I forget why I quit wrestling pretty early when I tried it, but even for a short time it was beneficial to try as a HS. I didn’t try until I was Junior or Senior in HS.
I only did one meet against another school and they had me wrestle against a freshman or sophomore and I lost. I held my own though and didn’t embarrass myself at all.
My friend, who later died in a car accident, was the star and he was the one that showed me the best lessons.. not the coach.
The coaches taught the basics of offense and defense, but my friend taught me hand control and how balance works.
My one boxing match I did have I did actually win when then the guy tapped after a couple shots to the face. Although I am no fighter, with boxing I knew the basics better. The other guy didn't understand the concept of a jab and walked into enough where he knew he was going to get hurt in time.