It makes Gatti vs Ward look tame!

[Violent Demise]

It was a pretty ugly cut. But I don't think the fight was ever in any danger of being stopped cuz of it. At least it shouldn't of been.

[armin]

Just rewatched the fight again and that was far to one sided, gilbert was in complete control for about 85% of that fight, exclude that knockdown in the third and what your left with is a fun fight but way one sided to be great.

[jehoshaphat]

I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

So your whole argument is that its a shorter contest so its easier No state would have legalized MMA if they fought longer. The gloves are only 4 ounces. They would be looked at as death risks and not a sport. They are still having difficulty in New York and I think one or two other states. No rest time while boxing Have you ever boxed? Lets talk difficulty. The gloves are small in MMA so making a mistake and paying for it with a KO is greatly heightened. In MMA you have to train for all strikes, offensively and defensively, from head to toe. Then you have to train for and defend wrestling and submissions. Have you ever wrestled? You couldn't have if you think that's resting. I have and it was more tiring than boxing. You might not be aware of it but you literally have to use your entire body and it tires you out more than boxing. When you're in a fight, including boxing, even if you're not engaging and just posturing you're continually embracing for a possible strike/defense and this uses energy. That is why some guys burn out faster because they haven't mastered when and what to relax. MMA is a much more difficult fight to prepare for man. There are so many arts you have to train in and then also defend. Read some of the things Jeff Mayweather said when he first started training MMA guys. He had to broaden his defensive teachings because the defense he was teaching them was too limiting for MMA.

[Violent Demise]

I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

So your whole argument is that its a shorter contest so its easier No state would have legalized MMA if they fought longer. The gloves are only 4 ounces. They would be looked at as death risks and not a sport. They are still having difficulty in New York and I think one or two other states. No rest time while boxing Have you ever boxed? Lets talk difficulty. The gloves are small in MMA so making a mistake and paying for it with a KO is greatly heightened. In MMA you have to train for all strikes, offensively and defensively, from head to toe. Then you have to train for and defend wrestling and submissions. Have you ever wrestled? You couldn't have if you think that's resting. I have and it was more tiring than boxing. You might not be aware of it but you literally have to use your entire body and it tires you out more than boxing. When you're in a fight, including boxing, even if you're not engaging and just posturing you're continually embracing for a possible strike/defense and this uses energy. That is why some guys burn out faster because they haven't mastered when and what to relax. MMA is a much more difficult fight to prepare for man. There are so many arts you have to train in and then also defend. Read some of the things Jeff Mayweather said when he first started training MMA guys. He had to broaden his defensive teachings because the defense he was teaching them was too limiting for MMA.

Them being shorter is just one of the reasons. I've boxed before. I didn't count the minute between rounds as rest time cuz MMA uses it as well. So it canceled each other out. The fact that so many different styles are used in MMA is one of the reasons it's easier. Both are considered combat sports. But only one (Boxing) can only be won by hitting alone. In Boxing you have to know how to punch/strike. There's no way around that. You can't punch/strike you're not gonna win. Hell if you can't punch you can't ever be a boxer. But you can be an MMA guy. Because there you don't have to know how to punch to be successful. Damn near 90% of MMA fighters can't throw a decent punch. Cuz they don't have to. If he can wrestle, he can be successful in MMA. All he has to do is score a take-down and control the action while on top. If he can kick he can be successful. There's several ways one can be successful in MMA. In boxing there's only one way to win. And that's by punching. That's what makes it harder. In MMA it's possible for a rookie like Brock Leshner to dominate it's HOF champion and dethrone him with less than 5 pro fights. Leshner tries taking on Wlad with......you know what? Fuck Wlad. Leshner even tries taking on Audley Harrison with less than 5 pro fights to his name and Harrison sends him out on a stretcher. You can take that as an opinion if you want. I think it's more of a fact.

[beenKOed]

I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

Gatti would have been a great MMA fighter. LOL Trolling IS fun, amigo!

[Violent Demise]

I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

Gatti would have been a great MMA fighter. LOL Trolling IS fun, amigo!

