Thorgalaeg said:
I have seen several fights beetwen boxers and thai-boxers or similar. The thing works invariably in the same way: the Thai kicks the boxer in the legs a couple of times and the boxer legs bends down like a rush, so the boxer ends in the floor in no time, the boxer normally has not even a chance to reach the Thai boxer and the times it does it is not so devastating since the thai boxer knows how to box too. With MMA rules you can imagine how it would end; the boxer knocked down in the floor and the MMA fighter kicking his face easily.
Your assessment is spot on!
The boxing stance does not defend against leg kicks, clinch, or takedowns. Watch a heavyweight boxing fight. See how often they hug eachother when they get all tired? That's when the thai boxer is knocking him out with knees from the clinch.
The kings of MMA clinchfighting:
the master,
Wanderlei Silva
his up and coming protege (they are of the same organization, Chute Boxe):
Mauricio "shogun" Rua
Unfortunately, Rua recently injured his arm quite severely in a fight against Mark Coleman (the loser of the fight Jonatas just provided), so he'll be out of action for at least another six months.
Since we're cataloging all the links I've posted, here's some that I've posted recently in the fighting thread to counter Lotus49's hilariously bogus arguments about boxing:
Mirko Filipovic,
Peter Aerts,
Jerome LeBanner,
Ray Sefo,
Chuck Liddell
Those are some of the most devestating strikers in MMA (Sefo, LeBanner, and Aerts are actually mainly K1 kickboxers), very entertaining highlights.
Here are some hilarious David vs. Goliath matches. The Japanese love putting giant unskilled freaks against skilled fighters
7ft 2in
Giant Silva vs. Japanese fighter Minowa. Very creative takedown by Minowa
390 pound monster
Zuluzhino versus Fedor. Fedor wins in less than 30 seconds
Big bad 360 pounds of pure muscle,
Bobb Sapp versus Mirko Filipovic. Another short one. The big guy can't take a punch
I highly recommend those last three, hilarious all of them!