boxing is like a game of rock paper scissors?

If it were that simple, I'd be the richest man on the planet. Vegas would ban me from placing bets. Oh wait..no it wouldn't because there would be no boxing bets being taken because everyone following this formula of yours would win, and there would be no profit margin whatsoever..... Plus, hand-speed and accuracy go hand in hand. Seeing the shot and being able to place the shot are two different things.

This is one reason I see people losing money on boxing betting: They concentrate more on the stylistic match-up, and physical traits while neglecting to pay attention to the boxers themselves, and the subtle things, tendencies, and habits. These are things that can only be learned through film study. There's no other way around it.

There are nuances and intricacies in boxing, and intangible qualities that we can't see that often determine the outcome of a fight. Physical traits and "on paper stylistic match-ups" alone don't win fights. Remember there are bodies and minds behind these styles and traits, and herein lies the unpredictable. We can't know what someone is thinking, or how they'll react under any given circumstance. To put it bluntly; No, it is not as cut and dry as rock paper scissors.

I can understand the logic behind that. Maybe swap the speed, power etc with boxing styles like swarming or brawling. Rock Paper Scissors is mainly about luck. Boxing is far from that unless someone is getting demolished in a fight and late on the person dominating gets sloppy n leaves himself open to a big punch right on the button and it's lights out

Umm...No.

Comparing boxing to a trivial game is very demeaning towards all boxers and the sport, itself. I'm sure that's not the intention of that person from your gym, but even he/she would have to agree that becoming good at boxing requires much more skill and dedication than becoming good at a game of chance.

Your friend in the gym got it wrong.

It's swarmer beats boxer who beats puncher who beats swarmer.

A puncher hits hard but because of all of this energy wasted in hitting hard he gasses out early.

A boxer boxes smart and tries to hit and not get hit the most.

A swarmer tries to throw as many punches as possible & hard enough but soft enough to last all 12 rounds.

Punchers beat swarmers because both try to punch each other out but punchers have more power so they usually get the ko win.

Swarmers beat boxers because boxers try to be technical but swarmers volume is so high that it's hard for boxers to out-land thus win rounds against someone as chaotic as a swarmer.

Boxers beat punchers because boxers stay away from the punchers power enough for him to gas out, and then they capitalize.

Examples; Frazier beat Ali who beat Foreman who beat Frazier

Hell no!