Boxing versus Taekwondo , who will win ?

Answer 1

This is a very interesting question. I have been training and competing in tae kwon do for nine years but in all honesty I must say that, if we are talking about two equally skilled fighters here, I would always give a slight advantage to the boxer. Tae kwon do rules do not allow punching to the head and hand skills of most tkd fighters are very limited because of that. This in my opinion would be a decisive factor in these kind of matches. An excellent boxer would surely be able to cover up and protect from high and middle kick attempts in order to close the distance and get in close. And once that is done tkd fighters would have real problems protecting them self's on the inside from punching combinations that they are unaccustomed to. Tkd guard and defensive techniques are really not suited for something like this. Of course there is always a chance of a good, fast counter kick that would surprise a boxer (spinning back kick to the liver or a high roundhouse over the hand for instance) and possibly end the fight. But overall I think that chances would be something about 70 - 30 in favor of the boxer.

I think that K-1 could in some ways prove this point and give you an answer to your question. That is a Japanese organization which was founded in 1993. It gathers best stand up fighters all over the world to compete in thai-kickboxing (K-1 rules) which is basically the most complete form of stand up fighting today. So far it has been completely dominated by kickboxers, muay thai fighters, boxers and few kyokushin kai karate fighters. Not one tae kwon do practitioner has had any success there yet; mostly because that lack of boxing skills which makes it impossible for them to compete at this level.

Answer 2

I did amatuer boxing as a teenager and as an adult I've studied a mixture of martial arts. While there is no absolute answer since talent between the two could vary, I can say that if the people were equal skill in their discipline that I would side with the boxer. There are several reasons why.

1) Boxers train with less padding than most TKD types so they are more likely to suck up a power shot and keep going.

2) Boxing trains a simple array of techniques with heavy emphasis on putting them together. TKD puts a lot of emphasis on techniques that aren't very practical in the real world.

3) Most TKD rules don't allow hitting to the head. In fact hitting of any type is at best a secondary choice. If conditioned to not expect hits or not expect kicks, I say the one not expecting hits is at the bigger disadvantage.

4) Boxing is very underrated by most movie watcher MA types where most serious MA types highly respect it. The reason is #2. Training a small arsenal of techniques, refining them constantly and practicing against live opponents makes boxing one of the most realistic fighting "sports" there is.

There are many martial arts and all stress something which helps define them. When you talk about TKD vs Boxing you are isolating extremes. If you let the TKD guy spend a couple of months boxing, he would probably destroy someone who never did anything but boxing. Here the simplicity of boxing works against it. If you trained for 5 years in TKD and 3 months in boxing you would do better than the reverse.

To try and get one extreme to battle the other simply exploits their weaknesses. Boxing doesn't expect foot attacks therefore they are vulnerable, TKD doesn't expect much in the way of hands. The winner then becomes the one that has the least amount of weakness. It is harder to effectively kick someone than to effectively hit them. Your hands have more fine motor control. A good kicker can do a bit more damage in a single kick than a puncher can with a hit. This means very little when you consider the puncher will be more accurate and faster. Also if they end up on the ground the hitting skills will mean more than kicking.

Answer 3

It's difficult to say which art is better then another. It really depends on the situation. If there is a lot of room and the Taekwondo expert can keep his distance then he has the advantage. Taekwondo typically stresses kicks, so the martial artest would be able to strick the boxer but not the other way. On the other hand in smaller areas or if the boxer can get close to the martial artest and minimize the effectiveness of the kicks the boxer will have the adventage.

Answer 4

In today's climate, between the Boxer and Tae Kwon Do practioner, where the boxer is routinely skilled, the Boxer wins.

This is because Tae Kwon Do today is not the same martial art it was some years ago and today's practioners do not hold a candle to the men who got off the boat from Korea a generation ago or two generations ago.

Today's practioner does not fight full contact. He is loaded to the gills with protective gear. Punching is severely limited and head punches are forbidden. Worst of all, breaking (hand) training centers on hand conditioning and not on the shock punch as it did in Korea.

In contrast, American Boxers fight full contact. They hit heavy bags day after day. They spar in Full Contact with minimal gear. Running and aerobic training are as important as ring time. No one wastes time medatating on their belly buttons and if they did they'd be laughed out of the gym.

The result is a fight between an American Boxer and the typical Tae Kwon Do black belt or any other current style of Karate Black Belt is a fight between a real fighter and a guy who is pretending and play acting. Big difference.

