[Leaning Right]

if someone has a gun, the gun will win over the best martial artist

Yep. And that probably also applies to a knife as well, if the man with a knife has some idea of what he's doing.

For what it's worth, I've also come to the conclusion that, in a street fight, a decently-trained boxer would have the advantage over most highly-trained martial artists.

The main exception would be if that martial artist was in the military, and he is constantly training.

Just throwing it out there for possible discussion.

[riverdawg]

I have always thought that a well-trained (e.g., college-level) wrestler could handle a well-trained boxer or martial arts practitioner. Once you are on the ground, most of the advantages of boxing and martial arts skills are neutralized.

[driftless2]

Actually, a boxer is a martial artist. They just don't call them that. But there's a lot of similarities which mostly involve being able to strike an opponent with a quick, powerful blow.

If a "martial artist" i.e. karate, kung fu, etc. expert doesn't know how to block a punch, they're going to get punched out by a good boxer. Unless, of course, the karate whatever guy delivers a strong blow first.