Is it possible for a boxer to beat a Thai boxer...

[squealpiggy]

From experience a boxer would do better because thai boxers tend to be unable to deal with decent hands.

[pbftxrs316]

yeah, i think if tyson or tua went to thai boxing, they'd kill a fighter over there. i do feel it's possible for a boxer to defeat a thai boxer. boxers who have quick hands and footwork could do it also.

[Sweet Pete]

From experience a boxer would do better because thai boxers tend to be unable to deal with decent hands.

From what I have seen that isn't the case, boxers get thoroughly owned by leg kicks.

[Brave_turtle]

From experience a boxer would do better because thai boxers tend to be unable to deal with decent hands.

From you experience? I'm sure you haven't experienced enough.

I've been sparring with world level boxers in Montreal (Lucien Bute, Joachin Alcine, Eric Lucas) and against Muy Thai fighters from the 5 years I've been living there.

Trust me, it's like comparing apple and oranges. As good as comparing MMA to Boxing. When you get too close they lock you into a Muy thai clinch. When you try to get close to them they poke kick you.

But that wasn't the biggest problem. The main problem I found while sparring against Thai fighters is the leg kick. They really hurts! Our boxing stance doesn't offer any defense against leg kick and while sparring with them I had to switch from right to southpaw stance in order to absorb all the leg kick.

All in all, if we are talking Thai rules with the same weight, I would say a Thai fighter would win a fight 8 times out of 10. The opposite would also happen if we take a Thai fighter against a boxer in boxing rules.

[squealpiggy]

From what I've experienced thai boxing doesn't prepare you for high intensity combinations. You can walk through leg kicks most of the time. The key is to keep up the pressure. I've seen it in thai boxing matches. The guy with the better hands tends to pull away and overwhelm his opponent, regardless of the opponent's kicking ability.

[squealpiggy]

But again it's only theoretical because the individual's temperament is much more of a factor.

[Brave_turtle]

From what I've experienced thai boxing doesn't prepare you for high intensity combinations. You can walk through leg kicks most of the time. The key is to keep up the pressure. I've seen it in thai boxing matches. The guy with the better hands tends to pull away and overwhelm his opponent, regardless of the opponent's kicking ability.

Please stop being delusional. We all love boxing but you should give credit where credit is due.

If talking from your experience is getting leg kick 5 rounds then we may take it into consideration. But if your experience is by watching TV, it's really irrelevant.

[squealpiggy]

Please stop being delusional. We all love boxing but you should give credit where credit is due.

If talking from your experience is getting leg kick 5 rounds then we may take it into consideration. But if your experience is by watching TV, it's really irrelevant.

My experience is having trained in both, admittedly not to a super high level but I have seen and experienced both sports.

[jimmy nordon]

What you underestimate is that up close all the time is possibly the worst place to be, considering thai fighters are all about clinching and throwing knees and bows to the body and head. You'd have to be a big puncher, but one who isn't always inside. Someone like a prime Tyson would have a decent shot to beat one, though thai fighters are not usually that big.

I think lifting your knee in close with a boxer is a very risky idea. a pressure fighter with just a bit of pop doesnt have to land very hard to put that thai fighter on his ass. in close a thai fighter doesnt have the defense to deal with that combos and power of a boxers' puncher if the boxer has the right style imo

many boxers would have their legs chopped off from a distance though

[jimmy nordon]

Mr perfect Ernesto Hoost couldnt even cope with the pressure of sloppy Bob Sapp. and sapp is garbage as we all know.