So boxing is useless in a street fight?

[Marcov]

Yes boxing is useless in a street fight if you are over 40, don't have much power, are a middleweight fighting as a heavyweight and you are facing a professional wrestler. Do you think a prime Mike Tyson would be useless in a street fight??????

By the way I seen a 130 pound amateur boxer get into a fight with a 260 lb football player before and even though he beat the gorilla up bad, it doesn't mean the little guy could beat him at football.
Why because it wasn't his sport.
Think about it!!!

[Vasyl’s dad]

Those full of **** MMA fans saying boxing is useless in a street fight know less about their own sport than boxing fans know about MMA.

Anyone with any common sense could see today that Edgar beat the **** out of Penn (UFC118)today not because he was incredible on the mat (he wasnt) Not because his kicks were bone breakers, but because Edgar's boxing skills were so above and beyond Penn's that Penn couldn't get close to Edgar without eating 4 or 5 punches to the face.

So they can all talk about how MMA is more representative of a streetfight all they want. The only thing I gotta say is that the lightweight UFC champ is a champ because he relied on boxing to completely outclass a fighter some MMA fans regard as one of the best.

I am not going to say that I am some kind of street brawler I sure as hell am not. But from my limited experience I can tell you correct boxing technique will give you a leg up on the mere seconds it takes for the average street fight to end.

many MMA fans always says in street fights you are better served by grappling skills......... I don't know in other parts of the world but from what I've seen in most cases when the fight has reached the point where both men are on the floor it means, A) they both don't know how to fight and are now wrestling each other to exhaustion. or B) Someone lacked correct fighting technique and is now laying on the floor getting pummeled by someone who had more sound technique.

That was beautiful to watch. Edgar fought a brilliant fight and fought smart as well. Kept his distance, used great head movement to go along with some very good footwork. Darted in and out with quick combinations and never got over excited. Every minute that went by, you could see Penns confidence draining with every punch he got tagged with.

The rest of your post is good as well.

[PensionKilla]

Wait a minute.

Since when do people use triangle chokes or whatever it is called in a street fight?

At top level, yes MMA has the advantage if the boxer can't throw a solid punch.

However if a boxer hits first, with no gloves, no MMA guy is doing ****.

For example Carwin boxed the **** out of Lesnar easrly on. Without gloves, damn.

On a normal level of a normal human, boxing is easier to do naturally.

All I can say is, if a guy tried to grab me up and I couldn't land a punch, I'll grab his balls, pull out his eyes, grab his throat. That **** there is gonna hurt and be faster than some arm bar. Heck I will fight with one arm if I have to.

[-EAGLE-]

Boxing > MMA.

[Sudo]

Street is street, totally different rules. Rarely there is one on one fighting, you need to watch your back all the time, no one is fighting by the rules. The sooner you knock them out, the better.

In the street, grappling won't help you as much as good boxing will. It's a street fight, not sanctioned fight under rules, knock them out ASAP.

Now if there's was a street fight between a boxer and MMA fighter, one on one, no outside interference, no knives and **** MMA fighter would win 9/10 times. But the way street fights are going these days, it's better to know boxing.

[Dynamite Kid]

Yeah thats why one of the best fighters in the MMA, is renowned for being such an excellent striker, Anderson Silva.

Look at Rashad Evans, he is very good/decent with his hands imo, and has power.

[ronniejunior]

I've never been in a street fight where guys go to the ground and don't get stomped on. And I been in plenty of them and I box.

And in a street fight, you can Bite. I don't care how tough you are as soon as you bring me down and I bite you you won't want to be that close again.

If that don't work I'll grab the nuts. Street fight and skill have nothing to do with each other.

lol.... we think alike...

[Dynamite Kid]

If that don't work I'll grab the nuts. Street fight and skill have nothing to do with each other.

They do if someone has good grasp of space and distance and can sharp shoot you on the way in before you even get close, much less no how to throw the punch to the point where you can get maximum leverage.

[DiLLiNGER]

MMA is jiu jutsu/ wrestling and kickboxing or boxing.

Jiu jutsu won't work on the street for two reasons first one is you can't do that grappling sh** on concrete secondly 99% of the time u will have to fight more than one opponents,good luck trying applying a rear gay choke while the other dude is trying to kick ur head off.

MMA fans are delusional they live of watching youtube videos and admiring two dudes hugging each other.

[DiLLiNGER]

boxing and judo is all u need,first u punch on ,if u don't knock him down he's gonna grab you then that's where judo comes in handy..u gotta sweep his legs because u gotta stay on ur legs while he's on the floor...

trying to wrestle someone on the ground in a street fight??? yea right lol