It was a relatively even matchup going in.
Artem has a losing record in MMA(13-15)
Paulie is past his past prime but was a 2 division world champ.
Both are in their 30s. Yet Artem pulled out the win.
Boxers are not real fighters. They're sportsman.
If you put in a hockey goon in there, I guarantee he'd beat up any boxer they put in front of him. Boxers don't fair well in street fights.
First it wasn't a street fight at all. 2nd Pauiie won and got robbed. third the fight was at 154 and Paulie is a small welterweight. 4th Paulie is a washed up retired boxer who was a very weak champion who can't punch at all. Put any of the current 154 pound boxing champions in Paulie's place and I bet they would KO Artem in the 1st round with ease.
I don't exactly what the scoring criteria is for bare knuckle brawling are but in my opinion, I thought Paulie won the fight. I Lobov should have pressed more and threw more punches because Paulie controlled both the distance and the range.
Malignaggi underestimated Lobov sp* If he did not break his hand, he probably would of won.
Paulie Malignaggi was not even in the condition he should of been in, was to arrogant to be honest. In the future I can envision more boxers and MMA fighters clashing inside the bare knuckle ring.
Well this wasn't a street fight. Who gives a **** who'd win in a street fight anyway?
It's a past it boxer against an unimpressive MMA guy doing bare knuckle.
It's like saying basketballers are better because one might beat a soccer player at table tennis. It's all an irrelevance.
In my opinion, the people who raise the "who would win a street fight" question are the guys who don't really appreciate the sport of boxing.
You need a mean puncher like GGG, Kovalev Canelo, Tyson etc. who is skilled in the ring and have probably been in many street fights. A guy like that would be murder in a street fight. They can use their boxing skills and power and not be restricted by rules.
Boxing scene scored the fight for Paulie 3 rounds to 2. Paulie is not a champion boxer now. He is a washed up retired ex champion famous for being a light puncher. A boxer like Pacquiao with fast hands and power would KO that guy. Even a much lesser boxer who could punch some like Horn or Khan would knock him out quickly. Don't have weak punching Paulie as the representative of boxing. That paints a false picture.
Yeah feather fisted Paulie is a great representation of what could happen in a street fight lmao. Literally any other boxer with decent power this fight would've been a different story.
Paulie has been shot for years even before he was destroyed by Sam Eggington, spent the last 3yrs sniffing coke and eating pizza, basically didn't throw a punch for almost half the fight and still Artem needed a gift decision.
MMA's top guy went into boxing, following boxing rules, and fought competitively, winning 4 rounds, against the top boxing guy.
You're making my point...
he didn't fight competitvely. he fought the fight floyd allowed him to fight.
this is silly.
if you really think mma>boxing after last night's fight then you're a dummy.
i won't even touch the part when you said any hockey goon would beat up a boxer.
people on this forum seem to love going from one extreme to another lol.
are we forgetting that mma's top guy fought boxing's top guy last year and got beaten up silly?
but now suddenly mma>boxing because paulie pulled a paulie once again?
lol
i mean it's fvvvcking paulie. come on now.
MMA's top guy went into boxing, following boxing rules, and fought competitively, winning 4 rounds, against the top boxing guy.
You're making my point...
are we forgetting that mma's top guy fought boxing's top guy last year and got beaten up silly?
but now suddenly mma>boxing because paulie pulled a paulie once again?
lol
i mean it's fvvvcking paulie. come on now.
Which is exactly why it was the perfect fight to evaluate because they were so evenly matched.
Evenly matched stop it Paulie was a almost 3 year retired fighter who hasn't fought or been active and last fight he quit against a bum boxer that's why he was forced into retirement. If this version of Paulie fought even a club losing record boxer he probably would of also lost. He never had pop in his prime but he had speed and reflexes. Retired all these years not fighting 40 years old you took away the only thing he had which was reflexes and speed. The guy he fought is a bum but he still has his physical attributes and was active. You see washed up boxers come out retirement and get knocked out beat up bad by bum boxers they would of killed in their physical prime all the time. Shot fighters get waxed no matter what sport they fight in and no matter what they used to be. Look at Roy Jones for phuk sake how many bums have whooped his azzz because he keeps fighting even though he is washed up. If you put him in with younger MMA guys and they beat him up too that don't mean shyt. Washed up Paulie loses to bums in boxing and bums in MMA that's all that was proven today. He's too old and washed up to beat any fighters in any combat sport.
1 guy is a straight bum and the other guy was never that good in his prime lost badly to every good fighter he faced and proved to be shot to shyt and retired over 2 years ago after he quit in a fight against a bum domestic UK fighter Sam Eggington..
Which is exactly why it was the perfect fight to evaluate because they were so evenly matched.
Get out of here with this nonsense neither guy was carrying the torch for their respected sports. 1 guy is a straight bum and the other guy was never that good in his prime lost badly to every good fighter he faced and proved to be shot to shyt and retired over 2 years ago after he quit in a fight against a bum domestic UK fighter Sam Eggington. All it proved is that loud mouth clown Paulie talked himself out of retirement at almost 40 into a stupid circus fight and embarrassed himself. A shot fighter who was almost stumbling when he was hit on the shoulder because his legs were so bad got beat by a bum MMA fighter. If you trying to draw large conclusions based off these 2 losers you need your head examined. Stop it neither guy is currently a top guy in their respective sports bum with losing record vs washed up retired fighter with no pop doesn't settle shyt. Let's all join in clowning Paulie and save the what's better boxing or MMA shyt for another day when you have real fighters facing off. And I said this before the fight win or lose this means nothing.
Nah you can't compare. Mike Tyson would clean out any boxer or MMA fighter in a street fight.
Tyson is the only boxer I'd say would have an edge just because we know he is experienced with street fights and the crazy factor. He might legit rip out somebody's throat with his teeth.
Still I think a street fight between Mike Tyson and Jon Jones would be epic.
https://i.imgur.com/fqyZsbC.jpg
Artem is the equivalent of a hockey goon. He would be someone you would hire as a body guard in the Russian mafia.
Those guys win in street fights every time over the fighters who use "shoulder rolls".
Yeah I love it when MMA fighters try to shoulder roll with 4oz gloves. It usually ends up like this
http://66.media.tumblr.com/cfd92793659ed05352379bef4149058c/tumblr_o8a1ia7Evi1rofocqo1_500.gif