Quote: (10-12-2011 03:00 PM)MikeCF Wrote:
You know who NEVER says boxing is overrated? Guys who have actually fought. It's always keyboard warriors or bjj blue belts who are sure boxing isn't great.
If you're in the streets, it's too easy to lose your footing when throwing a kick. Is the ground slippery? Is there a piece of cement missing from the sidewalk? Is there a stray beer bottle or piece of slippery dog shit? Good luck if you throw a kick.
Again, guys who have actually been in street fights know: NEVER lose your footing, and never go to the ground, because the guy may have buddies about to kick you in the head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XQh_1meROg
Most guys simply couldn't hang in a real boxing gym. IN the MMA gyms where you're paying 100-200 a month, you don't have the street youths. You don't get tough training with spoiled white kids.
I agree with you about Brazilian Jiujitsu, as I feel that it is only really an effective self-defense strategy in a one-on-one fight in a relatively safe environment. If you're in a bar fight rolling around on the floor with a guy and choking him out aren't going to do much good if his 3 buddies are stomping on your head.
BJJ in combination with another form of self-defense (boxing, muay thai, kung fu) is the crucial shit, this way if you know it's one on one and it's safe to take the fight to the ground you're going to shut the other guy down, assuming he doesn't know BJJ, Judo, or wrestling himself, which is still the vast majority of men out there.
As far as boxing gyms vs. MMA gyms, I can't speak on that, because my MMA experience is extremely limited and I've only "worked out" with a friend in high school who was the local welterweight boxing champ.
I will say that MMA guys wear 4 oz. gloves vs. boxing 16 oz., if I'm not incorrect. Getting hit with those MMA gloves you feel it a lot more, not to mention knees and elbos hurt like a motherfuck.
Oh yeah and Mike, not to be a smartass, but your vid clipped proved nothing. Those two dudes looked like a couple out of shape guys with no fight training. A kung fu, kempo, or muay thai expert could have just as easily fucked them up.