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mickey1975 wrote: ↑29 Dec 2020, 17:02 Literally no chance.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑29 Dec 2020, 21:46 In a Boxing match? Yes

In a Kickboxing match? Hell no

In an MMA match? Once again. No

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑29 Dec 2020, 21:29 buakaw was a total beast, would easily beat any boxer ever around his size using kicks

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:12 How about punches and elbows allowed but no kicks and no knees ?

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:12 How about punches and elbows allowed but no kicks and no knees ?

gilgamesh wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:19

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:12 How about punches and elbows allowed but no kicks and no knees ?

Hell most standard Kickboxing doesn't allow elbows anymore. That's primarily some Muay Thai sh*t, and yes I'd have to favor the Muay Thai guy under those rules. He'd be looking to get into a clinch, and elbow almost immediately, and Floyd wouldn't be able to stop it.

It should be noted though that under no circumstances would Floyd take place in a Muay Thai bout. Even against a guy he outweighed by 45 pounds

bobcatbox wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:22

gilgamesh wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:19

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:12 How about punches and elbows allowed but no kicks and no knees ?

Hell most standard Kickboxing doesn't allow elbows anymore. That's primarily some Muay Thai sh*t, and yes I'd have to favor the Muay Thai guy under those rules. He'd be looking to get into a clinch, and elbow almost immediately, and Floyd wouldn't be able to stop it.

It should be noted though that under no circumstances would Floyd take place in a Muay Thai bout. Even against a guy he outweighed by 45 pounds

Floyd had some pretty quality elbows in his day, but I’m not sure he’d land them with the same thud if they suddenly became legal shots lol

gilgamesh wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:28

bobcatbox wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:22

gilgamesh wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:19

Hell most standard Kickboxing doesn't allow elbows anymore. That's primarily some Muay Thai sh*t, and yes I'd have to favor the Muay Thai guy under those rules. He'd be looking to get into a clinch, and elbow almost immediately, and Floyd wouldn't be able to stop it.

It should be noted though that under no circumstances would Floyd take place in a Muay Thai bout. Even against a guy he outweighed by 45 pounds

Floyd had some pretty quality elbows in his day, but I’m not sure he’d land them with the same thud if they suddenly became legal shots lol

I never saw him throw an elbow with force. I saw him push off with his elbows plenty of times.

bobcatbox wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:30

gilgamesh wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:28

bobcatbox wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:22

Floyd had some pretty quality elbows in his day, but I’m not sure he’d land them with the same thud if they suddenly became legal shots lol

I never saw him throw an elbow with force. I saw him push off with his elbows plenty of times.

Never real mean just a good little slap here and there.

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:36 Years ago Nat Fleischer went to Thailand to judge a boxing match and, while there, he watched some muay Thai bouts. He wrote that muay thai fighters would beat western boxers . I have to agree with him and with you guys. No chance for Floyd against this guy-unless it is under boxing rules.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:31

bobcatbox wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:30

gilgamesh wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:28

I never saw him throw an elbow with force. I saw him push off with his elbows plenty of times.

Never real mean just a good little slap here and there.

A push off here and there.

Some guys have styles where they're clearly trying to connect with an elbow should the punch miss. Floyd never did that. He just pushed off in the clinch with his elbow. Which is still supposed to be against the rules, but is a minor infraction in comparison to elbowing somebody with force.

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:36 Years ago Nat Fleischer went to Thailand to judge a boxing match and, while there, he watched some muay Thai bouts. He wrote that muay thai fighters would beat western boxers . I have to agree with him and with you guys. No chance for Floyd against this guy-unless it is under boxing rules.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:43

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:36 Years ago Nat Fleischer went to Thailand to judge a boxing match and, while there, he watched some muay Thai bouts. He wrote that muay thai fighters would beat western boxers . I have to agree with him and with you guys. No chance for Floyd against this guy-unless it is under boxing rules.

I spent some time in Thailand and went to see a few Muay Thai events in Bangkok, and really wasn’t impressed by the quality tbh. Maybe I just got unlucky with the guys I saw tho.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:43

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:36 Years ago Nat Fleischer went to Thailand to judge a boxing match and, while there, he watched some muay Thai bouts. He wrote that muay thai fighters would beat western boxers . I have to agree with him and with you guys. No chance for Floyd against this guy-unless it is under boxing rules.

I spent some time in Thailand and went to see a few Muay Thai events in Bangkok, and really wasn’t impressed by the quality tbh. Maybe I just got unlucky with the guys I saw tho.

goose 5 wrote: ↑30 Dec 2020, 13:48 Of course, a prime Roberto Duran might be the exception.