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Seems to me that if one person is focusing purely on offense while the other person is focusing on offense and defense then the guy who is trying not to get hit while also dealing damage will end up the winner. Eating shots and fighting through the pain to try and swing back against a more defensively sound fighter seems like a poor way to win a fight.
The attacks I throw on a Southpaw lineup differently than if they are orthodox. My rear hand is linear to their head. My hook has to clear their lead shoulder, as does my left kick. My right kickb gets to land flush square against their torso while also draining their left arm of power when they block. The right low kick is a staple attack in orthodox orthodox fights but if you throw it against a Southpaw, there is a much higher chance of them quickly and easily turning their knee into it, damaging your foot and or shin.
I don’t think I would look at MMA as a sprint. They have a lower strike output than Boxing, rest on the cage, or after hitting a takedown.
As for your Boxing opinion – well that is certainly an opinion.
It definitely is a sprint for the best fighters just look at Nganno, and watch Khazmat. If the lead leg isn't there you immediately look for the next best option for a takedown or a strike. The best MMA fighters attack attack attack and push pressure on the opponent. The goal is to not get hit of course but if you are standing there like a chess player trying to calculate every move you and the other guy could make you wont succeed at a high level. If it were back in the 90s then defense becomes vastly more important like the Gracies.Seems to me that if one person is focusing purely on offense while the other person is focusing on offense and defense then the guy who is trying not to get hit while also dealing damage will end up the winner. Eating shots and fighting through the pain to try and swing back against a more defensively sound fighter seems like a poor way to win a fight.
The attacks I throw on a Southpaw lineup differently than if they are orthodox. My rear hand is linear to their head. My hook has to clear their lead shoulder, as does my left kick. My right kickb gets to land flush square against their torso while also draining their left arm of power when they block. The right low kick is a staple attack in orthodox orthodox fights but if you throw it against a Southpaw, there is a much higher chance of them quickly and easily turning their knee into it, damaging your foot and or shin.
I don’t think I would look at MMA as a sprint. They have a lower strike output than Boxing, rest on the cage, or after hitting a takedown.
As for your Boxing opinion – well that is certainly an opinion.
It isn't an opinion. It is fact. Mayweather is the greatest boxer of his generation by mastering the Philly shell and playing a defensive counter punching style.
It is two different sports which why MMA fighters like Conor and Nganno get killed in boxing but if it were switched the boxer would lose badly. Its been tried before.