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he fought many world class kickboxing and martial arts world champs. because he was a gifted martial artist he would sure of beat any boxer in his weight in a street fight because he could use fists, legs, knees, elbows etc. although im not sure how he would of been in boxing.i think its true he may of had the fastest hands EVER. he had all the tools but it would just of been a matter of time before he learned the art of boxing(which i would think is much easier than kung fu). if he could do that......who knows. maybe the greatest ever, but we'll never know
Then why in ultimate fighting do the strikers like chuck ladell usually beat the kung fu guys or whatever you call them?

I am not saying that the best boxers would always win against these guys because I would really like to see because some good boxers can not take a ground and pound.
Show me a striker who doesn't use wrestling's sprawls, or at least Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on the ground to keep a good guard and get back to standing, and I'll show you a fighter who taps more than a tap dancer.  .  Striking alone is almost futile against a competent grappler.  I don't know much about Bruce Lee's style, but if it never included grappling, or at least defensive grappling, he wouldn't do so well in modern mixed martial arts.  Chuck Liddel is known as one of the UFC's best strikers.  He also happens to have one of the best sprawls which allows him to keep the fight on the feet and in his range.

Boxing... well that's a different story.  And to the person who said boxing is easier than kung fu... I really don't think so.  To be a very good boxer you need much more physical talent than you do in kung fu or other traditional martial arts.  Learning how to throw each punch isn't so hard, mastering each punch and learning the mental aspect of boxing (the biggest part) is a looong and painful process.
actually 4th range of Jeet Kune Do is Grappling

Look at this sight for more explanation this is were I train  http://www.psdtc.com/JKD/