If the play actor is going to win he better be a whole lot more talented than the real fighter.

The result? In this kind of environment a semi-comptetent American Boxer will always win.

Tufr

Answer 5

Provided that were are discussing American boxing (Mike Tyson, Cashius Clay, etc.) then there is not one single doubt in my mind that the martial artist will win whether it be Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, Jeet Kun Do or Kenpo.

Simply put, American boxing in no way prepares the fighter to deal with kicks, jumping moves, grappling and other aspects of all these forms.

Also, the boxer is not accustomed to taking a bare-knuckled punch at all and this plays a considerable part in the fight. The boxer is used to taking cushioned blows which, while still hard no doubt, are cushioned and results in a different sort of pain. Taking a knuckle in the temple is a whole world away from taking a boxing glove in the head.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. One good punch from Tyson, gloved or not, and I'm a greasestain. Noted.

Regardless of that, an American boxer would never even see, much less be trained to deal with, a spinning heel kick or backhand, a quick hell-strike to the knee-cap or a leg sweep and as soon as they are down it's all over.

My position is based on the situation of an American boxing student meeting a TKD student on the street. No rules, no K1, just a good, old-fashioned street grudge match. Seriously, that's what I train for. Self-defense and not fighting in front of an audience. I have no doubt in my mind that I could easily face down an American boxing disciple and walk away in under 30 seconds. Of course, their skill will play into it but my legs are longer than thei arms so I see a hook coming it's no small task to slip in under it and stuff the heel of my shoe right in their gut thereby knocking their breath out.

Now, if we're talking about "martial boxing" or even kickboxing then it's a toss up. If it's American kickboxing I would still toss the win to the martial artist but if it's Thai kick boxing (muay thai) then it will fall to the skill of each fighter but again, I'm still going to go with the martial artist. I've seen muay thai and it's great in the ring but I just don't see it as being a practical self-defense form. For me I simply prefer the tried and true full body martial art forms such as:

Kung Fu
Karate
Kenpo Karate
Jujitsu
Aikido
Tae Kwan Do
Jeet Kun Do
MMA
etc.

Again, street fight, no rules. In this case it's going to go to the best trained individual who has the least to loose.

Just my opinion and I mean to insult no one. We are all students of our own particular forms and obviously have our own preferrences.

Answer 6

If your goal is to determine which is a better art, then I would put these two together in a fight and not set any rules, and if that was the case, the TKD person would win because he trains in both his hands and feet. People think that TKD is all feet, but that's only the sports aspect of the art. So if everything else was equal (i.e. both were in good shape), and there were no set rules in the fight, the TKD person would win.

Answer 7

Depends upon who is the Best Warrior.....
Sometimes ,Mr.Taekwondo will win,sometimes the Boxer will win
Depends upon who is the Best Warrior.....
Sometimes ,in fighting The Best warrior will lose to somebody thats 3 times weaker simply because he was Extremely Unlucky! and at the same time the Other guy was Extremely Lucky!
'Nothing is fixed in the laws of warfare,everything develops based upon Momentum'--Sun Tzu
Basically,in a combat situation,...ANYTHING could happen!
Buster Douglas was a crappy fighter,but because he was Very Lucky and Mike Tyson was Very Unlucky ,...he K.O.'d Tyson!
So Bottom line: Depends upon who is the Best Warrior,Who More Skilled &/or Experienced,and Who's the LUCKIEST!

Answer 8

I do really think Taekwondo will win because we use legs and arms,blocks,self defense,jumps and when we figth we use to hit the other person in all the parts of the body ,also brakes bones,and not forget our stands.Boxing only have arms and stands;they have very strong legs but they only use them for stands not for kicks.You know what i really think Boxing is the most stupid sport i see in my life,because people hit each shoulder until one of them fold knockout;in TKD if someone feld down we stop the figth,that `s why is called sport of the getermans and TKD is for protect our self not for figth and boxing is all figth.How can you be happy hitting people on the face,that is stupid...I hope somebody agree with me....

Answer 9

That's a no-brainer. Take someone in boxing for ten years, and a Tae Kwon Do lad in for ten years and both very dedicated. The boxer will have his legs and such broken before he gets near the Tae Kwon Do lad. Sure, he has fast fists but how is he in shape from the waist down?

Answer 10

If it's Traditional Tae Kwon Do then a good TKD artist will defeat a boxer.The legs are very devastating weapons. It hard to walk up and punch somebody who keeps kicking you!