[Viscant]

An experiment that a judo instructor once showed me might be useful in this discussion.
Find a doorframe and get in a tight clinching position next to it. From here, attempt to do as much damage as possible WITHOUT moving your hips.
The lesson was meant to teach us that from this tight clinching position, even if granted free hand/foot movement, we could not generate enough power to do significant damage without giving away hip position. This is what I mean when I say the element of lucky strikes starts to approach nil when the distance is closed like this. From this position, technique and strength take over. Any strike from this clinched position that can cause significant damage becomes a very risky technique since if you give up hip control, you will be taken down (and with the best MMA fighter against the best boxer, we can assume that this is the end of the fight).

While I acknowledge that some men and almost all upper level boxers all possess phenomenal power, once the distance is closed, their ability to use that power even in a lucky, miracle type attack becomes greatly reduced. That's what I meant by that post.


Also as for your last post, I agree that it's probably unfair to judo to have Karo be the sole representative of the sport. I used him as an example because I can think of no finer judoka to ever compete in the UFC. He still has never broken the top 3 of his weight class however. It was unfair to throw him in like that though.