> Why do a lot of people think Boxers are overrated ?

Why do a lot of people think Boxers are overrated ?

Posted at: 2015-04-20 
Boxers are dangerous, but once a martial artist takes them off their feet and the fight goes to the ground, a grappler has a distinct advantage over a striker. That is why Ronda Rousey's always compared to Floyd Mayweather and actually given a chance over Floyd. If Floyd hits her, it's lights out, but if she can close, and grapple with Floyd before he KOs her, she could very well submit the best boxer in the world. Jujitsu is designed to give smaller opponents a chance over bigger opponents, and an expert in Jujitsu has a chance against anyone, even an elite boxer.

Muay Thai is slow paced. For those people who thinks a Mayweather or Wlad fight is boring, try watching a Muay Thai fight. No hate to the sport and art though, i just prefer my fast paced "Sweet Science".

Now MMA imho is an OVERRATED sport. It's just a sport where those people who cant throw a punch for **** nor have good hand striking abilities to flourish in that sport. Cus MMA is not determined by who has the better punching technique, lands with precision, power in their punches etc and etc. cus you can win MMA fights by submissions, and being on top of that poor guy giving no chance for him to overpummel your bodyweight thats atop of him while u smother his face/head with punches and then you'll get a TKO victory by the ref.

On a side note, i remember how a fighter like Bj Penn - who had boxing background and the only few mma fighter who had a chin, was dominating one time in the ufc

Different sports period.

Like comparing Indy racing with F1 racing

some are just that overated i could name quite a few

I personally think A boxer could beat any form of martial arts, Muay thai is good but you can block a kick like a punch but a kick is so much slower, a wrestler would have a good chance (James toney v Randy) but a upper cut can end his game with an experienced boxer. I think MMA vs Boxer is different because the MMA guy is always going to go for a takedown on top of a different styled ring (Octagon not Square). I hate when MMA fans always dis boxing. In a street fight like Cain Vs Vitali klitschko i think Vitali would knock gains brown pride tattoo right off his chest. But I'm curious to hear what you guys think?