How much of an advantage would a boxer have in muay thai?

[HtotheZ]

Let's say you had someone who's boxed for years and put him into muay thai. Assuming he has solid technique/foundations, would you expect him to do just as good if not better than other muay thai practitioners if you gave him enough time to learn?

[Redd Foxx]

Equal? Hell no. This isn't StreetFighterII. How would a boxer know how to deal with kicks, knees, the plum? Is a runner going to win a triathlon if he never rode a bike and can't swim?

Now, if a guy gets 5 years of boxing and then goes into Muay Thai, and fights guys of equal experience in MT, then obviously he has advantages from having trained in a combat sport longer.

[Journeyman]

an advantage a boxer might have is better footwork and punches.

but he is gonna have to learn MT techniques fast, cause the regular bobbing+weaving of boxing can have him catching knees,etc.

the stance is also gonna be a problem, along with having to unlearn all the muscle memory and habits that are disadvantageous to MT but necessary in boxing.

[HtotheZ]

I have trouble believing the skills would be useless in MT

So the fact that boxers are generally faster and more accurate with their punches would mean nothing?

[AlexKid]

equal? Hell no. This isn't streetfighterii. How would a boxer know how to deal with kicks, knees, the plum? Is a runner going to win a triathlon if he never rode a bike and can't swim?

Now, if a guy gets 5 years of boxing and then goes into muay thai, and fights guys of equal experience in mt, then obviously he has advantages from having trained in a combat sport longer.

this guy is an idiot, it won rammon dekkers the first ever title held by a foreneir, and all thais have learnt alot of western boxing and a counter western boxing game, because its so effective

in kickboxing (karate) in the early days boxing was so much more effective than karate that they forced it in teh rules for ppl to throw a kick

muay thai alone vs boxing alone and muay thai wins tho

[AlexKid]

an advantage a boxer might have is better footwork and punches.

but he is gonna have to learn MT techniques fast, cause the regular bobbing+weaving of boxing can have him catching knees,etc.

the stance is also gonna be a problem, along with having to unlearn all the muscle memory and habits that are disadvantageous to MT but necessary in boxing.

a boxer doesnt have to change stance regarding leg kicks, many sanda fighters do just fine from a very side on boxing like stance, you can still check leg kicks from a side on stance just differently and while theres still a disadvantage in leg kick defense there are advantages in body defense, range, speed and range of jab, and you get the side kick as a stronger version of the teep with the front leg,

if you converted sanda would be a better choice more compatible with boxing fundamentals

[Boxfan83]

Let's say you had someone who's boxed for years and put him into muay thai. Assuming he has solid technique/foundations, would you expect him to do just as good if not better than other muay thai practitioners if you gave him enough time to learn?

#1 advantage is footwork
#2 advantage better balance

My boys train out of a UFC gym but only box, occasionally they take a muay thai class (for the exercise) and spar kids of their same size and experience (boxing vs muay thai). My kids ability to laterally move & foot placement is completely evident but at the same time its their downfall because they get kicked in their lead leg a lot when they try to sit down on their punches. But when they punch on the fly, Muay thai fighters fight very square so jabs to the chest knock them back.

[Redd Foxx]

this guy is an idiot, it won rammon dekkers the first ever title held by a foreneir, and all thais have learnt alot of western boxing and a counter western boxing game, because its so effective

in kickboxing (karate) in the early days boxing was so much more effective than karate that they forced it in teh rules for ppl to throw a kick

muay thai alone vs boxing alone and muay thai wins tho

Go back to making threads about your uneven moobs. You clearly haven't trained a day in your life. Observation differs from participation. We're talking about adapting to the rules and methods of a different sport. Not some moronic boxing vs kickboxing debate.

[AlexKid]

there are many stances in muay thai also not just a front on stance tehre are defensive bladed stances like in boxing, and in boxing there are front on stances too

[Syf]

There's a learning curve when you transition to another art. Things that worked well in that previous system might not translate well to the new. With a boxer they will have to recalibrate some things to do well in Muay Thai. How well they integrate previous techniques into the new ones will tell the story of whether that previous knowledge is a stepstool, or a stumbling block.