Thread: Muay Thai vs Western Boxing

Originally Posted by Mike Brewer

I really believe that if there were a streetfight between a boxer and a Thai boxer, neither would win, because a 110 pound Tae Bo champion would come flying out of a nearby bush and beat them both senseless while they were distracted by the half-shirt and neon yellow spandex biker pants.

The real question is who would win between a Tae Bo student and a Boxercise student.

What, no Jazzercise?

Originally Posted by Iron Monkey

Who would win in a street fight?

This is probably a stupid poll, because the Muay Thai fighters have been trained to use elbows, knees and feet. However, I wonder if western boxing's punching is superior? I am going to begin taking classes very soon and I have really been torn between MT and Western Boxing. If I could, I would take a mixture of western boxing AND muay thai. The western boxers superior punching ability with muay thai's kicking, elbowing and kneeing techniques. Throw in some BJJ down the road and you got a pretty good set up.

Both for sure, I'd say, but I'd rather take boxing as the foundation, then add in the elbows and knees from MT.

The western boxers superior punching ability with muay thai's kicking, elbowing and kneeing techniques

just like to point out that since Ramon Dekker, this is how pretty much every thai boxing gym trains.

Thai-boxing
muay thai ....with western gloves...and "western" style punches.
Every muay thai fighter and trainer I know will isolate boxing at one point during a days training, if not, every other day, so that they only work hands. And if they're throwing a cross...guess what...it's a cross...a jab...you bet that they're throwing a jab.
Sometimes with better form than some amatuer boxers.

What's the real difference...okay, a muay thai guy's stance is more open, right, to bait for kicks and long knees...and at this range they use their open hand inside the glove to stop a punch, or parry with the forearm...but when their inside boxing range...boxing stance, with right handed parries...and then to clinche.

Same punches as western boxing, just different application, and a few more tools (depending on how creative or ecclectic the boxer's training is) as far as the hand techniques go.

Originally Posted by koto_ryu

What, no Jazzercise?

what about the really cool "sport" of point karate LOL tag with pads on, btw anybody want to buy a closet full of 1st place point sparring trophies for 2$ I'll also throw in a 1st degere bb in wtf tkd with id card and kukkiwon diploma LOL btw you can have the years of wasted fucking time for free

Originally Posted by Blue Wave Gym

what about the really cool "sport" of point karate LOL tag with pads on, btw anybody want to buy a closet full of 1st place point sparring trophies for 2$ I'll also throw in a 1st degere bb in wtf tkd with id card and kukkiwon diploma LOL btw you can have the years of wasted fucking time for free

Cool man, I'll buy everything!!

Originally Posted by Ikken Hisatsu

just like to point out that since Ramon Dekker, this is how pretty much every thai boxing gym trains.

I trained with Ramon Dekkers and Rob Kaman back in the days, it was the best teaching for me. Ramon was a great boxer, but his left middle kick was a bomb... Rob Kaman had the best timing ever!! Andre Mannart was another excellent fighter... they all had excellent boxing which was the key in many of their victories!!

Originally Posted by Warrior189

A boxer might have a good chance because, MT fighters has their hands too high protecting their heads n not protecting their bodies. So a boxer will step inside n start hitting the body. Also MT fighters legs are kind of straight and they wont be very mobel to get away when a boxer steps in.

Duuuuh!

Originally Posted by EmptyneSs

i think whoever was able to use there hoduken fireball first would win. the dragon punch and shoryuken helicopter kick are also good options. the dragon punch will set ur oponent on fire as does the yoga flame.

ROFLMFAO!