I know for sure he massacres both Melendez and Sanchez

[jehoshaphat]

I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

So your whole argument is that its a shorter contest so its easier No state would have legalized MMA if they fought longer. The gloves are only 4 ounces. They would be looked at as death risks and not a sport. They are still having difficulty in New York and I think one or two other states. No rest time while boxing Have you ever boxed? Lets talk difficulty. The gloves are small in MMA so making a mistake and paying for it with a KO is greatly heightened. In MMA you have to train for all strikes, offensively and defensively, from head to toe. Then you have to train for and defend wrestling and submissions. Have you ever wrestled? You couldn't have if you think that's resting. I have and it was more tiring than boxing. You might not be aware of it but you literally have to use your entire body and it tires you out more than boxing. When you're in a fight, including boxing, even if you're not engaging and just posturing you're continually embracing for a possible strike/defense and this uses energy. That is why some guys burn out faster because they haven't mastered when and what to relax. MMA is a much more difficult fight to prepare for man. There are so many arts you have to train in and then also defend. Read some of the things Jeff Mayweather said when he first started training MMA guys. He had to broaden his defensive teachings because the defense he was teaching them was too limiting for MMA.

Them being shorter is just one of the reasons. I've boxed before. I didn't count the minute between rounds as rest time cuz MMA uses it as well. So it canceled each other out. The fact that so many different styles are used in MMA is one of the reasons it's easier. Both are considered combat sports. But only one (Boxing) can only be won by hitting alone. In Boxing you have to know how to punch/strike. There's no way around that. You can't punch/strike you're not gonna win. Hell if you can't punch you can't ever be a boxer. But you can be an MMA guy. Because there you don't have to know how to punch to be successful. Damn near 90% of MMA fighters can't throw a decent punch. Cuz they don't have to. If he can wrestle, he can be successful in MMA. All he has to do is score a take-down and control the action while on top. If he can kick he can be successful. There's several ways one can be successful in MMA. In boxing there's only one way to win. And that's by punching. That's what makes it harder. In MMA it's possible for a rookie like Brock Leshner to dominate it's HOF champion and dethrone him with less than 5 pro fights. Leshner tries taking on Wlad with......you know what? Fuck Wlad. Leshner even tries taking on Audley Harrison with less than 5 pro fights to his name and Harrison sends him out on a stretcher. You can take that as an opinion if you want. I think it's more of a fact.

Nah, I wasn't talking about the 1 minute rest. I said rest "while" you're boxing. There are plenty of times boxers rest in the ring. But the reason you think boxing is harder, because it it simplified, is the reason I think MMA is more difficult. I think MMA is harder because you have to know so much more and you have to train for and be better at more on offense and defense. You're mind must be alert about so many different things that can happen or opportunities. Those MMA guys are better boxers than you discredit them for. You would be making a mistake if you judge someone's boxing ability solely by an MMA fight. The form and technique HAS to be different. Heck, there are guys in MMA who were boxers first and had success in the amateurs like Gustafson and Schaub. Many pro boxers tried their hand in MMA. In MMA you can't just come in with one skill and dominate. Those days are far over. Lesnar was exposed and Dana set that whole road up for Lesnar to succeed because of his draw power. UFC was failing and even had the Fertitta brothers asking Dana to see what he could get for the company on a sell. Coutre was old and on like a 2 year lay off when he fought Lesnar. He got handed a title by lining him up with an old and smaller wrestler. But Brock's drawing power is still unmatched in the UFC. But eventually he had to fight guys who were not suited for him and he got exposed and he admitted himself he is not really a fighter. You know that's same Coutre that obliterated James Toney, right? Before the fight James Toney was talking the same way about how these guys are unskilled and how he can come in with 6 months training and succeed. We know how that story ended. But if they wanted him to succeed they would have set him up with strikers in MMA and for at least those matches he would have been given a fighting chance. Throwing Lesnar in boxing would be equivalent to throwing Wlad into wrestling. Those sports have zero likeness. Any sport can make it easy for a guy to succeed at a faster rate. There are situational gifts, guys get old, weak eras, etc. Leon Spinks won the world title in like a year as a pro. And that was over one of the best who ever done it.

