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s trying to rabbit punch you from over/under they shouldnt be fighting anyways thats something you learn doesnt work when you first spar much less trying that in a fightWell from what I have seen at the amateur level pure boxers have the hardest time translating to mma of all the combat sports.
Learning kickboxing and then working hands and headmovement later seems like a recipe for success for a lot of strikers I know
Boxing has a ton of bad habits and things that just aren’t applicable when you have to stand out of takedown and kicking range. At the amateur level you’re literally only going to be in pure boxing range for 2 seconds at most before you end up backing out into kicking range or clinching.
Unless you have an explosive blitzing style of boxing like Pacquiao to cover distance I have seen a ton of boxers in for rude awakenings.
Like it or not but distance control is one of the most crucial aspects of mma.
And in amateur mma clinch fighting is barely a thing. You need to worry about takedowns first and that is why wall-n-stall is so boring.
And while you are trying to rabbit punch me from over-under you will be eating knees to the body and legs and possibly an elbow or two.