Boxing vs Karate

karate is more versatile IMO, lots of techniques etc. besides there hundreds of different styles of karate. 

" @RetolledTruth said:

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  These Guys were B1tches though... "

Tomfoolery. Those dudes were most likely novices. No one who practices Karate and is good at it should be that overwhelmed, IMO. The last dude barely threw a punch. "

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" Boxing has stronger punches. Karate has stronger kicks. "

Boxing doesn't have kicks.
 
 
Depends on which style of Karate.  Kyokushin Karate concentrates a lot on full contact sparring which helps with a fighters timing and footwork (2 aspects of boxing which make it so effective) so in theory it can be equally as dangerous. "

Your first time here in Comicvine? It's nice to meet you =) Kyokushin Karate guys are very crazy. They don't block a lot, though they still do. They just keep hitting and getting hit. "

Neither style is superior.The skill level of the user is.

Pretty much..

" Neither style is superior.The skill level of the user is. "

" Boxing doesn't have kicks. 

" Boxing has stronger punches. Karate has stronger kicks. "

" @Formidable said:

" Boxing doesn't have kicks. 

Exactly. That was basically my point. "

Karate has dvelved more into the world of the McDojos these days. But it really depends on the practicionar. But with all this being said, both arts can be very deadly, boxing even more so.

kick boxing is where its at.

This reminds me of that Zodiac Tournament DLC for Sleeping Dogs.

Since we're talking about Bruce Lee. He started as a Wing Chun stylist, but moved on to create his own martial art called Jeet Kun Do (Way of the Intercepting Fist) he also called his method "Hit back first". His idea was to study many forms of martial arts, then take what worked and incorporate it into his personal style, then teach others to do the same. He studied (probably more, but these are the ones I know of) Tae Kwon Do, Fencing, Shoto Khan Karate, Jiu Jitsu, WESTERN BOXING, Savatte ...and again, probably others. However, that was his passion and how he pretty much earned his living. It's not realistic to expect most people to do this kind of thing.

As to which discipline is better Boxing or Karate (as a few have said before, which STYLE of Karate?) even at the same level of training, a LOT depends on the individual practitioner. Anyone who says different is probably trying to sell you on a school, is very very VERY in love with his/her system, doesn't know squat, or hasn't been in or seen many real fights.

Just my opinion.

Props for mentioning fencing. Most people forget that.

I would imagine that it helped with balance and lunging which would probably be useful in his "single direct attack" method in The Five Ways of Attack. That's just a SWAG though.

Which style of Karate? There are a lot of different styles - two main ones are Point Karate (no contact Shotokan blitzes - the most popular version) and Full Contact (Hard contact - pretty much kickboxing but with no head punches).

I'd say a boxer beats a Point Karateka the vast majority of the time. Point Karate fighters are good at getting in and landing, however they have zero concept of exiting from striking exchanges safely. e.g. landing the rear cross and just standing there bc the match ends. A good boxer can capitalise on this through counter punching. e.g. - right cross from the karateka would immediately be countered by something like a left hook.

A Full Contact fighter would be tough for the boxer though. They are well known for their toughness. If the Full Contact fighter takes an outfighting kicking approach they'd have the advantage. Also, low kicks are a boxer's kryptonite. There's the odd chance the boxer could K.O the Karateka early given that no head punches are legal in Full Contact Karate, but I'd give the Karate fighter a better chance here.

Overall in terms of coolness I'd say Boxing and Full Contact are pretty even. Heck even Full contact might be cooler since you get to see a crazy spinning kick knockout every so often. Boxing is just continuous action throughout. Point Karate is pretty boring to watch tbh. Good entries but every fight gets stopped after like the 1st strike lands so they can award a point. Hard to watch, too many interruptions.