User blog comment:Brobuscus101/Balrog VS TJ Combo DB Wikia Prediction Blog/@comment-29605082-20170809220552

Alright, prediction time. Balrog and TJ both are masters of brute force and the champions of their league. No matter who wins, neither will come out unscathed. From an immediate perspective, Balrog's cheats give him somewhat of an edge. Both fighters are at evens in their different punch variations.

But TJ, despite being somewhat of a jobber, has a far better record, being able to not only win 20 tournaments straight but also be the straight-up champ. And besides, TJ has fought a far geater variety of enemies, that make 'Rog look basic by comparison. These foes are also faster and stronger than Balrog's enemies. Balrog is beaten by people like Vega, while TJ can beat Fulgore! And TJ has taken far greater beatings than Balrog has. Yes, Balrog is stealthier and more experienced with straiight up boxing matches, but it isn't really enough.

But here's TJ's biggest advantage, and the one that really seals Roggy Balboa's fate. This is where the technical analysis comes in. Balrog is very clearly confirmed as a normal boxer, with the punches and the ring outs and all that. On the opposing side, according to his gloves in KI 2013, TJ would be an MMA fighter. Boxing VS MMA is a long-standing deate in the world of real life boxing, and there have been plenty of analysis between the two. Boxers tend to have better defense, but there are several things that typically put MMA fighters above boxers.

For one, boxing is all about your fists. You are severely limited to just brute strength, tenacity, and endurance. Those 3 things are what one has to rely on to win in a boxing match. But MMA fighters aren't nearly as limited, and are allowed to use a variety of styles, and don't just use their fists. Even when specifically looking at the movesets of our two fighters, only one actually uses his legs: Balrog, just like you're average boxer, is limited to just punches. You could say that since Balrog is the definition of a dirty boxer, he could break these rules, and while he could, he has never seen breaking them. Even in the World Warrior Tournaments, which don't have these rules in place, Balrog still only fights with his two hands.

Another important part is the gloves that the two styles use - most significantly, the sizes. boxing gloves typically weigh around 8-10 ounces - but MMA's only round out to 5. This means that boxers will often be able to punch far slower than MMA fighters. You could say this allows for Balrog to get a strength advantage due to the size of the gloves, but boxing gloves also contain more padding than MMA gloves, whch means they don't deal as much as the typical MMA. And even if this wasn't the case, we already explained how much stronger TJ is, so it increasing his strength would only really be a llittle leg up (And as we just said, this is only a what if scenario.) (That's all I've got for MMA VS Boxing, so if you want to know even more, here's the link to where I got all the info from: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/3uqh5a/boxers_vs_mma_fighters_question/)

I'm just gonna sum the real world section up with a quote from UFC fighter Lubov when he was discussing the upcoming Mayweather VS McGregor battle:

"but what is a boxer in a clinch against a wrestler, an MMA fighter? Boxers are absolute novices in the clinch,”

“Get a boxer and get him wrestling for a minute or two - the arms get so heavy, filled with blood, they can't even hold them up any more, they can't box.”

So that's all I have to say about Balrog VS TJ Combo. Balrog's dirty styles may be able to keep in the game, and this is gonna be a brutal rushdown bout no matter who wins, but my fight money's on TJ Combo.