Yes and no. It will help you throw a good, strong punch, but that leaves much to be desired for your lower body. And if they have a weapon, what then? But in the long run, yes, it will help. The main issue, though, is that you need to learn how to take a hit.
Because, in reality, if you get hit and have never been punch before, all your training flies out the window and you are left defenseless and fearful of the next hit. I know many different styles and have fought before, but even I was shocked for a moment when I got punched in the face while sparring with a friend.
Boxing helps build stamina, so while your opponent will dry out fast, you will be left fresh and ready for round two. Of course, there's also the possibility that if you get hit in the leg after having no lower body training, you will lose. Boxers have a surplus of upper body strength, but if you pit them against a kicking opponent, who has longer range and can escape faster, they will almost certainly lose.
Still, boxing is a good idea, though I wouldn't get arrogant and fight ready when you think that you have punching down. It would be best to avoid confrontation in the first place, but any realistic person knows that isn't always possible. So, just be sure that, when you get into a street fight, you know what you are getting into. Good luck!
Of course but in a street fight anything goes. That means you can be kicked, grappled, ganged up on by more than 1 person or even attacked with a weapon. As a boxer, play to your strengths. Take them out before it goes to the ground
Boxing is a skill that is made for ring fighting. In a street fight, certain skills of boxing can be used but generally in a street fight its a little scrapping with alot of grappling type fighting. Ive been in the ring multiple times and have been in many street fights (not proud of it, but it happens) and in a street fight i was throwing punches, kicking, grappling (sounds kind of like MMA). Overall boxing will help but it will not be as big of factor as you might think.
You'll at least know how to hit someone. Don't you know how hard that is? But walk away and win. Live another day to live on. Education is the real war, don't fight a war that is unneccisary. We've seen how that turned out for everyone and anyone who participated.
Crunked.
Yes, it will help you throw faster and more powerful punches, make your senses faster, help you know how to dodge and how to take a punch, only time when it doesn't help is when fight goes to ground
yes but if it hits the ground your srewed this is why mmas better but boxing is one of the most crucial parts of fighting
I don't know will fencing lessons help you in a sword fight???
Will cooking lessons help you make good food???
Does Tarzan **** in the woods????
Floyd is best in this
do you know Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd will not fight fighters who have the 50% to beat him up.. so he does a cherry picking.. Floyd only fights a fighter who he knows he is 99% of winning..
the Lesson..
don't fight if you are not sure of winning.. keep ducking.. be a coward like mayweather jr.
lets say I take up a boxing class and I've been doing it for a year now. Can I apply what I learned in a real conflict with someone that will lead to a physical altercation? It's just that, if it ever came down to it, I just want to be comfortable and know what I'm doing when battling someone who feels for some reason they have to fight me to prove manliness.
