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The only thing I'm taking away from the Ali-Inoki fight is that when faced with a person who fights much differently, both sides will be very cautious. If the fight is between a boxer and an mma fighter (and they know what each other are), the boxer will probably be spending a lot of time trying to evade while the mma fighter will be protecting his head as much as he can.

I think it also matters whether each fighter is using his normal fight "gear". If so, I think the boxer has better gear. Bigger gloves will probably protect against head kicks, while the small mma gloves won't protect a lot. Also, the shoes will be familiar to the boxer and may give him a bit more traction. Both would have cups on, so a groin shot by either won't be as effective (though it will have some effect depending on how well hit).