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A friend of mine was giving me rock on MMA, is overtaking boxing,! so I asked a simple question
name me a World MMA HW Champion, he looked at me blank guess he did not no.!
Then I asked who is World HW boxing champion, he said Klits brothers so much for MMA fans
they don't no who there Champs are, but boxing well he new the answer.
Boxing has and always will be No1.;D
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At the top level boxing is far ahead of MMA but for the casual fan on both sports I think UFC is coming strong, mainly because in boxing apart from the top fights, there are so many mismatches. In UFC there is rarely such a big mismatch
Well technically he didn't know who the heavyweight boxing champ was either. "Klit brothers" means he couldn't identify Wlad. Just saying...
Boxing will always be the number one fighting sport obviously.
Not enough people are stupid enough to participate in MMA as a sport to raise it to a truly professional level like boxing is.
Like Larry Merchant said you can't take a sport seriously in which you can be a world champion with a record of 6-2 or something like that.
The art of punching slick targets and learning how to slip punches exclusively requires far greater reflexes and speed than kicking and a lot higher skills than rolling around on the fucking floor.
I find MMA really boring, I've never seen a MMA fight which I can describe as a really terrific event like so many great boxing matches are.
Besides, MMA is really a local American contest with marginal worldwide involvement at this stage where as boxing has become a global sport.
May be so but most MMA casual fans, would not no silver from gold were casual boxing fan noQuote:
Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe
who the HW boxing champ is, I rest my case.;)
MMA is here to stay... but will it ever be bigger and better than boxing? Most certainly not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Power
It's like soccer/football vs. rugby. Rugby is/was SUPPOSED to be the more aggressive style of field ball when compared to soccer, but is it "really" bigger and better than soccer?
You can answer that question. Rugby isn't going anywhere. It has it's following. But we know what the #1 sport in the world is- and it's soccer.
:cool:
Either this story is made up or he wasn't much of an MMA fan.
MMA has taken a lot of money away from boxing, not just in the short term but in the long term as well, because a lot of kids (potential future boxing champions) are heading to their local MMA gym instead of the boxing gym.
Boxing has never been faced with such viable, direct competition before. Up until UFC exploded in popularity, if you wanted to fight for a living and become rich and famous, you had to become a boxer (or if you wanted to make a living fake fighting, you could become a pro wrestler). There was no money in kickboxing, muay thai, amateur wrestling, judo, karate, ect. Now, MMA has the spotlight. Unless Money Mayweather, Pacquaio or Canelo are on the bill (and 2 of those 3 guys are probably going to be retired within the next few years), boxing just can't compete with the UFC.
MMA is newer, it's hipper, and the UFC is a much more fan-friendly organization.
Explain "fan friendly"??Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
Technically Miles long lost brother, stop nit picking at the time both brothers were Champions soQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
there now I want a apologue say your sorry.;D
Yes fan friendly surrounded by tap out hoody wearing dickheads, salt of the earth.:vd:
-Multiple free cards per month.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja
-Undercard fights of all PPV's on free TV.
-Big/exciting fights that the fans want to see get made (because its all in house and there's no I WONT WORK WITH THAT PROMOTER nonsense)
-Tons of interactive fan expos that make UFC superstars much more accessible than boxing's superstars. Fans get to meet and hang out with the champs and top p4p guys in the sport: can the same be said for the top boxing stars? On the MMA forum I post at, meeting UFC superstars is a very common occurance: how many people here have met Mayweather, Pacquiao, Canelo, ect?
The UFC has taken over. Boxing will always be around, but it has much less cultural significance since the UFC exploded years back.
When you argue against it, you just end up looking stupid.
Sorry but boxing is No1 from me, I've tried to watch MMA but after 2 minutes I'm ready to sleepQuote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker-Multiple free cards per month.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja
-Undercard fights of all PPV's on free TV.
-Big/exciting fights that the fans want to see get made (because its all in house and there's no I WONT WORK WITH THAT PROMOTER nonsense)
-Tons of interactive fan expos that make UFC superstars much more accessible than boxing's superstars. Fans get to meet and hang out with the champs and top p4p guys in the sport: can the same be said for the top boxing stars? On the MMA forum I post at, meeting UFC superstars is a very common occurance: how many people here have met Mayweather, Pacquiao, Canelo, ect?
no interest full of sted head lunatics, a PED's users wet dream.;)
OK, sorry... although if you ever compare me to miles again you're getting banned. Fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dia bandoTechnically Miles long lost brother, stop nit picking at the time both brothers were Champions soQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
there now I want a apologue say your sorry.;D
The same can be said about boxing by MMA fans. Look at a few showcase fights for boxing - Klit v Povetkin, Floyd v anyone, Haye v Wlad. THese would have some of the highest viewing (particularly of casual fans). These fights were shit and would put people off watching more boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dia bandoSorry but boxing is No1 from me, I've tried to watch MMA but after 2 minutes I'm ready to sleepQuote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker-Multiple free cards per month.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja
-Undercard fights of all PPV's on free TV.
-Big/exciting fights that the fans want to see get made (because its all in house and there's no I WONT WORK WITH THAT PROMOTER nonsense)
-Tons of interactive fan expos that make UFC superstars much more accessible than boxing's superstars. Fans get to meet and hang out with the champs and top p4p guys in the sport: can the same be said for the top boxing stars? On the MMA forum I post at, meeting UFC superstars is a very common occurance: how many people here have met Mayweather, Pacquiao, Canelo, ect?
no interest full of sted head lunatics, a PED's users wet dream.;)
I agree that boxing is better and hate watching fights where one guy sits on another for 3 or 5 rounds, but there are plenty of MMA wars too.