[Nameless]

I like both MMA and boxing. That was definitely a very good scrap, people that were present to the fight had a great night. That doesn't make Gatti-Ward any less thrilling though,2 different kind of excitements for 2 very different sports.
That said, MMA is more difficult than boxing, even Freddie Roach said so in an interview he gave last year or so (I remember to have seen it and what he said but not exactly when it was). Reason? There is just so much more to know in MMA to perform well than in boxing. Does it make boxing any less interesting? Hell no, it's not because something is more complicated that it is automatically much better.

[jehoshaphat]

I like both MMA and boxing. That was definitely a very good scrap, people that were present to the fight had a great night. That doesn't make Gatti-Ward any less thrilling though,2 different kind of excitements for 2 very different sports.
That said, MMA is more difficult than boxing, even Freddie Roach said so in an interview he gave last year or so (I remember to have seen it and what he said but not exactly when it was). Reason? There is just so much more to know in MMA to perform well than in boxing. Does it make boxing any less interesting? Hell no, it's not because something is more complicated that it is automatically much better.

I agree. MMA is more difficult but I like boxing better. I watch them both but the build up to boxing matches and my general like for boxing makes me look more forward to a top level boxing match as opposed to a top level MMA match.

[Violent Demise]

I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

So your whole argument is that its a shorter contest so its easier No state would have legalized MMA if they fought longer. The gloves are only 4 ounces. They would be looked at as death risks and not a sport. They are still having difficulty in New York and I think one or two other states. No rest time while boxing Have you ever boxed? Lets talk difficulty. The gloves are small in MMA so making a mistake and paying for it with a KO is greatly heightened. In MMA you have to train for all strikes, offensively and defensively, from head to toe. Then you have to train for and defend wrestling and submissions. Have you ever wrestled? You couldn't have if you think that's resting. I have and it was more tiring than boxing. You might not be aware of it but you literally have to use your entire body and it tires you out more than boxing. When you're in a fight, including boxing, even if you're not engaging and just posturing you're continually embracing for a possible strike/defense and this uses energy. That is why some guys burn out faster because they haven't mastered when and what to relax. MMA is a much more difficult fight to prepare for man. There are so many arts you have to train in and then also defend. Read some of the things Jeff Mayweather said when he first started training MMA guys. He had to broaden his defensive teachings because the defense he was teaching them was too limiting for MMA.

Them being shorter is just one of the reasons. I've boxed before. I didn't count the minute between rounds as rest time cuz MMA uses it as well. So it canceled each other out. The fact that so many different styles are used in MMA is one of the reasons it's easier. Both are considered combat sports. But only one (Boxing) can only be won by hitting alone. In Boxing you have to know how to punch/strike. There's no way around that. You can't punch/strike you're not gonna win. Hell if you can't punch you can't ever be a boxer. But you can be an MMA guy. Because there you don't have to know how to punch to be successful. Damn near 90% of MMA fighters can't throw a decent punch. Cuz they don't have to. If he can wrestle, he can be successful in MMA. All he has to do is score a take-down and control the action while on top. If he can kick he can be successful. There's several ways one can be successful in MMA. In boxing there's only one way to win. And that's by punching. That's what makes it harder. In MMA it's possible for a rookie like Brock Leshner to dominate it's HOF champion and dethrone him with less than 5 pro fights. Leshner tries taking on Wlad with......you know what? Fuck Wlad. Leshner even tries taking on Audley Harrison with less than 5 pro fights to his name and Harrison sends him out on a stretcher. You can take that as an opinion if you want. I think it's more of a fact.

