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Originally posted by ewod
what does everyone think of boxing when they watch it? do you think they would last against a martial artist or even a kickboxer or muay thai kickboxer for that matter in the ring? did anyone know that seagal once challenged boxer lennox lewis to a fight and he declined? I also heard that rickson gracie put up one million dollars and offered a challenge to mike tyson to fight him...rickson would kill tyson...I wonder if tyson will ever accept ricksons offer...gene lebell beat up a boxer back in the 60s I think...I think martial artists/kickboxers could kill boxers in my opinion...
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Have you ever actually tried to spar with a professional boxer? That will change your opinion very quickly.
Lennox Lewis would KILL Steven Seagal. KILL. Knock him the f**k out. Seagal's moves, before he became a beached whale, need him to get some degree of limb control. No way he can catch a Lewis jab anywhere except the jaw.
Rickson would not kill Tyson. First, you assume Rickson can shoot in on Tyson without catching that uppercut to the chin. You have seen a Tyson uppercut have you not? That would send Rickson into a coma. Yes, once they got to the ground (IF they did), Rickson would certainly have a lot of superior technique. But Tyson is a raging mass of musclular, well, rage, and in a no hold's barred fight, I would not bet against him (provided he wasn't going through one of his depressions...). Don't forget, he has no qualms about biting your ears off, or anything else. And he'd eat Rickson's children too.
Yeah, Gene Lebell beat a boxer. The no. 5 ranked light heavyweight. Yeah the guy was greased up all over. He (Lebell claims) had brass knuckles on. You notice for all his skill Lebell never challenged any of the great boxers of his day to a match. You never saw him challenge Ali. Ali would have annhilated Lebell, for all his skill and toughness.
Lets not forget that a MMA competitor with top knotch boxing skills has never stepped into the ring. Most of these guys don't have impressive hand skills. This isn't to say they are bad fighters or that they couldn't beat a professional boxer. Its just to say that a very good professional boxer can tear most people apart (I'd say this goes for a professional Thai boxer as well...).