Ok i see what you are saying now.
What you are saying is boxing is king when it comes to just using hands or punching.
No other limbs used.
Ok my bad bro!
jeff:)
LMAO!!!
It’s a shame that we can’t talk about different styles without it degerating into mouth-boxing. 
Has anyone else got anything constructive to add? How about the idea of learning techniques in different styles to cross-reference with their own, specialised style (especially recognising technique possibilities/interpretations in forms that you may not have considered or been taught otherwise)?
Here’s a try: All of my punches are delivered the same way as a western-style boxing upper cut. They can break off at any time to become a hook, overhand or a straight (curving in or out to biceps) but come from the same delivery system. I believe this motion/shape is more powerful than jab/reverse punch type deliveries and confuses the other guy.
My master has played with a lot of boxers, has studied Judo, TKD, a ton of CMA, before going the internal route. So while I study Hsing-I and Ba Gua, we also train grappling and boxing. The school has a MMA feel. We look for what works, not what is traditional. A 500 year old style is antique, last year’s computer is already outdated.
PS
I lost a decision at a “kung fu” tournament a few months ago because I “looked like I was boxing.” I took that as a compliment.
In the end though, find what you like and work it. Comparing the AK-47 to the M16 is OK. But what happened in Vietnam and what happened in Gulf War 1 and 2. Same weapons facing each other used differently = different result.
I wouldn’t know 
I was expecting some wise guy to point out that our advantage in all those wars was not the M16 but the backing of air support and now the famous cruise missle … of course completely missing the point a la Kung Fu forum style.
Originally posted by monkey man
Has anyone else got anything constructive to add?
I think I do. I think that MMA is a godsend. Not that one art is better than the next, but most arts have things that they mainly focus on, and things that they don’t. Being able to train in different arts, and focus in on all of these when summoned to, in my opinion, will put you in your best spot.
As for Western boxing, I would absolutely think that this would be the best hand striking art. That is what they focus on. That is what 110% of their practice is…therefore, those guys will probably end up winning a fight if it was boxing ONLY. Key word: ONLY. If it were knee strking and elbows ONLY, a Muay Thai fighter would probably prevail. That’s not the point of MMA though, the point of MMA is to train for ALL aspects of it. I have trained in Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai, American Kenpo, Shorin-ji Kajubo Kempo, and Kodokan Judo (a couple of classes) over the past 9 years. It has given me a pretty solid MMA background.
Right now, I am looking for a good Kung Fu school to go long term with. I want to settle down in one artform. But MMA, definitely a good thing.