Originally Posted by WarChild

That's actually pretty true.

Pretty much any disicipline that you've taken any time to train seriously in will give you the skills to put down an average untrained joe. Boxing is excellent because it's simple, it's trained live, and it trains you to take a punch as well as give one.

It's not until you end up in a problem with another trained fighter that the discipline its self becomes important.

In reality though, most of us who train don't get in to a lot of street fights. Most of that kind of energy gets left on the mats. Not to mention, I have more in common with guys that actually train than I do pretty much anyone else, so chances are I'm going to get along with another fighter, not fight him on the streets.