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I'm going to ignore the other arguments, not because I think they're dumb or anything (lol...) but because I didn't notice this was an actual boxing match, thought that was just a story.
Tbh this thread is super weird.
Due to Tsunade's training, she was able to read Sasori's attack patterns while consistently being on the backfoot and defensive.
Fair point however boxers are essentially capable of the same. In boxing you are taught to predict incoming attacks based on muscle movement such as telegraphing from the shoulders, waist and hip movement as a basic which is why the Hitman stance / flicker jabs are so effective since those strikes don't allow for telegraphing.
Sasori is an S Rank Akatsuki Member who was able to take down the Third Kazekage.
This is a boxing match, Sasori isn't much of a striker instead he relies on his own abilities to overcome opponents. Sakura was beating his ass whenever they engaged into hand to hand consistently so using him as a benchmark isn't exactly impressive in that regard. He'd skilled in the usage of his own abilities but in terms of close range combat he's pretty much lackluster.
Sasori is a master at assassination and puppetery something Kankuro and even Chiyo admitted inferiority to.
Sasori does so by using his various abilities not by killing people with well placed punches or engaging in hand to hand combat. He's more so a distance and ranged fighter, which isn't applicable here given the nature of this fight. This is a typical boxing match, so feats like this aren't applicable to something like boxing.
Being able to read a Puppet Master's movements is NOT easy unless you have the Sharingan especially against someone like Sasori, who controls 100 puppets with just 10 fingers. That's 1 finger per 10 puppets, and he's able to masterfully control their movements, and be exceptionally adept in it.
Agreed there she has better Analytical Prediction and evasion however the latter is pretty difficult to do in a closed right area like a boxing ring. She wouldn't have that much room to dodge unless she employed Mayweather tactics.
Yes, Sakura has no experience in boxing, BUT she will have no problem reading Chad's moves.
The same could be said for Sakura. Predicting attacks based on telegraphing is common practice for even amateur boxers and Chad's is world class.
In terms of hand striking he's gonna be more skilled, boxing is his bread and butter whereas Shinobi in Naruto are more akin to Kung-Fu based striking which would be illegal in a boxing match. No kicking, holds or submissions are allowed here which greatly hampers Sakura's combat arsenal.
He's a boxer, which I'm in no way trying to downplay.
Oh i know, i hope my replies didn't sound like you meant to downplay his boxing.
But trying to compare a boxer to someone like Sasori is incredibly disingenuous.
Not really considering Sasori primarily a hand to hand combatant. His main thing is skill via puppetry which is good but it isn't applicable to something like boxing where he wouldn't be able to do that.
If she's able to read the very small intricacies of Sasori's FINGER movements, something even Chiyo and incredibly experienced and seasoned pupper master was dumbfounded at the fact.
Because he's also a puppet. His body isn't like ours, it isn't based on flesh, muscles and biological movements which is what Shinobi are trained to read like Boxers. As I said she's got better Analytical Prediction but I do find it incredibly disingenuous to say she can avoid all attacks.
and even Sasori admitting that they'd be fighting forever if he didn't try to end it ASAP, then Sakura reacting to punches (something she naturally HAD to do while training under Tsuande anyway, who just throws punches [and kicks] anyways, although admittedly not a boxer like Chad is) is NOT that hard to imagine.
Read above. I admitted she was better evasion and Analytical Prediction however her Analytical prediciton isn't infallible, flicker japs / the hitman stance should be enough to throw her off along with the timing of his attacks. Boxers are trained to throw unpredictable strikes such as a fast punch, a faster punch and a slow punch afterwards to throw off opponents. He also has significantly longer reach than her, so getting close to him would be difficult enough since he'd be able to strike her while keeping her at bay.
She was also able to fight toe-to-toe against Shin Uchiha, who has not just one but MULTIPLE Sharingans on his body, all active. The fact that she was able to fight on equal standing against someone with the Sharingan should tell you how skilled she is in close combat. Yes, Shin isn't a boxer, however fighting someone with the Sharingan (especially Mangekyo) should be exceptionally harder than fighting a boxer.
Not really, simply having a Sharingan doesn't really make you skilled. Danzo also had dozens of them all over him but that didn't help him much in regards to evading Sasuke. Furthermore Shin is also arrogant as ****, he isn't remotely a calm and collected fighter.
as a Sharingan user can keep track of the smallest amounts of details and grant the user a huge increase in clarity and perception.
Read above.
So while she might not be a boxer, she should be able to react to Chad's moves rather easily and land punches on Chad due to her incredible skill in close combat. So I'll vote for her for my reasons
Unfortunately this issue is that this is a boxing match, not anything else. Most of her options are restricted, she can't employ the majority of her Taijutsu so ultimately this comes down to who has more experience in boxing. Which is why quite frankly this doesn't work as a match as most of Sakura's shit is restricted meanwhile it's set in a favorable advantage for Chad. Due to the boxing ring her evasion is hampered since if she gets out the ring it's a loss, body flicker would be restricted along with literally 50% of her Taijutsu. Chad can keep her at bay with his vastly superior range and as a boxer in this match he'd have much more experience in dodging and moving around in a tight space.
Essentially this is just Mike Tyson vs Jackie Chan if he could only fight using boxing as his base style. It's incredibly unfair for Sakura to force her to use a style that she's not experienced in while also simultaneously restricting most of her skills due to them being considered illegal in boxing matches. Like this is essentially the equivalent of me making a versus forcing Sakura to use a gun against someone like Vash the Stampede while not allowing her to use her own skill. It's unbalanced as **** and blatant favoritism to Chad whenever you give her the bare minimum while giving Chad all the advantages he needs.
