Should I do boxing or should I do MMA at University?

[TheDempseyKid]

What do you want to do with it?

It's for self-defense but also for a few competitive fights as well. I'm trying to decide which one to do as I did Muay Thai for 2 years (2021-2023) and a few MMA sessions (2023).

[MONGOOSE66]

Should I do boxing or should I do MMA at University? I am unsure of which one I should do as I am a fan of both boxing and MMA, as I watch a lot of boxing fights and research old fighters, their fights and training methods and I also watch MMA fights and follow some UFC fighters. I wanted to know what you guys thought I should do.

Do wrestling then boxing and after that MMA.

[2fast2strong]

No, just a method of self-defense and the possibility of having a few competitive fights.

If you are looking to compete I would suggest mma, when I first started boxing my first few amateur fights I got my ass kicked because the experience and skill level of most amateur boxers is much higher than in mma

My amateur mma fights for the most part were a breeze, because there is no shame when you tap out and most amateur mma fighters aren’t as skilled and most are casual fighters, meaning that they see it on tv train a little while and have a few fights and never come back

[TheDempseyKid]

If you are looking to compete I would suggest mma, when I first started boxing my first few amateur fights I got my ass kicked because the experience and skill level of most amateur boxers is much higher than in mma

My amateur mma fights for the most part were a breeze, because there is no shame when you tap out and most amateur mma fighters aren’t as skilled and most are casual fighters, meaning that they see it on tv train a little while and have a few fights and never come back

I'm considering doing that as despite me enjoying boxing, I find it to be quite limiting in its skill set as you can't throw kicks, elbows and knees in boxing compared to MMA. Also, it allows me to bulk up to increase my strength, muscularity, speed and power compared to boxing.

[TheDempseyKid]

Do wrestling then boxing and after that MMA.

The university only does MMA and boxing.

[elfag]

boxing is worse for your brain, face and hands.

MMA is worse for your joints and ears.

I say MMA just be careful you dont spar/roll with someone who is overdoing the intensity like its a fight because they can wreck your joints.

[Marchegiano]

Go to MMA, you're too ****** for boxing. You'd need a trainer to work you like a puppet and you'd need to let them. MMA's full of tards who think tard things ... Diego and ****.

[N/A]

Should I do boxing or should I do MMA at University? I am unsure of which one I should do as I am a fan of both boxing and MMA, as I watch a lot of boxing fights and research old fighters, their fights and training methods and I also watch MMA fights and follow some UFC fighters. I wanted to know what you guys thought I should do.

What do you aim at?

Training as an MMA fighter (because there is no such style - this is a set of rules) will give you different skills, a wider set of, but no solid basis - what do I mean? Every MMA fighter has a high-level background in something, whether Kickboxing, Wrestling, Sambo, BJJ etc... They all build on top of that basis when they transition to MMA. Considering boxing is one of the main pillars of fighting, why don't you start with it for 1-2 years, then go to MMA if you can't do both, relying mostly on boxing in the beginning?

[IceTrayDaGang]

how much time do you have at the university?

short = boxing
long = mma


if you are short on time, i would take boxing instead... learn the basic, how to throw a punch, block, footwork, etc... I think boxing is a lot easier to learn to pick up the basic as compared to mma...

[2fast2strong]

What do you aim at?

Training as an MMA fighter (because there is no such style - this is a set of rules) will give you different skills, a wider set of, but no solid basis - what do I mean? Every MMA fighter has a high-level background in something, whether Kickboxing, Wrestling, Sambo, BJJ etc... They all build on top of that basis when they transition to MMA. Considering boxing is one of the main pillars of fighting, why don't you start with it for 1-2 years, then go to MMA if you can't do both, relying mostly on boxing in the beginning?

Grappling is really the basis of mma, if you can’t grapple you are at a distinct disadvantage

And while boxing is a great discipline, traditional boxing is much different than mma dirty boxing, just like traditional wrestling is different than mma wrestling

Because the rules are different, so infractions in the traditional disciplines are advantageous in mma

So all of my training in the traditional disciplines gave me a baseline, but I had to adjust for mma

Mixed martial arts is exactly that, so there is a lot of variation, it pretty much a controlled street fight