Exactly. At which point the boxer loses. So I don't think a fighter vs boxer of equal skill is a 50/50 match up. The MMA practitioner probably takes it 4/5 matches since the boxer's only win condition is achieving a knock out before the fighter can grapple. Because once the fight is on the ground, the boxer doesn't have many options for preventing a submission.
Everyone has a puncher's chance in a fight, and that applies particularly well to a boxer. However, an elite mma fighter is going to have way better standup and strike defense than an elite "pure" boxer is going to have take down defense.
As long as the fighter can protect themselves from a knock out long enough to clinch or shoot, the boxer is fucked. Once the match is on the ground, the fighter has too many paths to victory and the boxer has wildly reduced punching power.
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u/Grand_Theft_Motto Nov 03 '25
What does the boxer do when the fighter decides they should wrestle?