what do you do when someone says MMA is real fighting, and boxing is just punching

[rorymac]

i'd have to agree with this, but my lvl 57 pikachu would beat any boxer or mma fight true facts

Hold dis fool

[The Original]

Hold dis fool

you want a pokemon battle or something?

[Kingdelboxeo]

[TheKza]

its MMA, you should kick'em in the nuts

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[Mikhnienko]

These "boxers" think they can defend a take down...it's funny.

I am a hard core boxing fan, boxed amateur and love boxing and don't care very much for MMA but there's no ***in way I would enter a cage with a wrestler.

Because if I don't get him in the first few punches, I'm ***in done. I work with pro MMA fighters in the gym all the time, no BS and I can tell you, you want nothing to do with them if they grab you and stopping them from grabbing you is INCREDIBLY hard if you aren't a great wrestler.

People have no clue. Boxing is a sport, MMA is organized fighting.

Look at someone like Werdum or Hederson. Both had 0 striking when they entered the sport and you can see the improvements today but if we're being real their striking, while much improved, still sucks.

Now look at Mirko Filipovic who entered the sport with 0 wrestling/grappling. His TDD was near impenitrable within his first year in MMA. It's alot easier to learn wrestling for defensive purposes than it is to learn competent striking.

[Rapid Counter]

Boxing is just punching, its not debatable. Mma is closer to real fighting, also not debatable. Both are great sports

I'd have to agree with the person

[heat27]

Punch them in the face.

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[Check]

Never been around anyone that really likes MMA. Not saying I know too many people that like Boxing, other than a few people that I've converted but I don't know anyone that likes MMA. Not to sound like an elitist but imo most people that like MMA are kids in their early teens or people with a brain of a teen. I'm 26 and I don't know anyone that likes it.

Either way, if someone told me that I'd laugh anyways. I'm not into streetfights or some meathead garbage. Boxing is a sport, don't care to watch streetfights or "fighting".

[Blackfoot]

tell them a real fight is won with a baseball bat

[Blackfoot]

Look at someone like Werdum or Hederson. Both had 0 striking when they entered the sport and you can see the improvements today but if we're being real their striking, while much improved, still sucks.

Now look at Mirko Filipovic who entered the sport with 0 wrestling/grappling. His TDD was near impenitrable within his first year in MMA. It's alot easier to learn wrestling for defensive purposes than it is to learn competent striking.

That really depends on a lot of things, like athleticism and how fast you pick up on techniques. Not really whether you're a boxer or a wrestler to be honest.