kenpo vs. boxing

[pineapple]

Boxers are one of the most conditioned athletes around. They can outlast the majority of martial artists. They can absorb hits better than the majority of martial artists. They normally have better movement. In an "up and up" fight, I'll give it to the boxer every time.

 

In a real fight, I'll give it to the Kenpo practitioner as long as he remembers to play his game, kicks, vital target strikes. etc. and not try to merely exchange punches with the boxer.

 

After years of training in karate, I went into a ring with a boxer and was getting my face reshaped. I then asked if I could use my feet and he replied, "Go ahead, that's nothing". I was surprised that he was unable to block any of my kicks.

[Luckykboxer]

this is another of those ridiculous questions.

 

First of all given that size of the fighters and endurance etc are all equal and the rules are no holds barred then I would have to give it to the kenpo artist every time based on the ability to use more weapons and tools.

 

Anyone who disagrees with that is illogical, and truely doesn't understand boxing, kenpo, or both.

 

Now to give the boxer the edge things have to start moving towards their favor..

 

either they have to be bigger, faster, stronger, or more resilient.

 

or the rules of the fight have to limit the abilities of the kenpo artist.

 

a boxer will lose in a match with a kenpo artist with all other things equal 10 times out of 10.

 

a kenpo artist may lose more to a boxer given all else being equal, but since kenpo teaches boxing skills as part of the basic art, the kenpo artist wouldnt be out of his element.

 

I can go on and on.

 

really though people, instead of pretending that you either know about an art, or pretending you know what is better, how about actually thinking about it and maybe learning it.

 

some of the replies I read here are absolutely nonsense.

 

As a Kenpo Artist I will tell you know that If I were in a fight with a Boxer and was told no rules, your life depends on it. It would be so simple not to even get punched, the fight would be a win 10 times out of 10.

 

Simply because My leg and foot are longer then any professional boxers on the planet, and the training I have through Kenpo would allow me to quickly and easily take out a knee and then systematically destroy every joint in the persons body until I was finished.

 

Now if I was told to go boxing rules only, I would imagine that I would have a serious run for my money, but since We train with boxing skills in Kenpo I wouldnt be totally defenseless.

 

whereass unless the boxer had crosstrained in another style he would be completely defenseless against my kicks. But then the topic was boxing against kenpo wasnt it?

[Mr. Mike]

very well put indeed.