Old Guard running scared? Is UFC killing Boxing...?

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[Dizaster]

"Boxing's Old Guard is living in fear of UFC"?

What delusional planet are they living on?? Honestly, they have no idea.. It's like table tennis trying to claim that they are giving Wimbledon a run for their money.. Anyone with any experience of either sport knows that they either having nothing to do with each other, or if you want to compare like the morons that the UFC people are, they will see that Boxing is everything UFC would love to be, but never will...

It's not like the have a vested interesting in transforming boxing or anything, so I don't get why they keep coming out saying dumb things like this..

[Dizaster]

“If one of our fighters lose, people say it was a good fight. It doesn’t mean that the loser has lost ground. Our fans know what they are watching.


“If they see someone lose they don’t say ‘he’s lost and we’re done with him’. They are more intelligent than that. That’s what is so unique about our sport.”

This is just showing the utter stupidity and ignorance of this guy... What example can he give of a half decent boxer that has been written off because they've suffered a loss?? Ridiculous I tell ya..



At the end of the article he shows support for both the sports.. But I don't see boxing officials and higher ups complaining or highlighting they are threatened is some way by UFC.. maybe i've just missed something, but I havn't noticed anything liek that..

[Trainer Monkey]

The best ways to tell when a boxing promoter has seriously screwed up,the indictment,or theyre mainly "doing MMA right now"
At that point you want to end the conversation in case your phone is being tapped
And if your even slightly involved in boxing,you can write out the "in case" part, you just learn to listen for the clicks and beeps.
Im frustratingly clean as a whistle so its only an annoyance,but man it can get annoying
Serious though,I hear "Im doing MMA" I wonder,"What bridge did you burn?"

[Mikkel_K]

Actually, before I clicked on the link, I had expected the story to be much worse than it was. Sure, the headline was terrible, but the actual quotes from the UFC-promoter were somewhat decent.

He had a few good points imo, and is right in saying that boxing promoters and boxing fans should not fear UFC. They are different things altogether (even if it is possible to be a fan of both). Whether they are indeed 'scared', I dont know, but it does seem like boxing people tend to get a bit defensive sometimes.

Also, he is of course right in saying that boxing fans know that a 18-0 fighter is not necessarily any god. However, I strongly disagree with the sentiment that that means promoters dont care about fighters - rather, keeping them protected and bringing them along slowly should hint at the exact opposite, shouldnt it? Or do fighters generally prefer losing 'competitive' fights for less money, rather than win fights and get better paid?

Whether boxing promoters care about fight fans, well that is another discussion.

[Gandalf]

I think one thing that is really hurting boxing are the judges, who seldom seem to be held accountable for their unusual decisions. Judges should file a report after a fight, so reason and accountabilty can be connected with the points they give for each round.

Maybe Im just wishing on a high cloud, but it doesnt seem to much to ask really. Its a step in the right direction. A judge needs to held accountable to the people who pay the wages....the fans.

[amat]

The best ways to tell when a boxing promoter has seriously screwed up,the indictment,or theyre mainly "doing MMA right now"
At that point you want to end the conversation in case your phone is being tapped
And if your even slightly involved in boxing,you can write out the "in case" part, you just learn to listen for the clicks and beeps.
Im frustratingly clean as a whistle so its only an annoyance,but man it can get annoying
Serious though,I hear "Im doing MMA" I wonder,"What bridge did you burn?"

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Did anyone else read this?

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[X]

I think MMA is going to be a real threat to boxing.

We are all boxing fans here, so we might not be truly representative of the general population out there.

Boxers get rich and famous, and glorify our sport, only when they transcend it and become household names to non-boxing fans.

Many average punters out there don't understand or necessarily appreciate the art of boxing (they want to see Mike Tyson clips of him driving people through the canvas).

They confuse 'boxing' with 'fighting'.

If they can be persuaded to belive that MMA guys are better 'fighters' than boxing guys, then many of the great unwashed will watch that and not boxing. Once that happens, we will see top potential talent joining MMA rather than boxing because that's where the money and glory is.

I think MMA is a real threat, guys?