Boxing as streetfighting?

[Zonic]

Have any of you guys been in a streetfight where your boxing training helped you out? One of my friends told me boxing wouldn't help you in a streetfight because its not the same style so you wouldn't expect the same punches, but check out this fight:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mRilf_if_Po&search=fight

the guy has his guard up and it looks like he deflects the other guys punches then hits him with a left jab. What do you guys think?

[Piggu]

I was in a fight where I was boxing this mexican guy. I turned after knocking him down and he threw a rock at the back of my head.

[yrrej]

Boxing experience is a big advantage in a street fight because the sucker punch will be cleaner and harder....

[Zonic]

Yeah, and when you get in those ****** grappling situations you can uppercut a lot more cleanly, because most people try to throw hooks in that situation right

[supaduck]

it depends, a trained boxer with a big punch could easily take any untrained fighter out. Imagine it like.. George Foreman taking on some guy the same size as him.

[.::|ULTIMATE|::.]

Of course its an advantage, in a street fight u can use every advantage you can get ...

Good punching technique will win the fight for you more often than not. Imagine if ur the usual wild swinger... those guys normally usually go down to the guy with the straight punches.

[legacyofbrutality]

from what ive seen and experienced a lot of people out there are so wild with their punches that any trained boxer would easily see the haymakers they throw coming. Also a lot of times people try to wrestle you to the ground so if you can stay on your feet and throw some short punches on the inside you can do considerable damage. Plus boxers know how to throw quicker cleaner punches and also know how to distribute their power better. Ive seen a couple of friends of mine who were trained boxers get into fights and just destroy people, so i say boxing is great for street fighting if you're trained right.

[LondonRingRules]

========Have any of you guys been in a streetfight where your boxing training helped you out? One of my friends told me===============

** Stay out of streetfights and take care listening to what "friends" tell you and you probably wont have any worries. No street fight is the same and not all "friends" are friends.

[butterfly1964]

boxing does work in streetfighting most of the time.

[Brockton Lip]

It all depends. Some aspects of boxing will usually help you.