its much harder to stay in mma undefeaded and make 50 fights than in boxing. in boxing u can make much much more fights not in mma. and u say boxing is harder ? come on.
and the transition from stand up to ground is much harder in fighting than the single dimension of boxing with the big gloves.

Boxing being a single dimension is what makes it so hard. Its been around forever and has been broken down to a science that is ridiculously difficult to reach the top in. If you haven't been training since you were 4 then you probably are never going to make it to the top in Boxing. The talent pool is WAY deeper right now then in MMA. It is much harder to be a Floyd Mayweather in Boxing then a Jon Jones in MMA or a SRR then a Fedor


MMA will get there some day if it stays popular for longer

 

[Ianstaine]

It's a complicated argument. It's like playing chess with a quarter of the pieces so it seems less complicated at first... but the lack of pieces reflects more of a mastery of each one..

 

[The Big Bang]

Derrick Lewis on UFC Unfiltered podcast says he chose mma over boxing because mma is easier.

He believes the grappling aspect gives "resting" phases not allowed in boxing. So one does not need to train as hard as boxers do.

Do you believe he is on to something?

If you're Demien Maia.............................

UFC fights get easier and easier.

 

[Crimson Glory]

Competition in HW MMA is easier, not the sport itself (obviously).

This.

 

[Mga223]

Agreed

look what Ronda did being so one dimensional.

Look at what Olympians do in the sport when they come over.

Look at what Conor has done.

 

[MescalineDreams]

mma is alone from the physical standpoint harder. in mma u have smaller gloves u can take ellbows u need to deal with grappling and submission, also with harder strikes from stand up.

mayweathers defense would not work in mma because he uses the big gloves for defense.

i dont think boxing is harder, because boxing is much more limited compared to mma. u cannot make 12 rounds in mma and most mma fighters are done after 30 fights.

as someone who has done / been a fan of both for a long..this is just way too simplistic of a comparison

 

[Deleted member 110072]

Boxing being a single dimension is what makes it so hard. Its been around forever and has been broken down to a science that is ridiculously difficult to reach the top in. If you haven't been training since you were 4 then you probably are never going to make it to the top in Boxing. The talent pool is WAY deeper right now then in MMA. It is much harder to be a Floyd Mayweather in Boxing then a Jon Jones in MMA or a SRR then a Fedor

MMA will get there some day if it stays popular for longer

Joshua didn't start training until he was 18, won a gold medal less than 5 years latter.

 

[Gigaton Punch]

Sorry, what? Fury, for all of his absurd antics, mental health issues, and all around inconsistency outside the ring, is actually a very skilled HW (relative to the landscape of the current HW division, anyway). He soundly outboxed Wlad based on mostly on his superior footwork and ability to manipulate the timing and pace of the fight. Fury doesn't get in dog fights as he's a poor puncher with a chin that is a ways off from granite. He moves and boxes guys from the outside, and he's better at it than any HW out right now. Wlad is actually a fighter who has exploited the fact that referees don't like to enforce the rules on him with regards to the infighting. Fury has rarely had to benefit from this. If Fury actually got in an out and out dogfight with Wlad, he'd have likely been KO'd.

Seriously, I almost fell over reading that post. Acting as if Wladimir wasn't the king of the clinch during his reign

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Boxing is the harder sport. Plus it can lead to brain damage!!!

 

[Deleted member 148994]

If you're Demien Maia.............................

UFC fights get easier and easier.

Any relation to Demian Maia.....................................................................................................................?

 

[Adam Jensen]

A lot of failed abortions on Sherdog getting triggered like a feminist cunt in a NFL locker room.

Boxing is absolutely harder physically, athletically and technically.

Matches are longer and for all the shitbirds crying about clinching, you get separated seconds into a clinch. In MMA, practically every match has motherfuckers taking a breather on the cage and holding their opponent there for SEVERAL seconds, if not damn near close to a minute.

There is no way to "disengage" in Boxing like there is in MMA through this wall and stall shit or like Conor or Condit running away like a hoe.

You can't corner your opponent in an octagon because of its inherent design. Whereas in the squared circle, you can corner your opponent easily.

MMA shits need to know what time it is.

 

[The Big Bang]

A lot of failed abortions on Sherdog getting triggered like a feminist cunt in a NFL locker room.

Boxing is absolutely harder physically, athletically and technically.

Matches are longer and for all the shitbirds crying about clinching, you get separated seconds into a clinch. In MMA, practically every match has motherfuckers taking a breather on the cage and holding their opponent there for SEVERAL seconds, if not damn near close to a minute.

There is no way to "disengage" in Boxing like there is in MMA through this wall and stall shit or like Conor or Condit running away like a hoe.

You can't corner your opponent in an octagon because of its inherent design. Whereas in the squared circle, you can corner your opponent easily.

MMA shits need to know what time it is.

And for what it's worth, I've met MANY a fighter, be they boxers or mixed martial artists, and boxers tend to be WAY more down to earth and easy going.

But yes, boxers are HARDER humans...mentally and physically, and they put themselves in FAR more peril compared to MMA fighters...which has always added (in part) to the allure of the sweet science from a "romanticism" standpoint.

Life...and death...

 

[613]

Joshua didn't start training until he was 18, won a gold medal less than 5 years latter.

Thats why i said "probably". There are exceptions to every rule

 

[Adam Jensen]

And for what it's worth, I've met MANY a fighter, be they boxers or mixed martial artists, and boxers tend to be WAY more down to earth and easy going.

But yes, boxers are HARDER humans...mentally and physically, and they put themselves in FAR more peril compared to MMA fighters...which has always added (in part) to the allure of the sweet science from a "romanticism" standpoint.

Life...and death...

You, sir, are an intelligent and cultured man who clearly knows what time it is.

 

[The Big Bang]

You, sir, are an intelligent and cultured man who clearly knows what time it is.

Why thank you.

Alas, people in the UFC forum tend to besmirch the fuck out of boxing in general...

It's clear insecurity on their part, and there really SHOULD be a Conor sub-forum so we don't have to deal with the endless threads of a POINTLESS nature in regards to Conor.

Lastly, even though Conor acts like he OWNS the UFC...and parades himself to be more important than every other fighter...

...he is STILL the face of the organization. O_O

It's a shame, and it's exceedingly sad.

 

[BigGing]

Insecure MMA fans coming in hot

 

[opie]

Er, no.

In boxing, there's different styles, techniques, and ways of fighting, but it's still boxing. MMA is boxing, wrestling, BJJ, TKD, Muay Thai, various forms of karate, judo, and more. You have fighters from around the world with unique styles and abilities completely different from other opponents you've faced. One fight you could face a wrestle-boxer, the next you could face a Demian Maia-style BJJ fighter, the next you face a kickboxer. You have to train for those styles, learn enough to be able to feel comfortable facing them, and then apply your strengths over theirs to get the win.

I'm not trying to insult boxing here, but MMA is a far more complex sport and as a result it's more difficult. Period. Floyd never had to learn to kick or stuff a TD. That's the kind of thing you learn from the get-go in MMA.

boxing is harder because the skill level in boxing is a lot higher.

mma you win 4-5 fights in indian casinos fighting bouncers and you get to the ufc. 4-5 more wins and you have the belt. the path to the top is short.

 

[NoSmilez]

Eh you can do more steroids in boxing thus allowing you to train harder. They get tested but its not as stringent.

 

[Jimmy Jazz]

Eh you can do more steroids in boxing thus allowing you to train harder. They get tested but its not as stringent.