Originally Posted by VTGreg

WSL used his boxing skills to fight anyone from any style, as he was wanting to find the best fighting system. It wasn't until he got manipulated by Yip Man (Yip Man didn't punch him up, but WSL acknowledged that he could have punched him at will), after first beating up his nephew. At that point he knew he had found a better system than the one he had and became a student almost immediately. WSL always said that if you had a better way of doing something - he wanted to know it, as he was always looking to improve as a fighter.

Personally I like the boxing/fencing footwork to deliver me to the opponent and then ground myself as I deliver my blows.