Using a weapon (any kind of, starting with a rolled magazine up to a laptop) is a much better solution. You are likely to break your hand if you try to boxe so

Using a weapon (any kind of, starting with a rolled magazine up to a laptop) is a much better solution. You are likely to break your hand if you try to boxe someone out of the blue, especially if you hit the skull. Kicking is a better option if there are no weapons. The melee option is not bad either in the configuration they had (not much space to show off martial arts skills learned in a J Chan movie) - with a few people on him he is not likely to be able to move. Source : 14 years of self - defence, had to use my skills only once, ran away twice.