I will always love boxing for all its faults, and will always watch it. Its got a great history and its aesthetically pleasing to watch and theres just something to the purity and simplicity of it. But I think anyone being honest with themselves knows that if we are judging it solely as a form of combat, or an arena where the best fighters prove themselves...once you realise that the best boxers on the planet would consistently get wrecked in MMA or even kickboxing/muay thai the big title fights etc kind of lose a lot of their gravity and legitimacy This is why I laugh when people talk about how boxing has more "prestige" just because the belts are old or whatever. UFC title fights are genuinely crowning the best unarmed combatant on the planet at their weight.
And obviously this fight just now was extra bad because you've had a supposed "Jack of all trades master of none" surrender the ability to use most of his trades and STILL beat the **** out of a guy who was supposed to be the best HW boxer on the planet. Like what is Fury/Usyk even for anymore really? what does it prove?
Bold is false. MMA has many rules and restrictions and thus a champion in that sport is only a champion in that sport, nothing more.
once you realise that the best boxers on the planet would consistently get wrecked in MMA or even kickboxing/muay thai the big title fights etc kind of lose a lot of their gravity and legitimacy
I strongly disagree. People should already know that a boxer would be at a big disadvantage in another combat sport, and vice versa. Realization isn't necessary.
Lol, it has punches, knees, elbows, kicks, throws, chokes, other submissions, fights continuing on the ground etc b..b...b...ut if they only allowed biting though!!!
Biting? You don't know that there is much more they can't do than biting?
So who out there is favoured to beat them in a 1 vs 1 combat situation with zero rules?
Anyone who is better at 1 vs 1 combat situations with zero rules.
The thread title is misleading. In the video the interviewer asked the question in the past tense and GGG answered in this context, but the thread title is written as present tense.
He didn't really solve the problem he just has superior stamina to old, fat Ortiz who wasted a lot of energy trying to get Wilder out of there in the 7th. Ortiz clearly had insufficient energy left by the tenth whilst Wilder was still explosive and took advantage of his fading opponent.
No, definitely don't do it, seriously. Look after your brain as best as you can. I have brain damage from boxing and it's ruined my life. Even before it got to that stage I easily noticed that my brain wasn't working as well as it used to.
Learn the techniques and get fit if you like and maybe do very light or no contact sparring. Just don't let it go beyond that.