Why dont MMA fighter`s turn to boxing?

[Gandalf]

I regard boxing as an art form and the ultimate act of manly combat. It is about guile and ability and at it's best is like ballet with blood. It is beautiful to watch and I cannot say the same about MMA. It's irrelevant about what wins on the street as that is common and lowly and only a thug fights in the street. Combat in the boxing ring elevates a man and makes him respected. Combat in the street only leads to a knife in the back and a spell behind bars.

Boxing is a sublime art whilst MMA is barroom brawling plus wrestling. There is nothing beautiful about MMA, but to see the likes of Toney, Barrera and Calzaghe put on a display is glorious, profound and visionary. Then of course you have post fight interviews and it all becomes somewhat less profound, but that is besides the point. They handle it better than Chuck Giampa.

[Dia bando]

I regard boxing as an art form and the ultimate act of manly combat. It is about guile and ability and at it's best is like ballet with blood. It is beautiful to watch and I cannot say the same about MMA. It's irrelevant about what wins on the street as that is common and lowly and only a thug fights in the street. Combat in the boxing ring elevates a man and makes him respected. Combat in the street only leads to a knife in the back and a spell behind bars.

Boxing is a sublime art whilst MMA is barroom brawling plus wrestling. There is nothing beautiful about MMA, but to see the likes of Toney, Barrera and Calzaghe put on a display is glorious, profound and visionary. Then of course you have post fight interviews and it all becomes somewhat less profound, but that is besides the point. They handle it better than Chuck Giampa.

MMA has it's place so doe's boxing,what I have seen of MMA or mixed marshal art's fighter's some have done well in boxing.But most can't box to save there life.
As with some pro boxer's in MMA if it's stand up fight punching boxer win's but it's not.
Each sport has it's place and there fan's, you my like both or not as the old say go's beauty is in the eye of the beholder.!

[Leighton]

I regard boxing as an art form and the ultimate act of manly combat. It is about guile and ability and at it's best is like ballet with blood. It is beautiful to watch and I cannot say the same about MMA. It's irrelevant about what wins on the street as that is common and lowly and only a thug fights in the street. Combat in the boxing ring elevates a man and makes him respected. Combat in the street only leads to a knife in the back and a spell behind bars.

Boxing is a sublime art whilst MMA is barroom brawling plus wrestling. There is nothing beautiful about MMA, but to see the likes of Toney, Barrera and Calzaghe put on a display is glorious, profound and visionary. Then of course you have post fight interviews and it all becomes somewhat less profound, but that is besides the point. They handle it better than Chuck Giampa.

In the street was not the best use of words on my behalf. What i meant to say is that if there were no rules to fighting each other it would suit the MMA guy. I am not trying to put MMA above boxing I am just saying that it is a different sport and has many interesting techniques, if you take your time to watch and understand it. Once you learn the ground game it can be interesting to see the submissions and the escapes. I have seen some amasing knock outs with leg kicks, You must have seen Crocop when he was younger. As weel as knees and even slams (Rampage jackson). Or a guy who is getting the crap beaten out of him by the bigger stronger guy and then suddenly pulls off a submission that finishes the fight.
Alot of people are put off by the ground game but it is essential beacause you cant dissregard it in a fight.
You cant continue a fight with a broken arm or if you have been rendered unconcious with a triangle choke hold.
I must admit I prefere to watch a single Major boxing fight but over all an MMA event is usually more exciting. I however pay for Boxing but not for MMA any more.
If they bought K1 over here im sure you would watch it. You cant hate K1 surely.

[Gandalf]

I shall never take the time to watch MMA with any serious effort just as I shall never learn to knit, learn the rules of baseball or watch people play domino's. I prefer to live in ignorance with what I know to be splendid rather than force myself to respect a couple of goatee sporting muscle Mary's throwing wondrous shapes over one another on the floor.

I prefer my combat to be of the standing up variety and so boxing is the winner and thus this place is my home. I shall never post on the MMA board as I only want to see people rolling on the floor after being hit by an upright standing chap.

Boxing has the history and just as chess is the king of board games, boxing is the ultimate in combat sports. Nothing else can compare nor should even enter the equation.

That is all that I have to say on the issue. Words are wasted on MMA and all the horror that surrounds it. When Joseph Conrad wrote the Heart of Darkness MMA was on his mind and with it the mighty words "Oh the horror". Or was it imperialism? For this matter let it be MMA.