Quote Originally Posted by pacfan
I can speak from a karateman's point of view, having learned genuine karate at young age is Okinawa (remember Miyagi san of Karate Kid? I'm a proud pinoy but actually I was born there and went to school run by the U.S. military there). To start, karateman usually punches better than boxers, though I can't describe it here in detail, it basically has to do with the fact boxers first learn to punch with their gloves on with the usually wraps around the hands, both which hinders the making of a good well-clenched fist - you just gotta be able to make a good fist to be able to punch well, not just letting your hands hanging loose inside the gloves. We karatemen can easily see the 'defects' in boxers' punches and that's why we're pretty good at analysing them. Of course, a boxer fighting a karateman, a boxer wouldn't have a chance because of the many technics allowed in karate, like blocking technics, grabbing your opponents hand, and all kinds of striking technics, and most of all, kicking. (That's one reason I've said UFC is fake - if I wear any of those mittens they wear and strike any of them my size in the jaw, I'm pretty sure their jaws will be a gonner.) But if they fight on the ring strictly on boxing rules, then the karateman hasn't got a chance cuz they just don't 'box' - they're just not boxers, simple as that.
Accurate analysis of the Boxer vs Karate fight
UFC is real tho' and lots of guys do get TK teh F out and broken jaws teeth noses etc. Rent all the UFC videos starting way back and watch.
They have tamed it down with rule changes now
Real japanese Karate is like point Karate but with full contact.
I fought in real JKF and JKA Karate tournements in canada with full contact all body plus face and groin! Cups were not allowed! we wore a little cotten roll over our knuckles and people got hurt REALLY bad. MOstly teeth noses and BAD face cuts. And lots of broken hands,