Is boxing really just about hit and not get hit?

[Purist]

thats exactly what the science of boxing is all about- hit and not get hit.......when i say not get hit i dont mean running for 12 rds

Thats thething about boxing. They teach you to cut off the ring.

And if they cannot cut off the ring on a defensive minded boxer then its more their fault because they apparently trained for "all this time" for a defensive fighter and they get in the ring and forget how to cut off the ring

Thats not the defensive fighter's fault in my opinion