Which martial arts is better fighting style than boxing?

Question

Any asian martial arts better than boxing.
I mean can any person with that type of exeperience beat a boxer in a street fight.

Which person would you rather take

1. person taking 5 years of boxing
2. or a person taking 5 years of any martial arts focused on fighting.

Answer 1

It depends on the rules of the competition!

If you are fighting by the Marquis of Queensbury rules (boxing), anybody attempting any other style will probably be disqualified!

IMO: Only idiots fight on the street!
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Answer 2

I would say option 2 most of the time. Basically the boxer is training to box, where as the martial artist is training for all situtions. Punch me in the head and I'll probably just get mad at you, choking me out would be easier. Plus I've seem some other guys, you could'nt knock them out unless you had a hammer or something. Also depends on who is conditioned better snd who has more rage and all, I've seen guys get hit over the head with bottles and clubs and just keep coming, I've seen guys that were so strong,, if you put a hold on them, they just pick you up and dip you.So that would be a factor to. A boxer has a big advantage if he can get of first and hit really hard, then that might affect the fight, that why if you think your in trouble, hit first, hit hard.

Answer 3

First of all, it's not necessarily true that "any asian martial art focused on fighting" is superior to western boxing. In the case of the boxer, it depends upon their agility, skill & power. In the case of the ambiguous martial artist, it depends upon the style studied as well as their proficiency. A fast, hard-hitting boxer can be just as tough an opponent when compared to the various striking arts...since in the end it comes down to who delivers the hardest, most effective strikes to bring down the opponent.

Me personally, I wouldn't fight either of them or anybody, for that matter (can't we all just get along?). But, if I had to choose in this imaginary "battle royale", I'd prefer to go against the martial artist. Why? I study Aikido (no, not the fruity-tooty version...thank you very much!), a martial art whose techniques are most effective against other asian martial arts. Why? An agile, skilled, hard-hitting boxer experienced both in the ring & on the streets is one tough monkey. He has no "style" or "form" or "kata" or "techniques" that will quantifiably predict his movements. Wheras, the various asian martial arts do.

Answer 4

A street fighter would always win
martial artists are focused on
kicks and punches
and moves
and if a street fighter takes you down youll be screwed cause in karate they dont teach you any kind of defense for takedown submissions etc.
if your a mixed martial artist thats a dif. story because they train in jui jitsu,boxing,wrestling,kick-boxin, and muay thai

Answer 5

well i would rather not fight any of them but given a choice i would fight the boxer.boxers only have two weapons martial artists have many.but then what would i know ive only been doing,teaching for 39 years and had a long career fighting. im sure all the (haha)experts on here will have a better answer.
EDIT>even just the answers to this one question some of them ive never heard so much crap in my life,you ppl must make this up in your head and then convince yourselves its true.

Answer 6

martial artist would win without a doubt, boxing is not very effective in a fight situation. its too one dimensional, a mixed martial artist would have tons of different attacks where boxers have very few

Answer 7

Pay attention to the answer Bushido gave. It actually makes sense and comes from someone with experience.

Answer 8

hi i'm in martial arts and number 2 is the right answer because we don't just train our strenth we train our spirits witch makes us even more strong( yes working on our spirits actualy gives us muscles.... it's so cool) so if i were you i would do martial arts if you are interested in joining.. i would take kyukoshin karate it is one of the best ones to take..... i would know lol

Answer 9

First poster is right. BJJ, MMA, stuff like that will beat a boxer as long as they can protect their face long enough for a clinch. Prob even muay thai since they can use their long legs and know how to avoid punches.

Answer 10

i wouldnt fight either cause iam a wimp id end up crying but i do take martial arts i enjoy it it bring me into focus and iam able to concentrate my energies into my sparing matches i believe that is a very useful tool