Nah, I wasn't talking about the 1 minute rest. I said rest "while" you're boxing. There are plenty of times boxers rest in the ring. But the reason you think boxing is harder, because it it simplified, is the reason I think MMA is more difficult. I think MMA is harder because you have to know so much more and you have to train for and be better at more on offense and defense. You're mind must be alert about so many different things that can happen or opportunities. Those MMA guys are better boxers than you discredit them for. You would be making a mistake if you judge someone's boxing ability solely by an MMA fight. The form and technique HAS to be different. Heck, there are guys in MMA who were boxers first and had success in the amateurs like Gustafson and Schaub. Many pro boxers tried their hand in MMA. In MMA you can't just come in with one skill and dominate. Those days are far over. Lesnar was exposed and Dana set that whole road up for Lesnar to succeed because of his draw power. UFC was failing and even had the Fertitta brothers asking Dana to see what he could get for the company on a sell. Coutre was old and on like a 2 year lay off when he fought Lesnar. He got handed a title by lining him up with an old and smaller wrestler. But Brock's drawing power is still unmatched in the UFC. But eventually he had to fight guys who were not suited for him and he got exposed and he admitted himself he is not really a fighter. You know that's same Coutre that obliterated James Toney, right? Before the fight James Toney was talking the same way about how these guys are unskilled and how he can come in with 6 months training and succeed. We know how that story ended. But if they wanted him to succeed they would have set him up with strikers in MMA and for at least those matches he would have been given a fighting chance. Throwing Lesnar in boxing would be equivalent to throwing Wlad into wrestling. Those sports have zero likeness. Any sport can make it easy for a guy to succeed at a faster rate. There are situational gifts, guys get old, weak eras, etc. Leon Spinks won the world title in like a year as a pro. And that was over one of the best who ever done it.

MMA's good boxers aren't good boxers in boxing. At best there journeymen there. What do you mean there form has to be different? Is throwing a straight punch some kind of handicap in MMA that it needs to be changed? Most of these "good boxers" are throwing sloppy, wide punches that would get them wrecked in a ring.

Coutre beat Toney. I wouldn't say he obliterated him. How much punishment did Toney really take? He got token down. Took some shots while Coutre was on top of him. Than got chocked out. That's it. He took more punishment in one round against Fres Oquendo than he did in the whole Coutre fight. Obliterate is more what Ray Mercer did to Tim Silva in like 10 seconds. Boxers will give MMA a shot. They will go into a cage and see what it's all about. MMA guys won't go into the ring to see what it's about (The guys who started as boxers first don't count). To hard. Toney asked Coutre to rematch him in a ring. Coutre turned him down. Anderson Silva for what ever reason wants to fight a washed up Roy Jones. Jones said he'll do it. But Dana White will never do it. He knows what happens to his top fighter against a washed up Roy Jones. He gets massacred.

Saying Lesner was set up to succeed is a distortion of the truth. Frank Mir was suppose to be this great former champ who could submit you in many ways. So how is fighting him in your UFC debut being set up to succeed? And Coutre was already champion before Lesner got there. You make it seem like he was made champion just so Lesner can beat him.

[jehoshaphat]

VD, I'm thinking you really don't watch much MMA. I bet there are many MMA fighters who have accomplished more than you in boxing. What was your highest accomplishment? A boxer can not have the same form in an MMA fight because the strikes are way too vast and many. You have to have a wider defense. Did you see what Jeff Mayweather said about this? I guess even he is wrong. In Mike Tyson's new series he alluded to the same thing when they asked him about Dos Santos and boxing. You can't take on a boxing form in MMA or you will get hit by all kind of kicks and be susceptible to take downs. No good boxer is going to leave boxing for MMA money But to say guys don't throw a decent punch in MMA is outright wrong. Boxing isn't some hidden craft. Many guys have years of training with Freddie Roach, Jeff Mayweather, and many boxing gyms. They know how to punch. What was your best accomplishment in boxing? Gustafson and Lil Nog were both amateur national boxing champions. Stephan Bonnar and Brendan Schaub both made it to the national Golden Gloves tournament. Noons and Davis were pro boxers first. Pitting Sylvia against Mercer is exactly like Coutre against Lesnar. You know the likeliness of that especially since Sylvia agreed before the bout to keep it standing and they even tried to change the MMA rules before the bout. Did you know that? And I pointed out Coutre because you made it seem like what Brock did was easy to do in MMA. No, Brock was there at the right situation with an older smaller champ who was a wrestler. You can't deny they gave Brock a title shot. James Toney fought an even more shot Coutre and if its so easy to come in MMA and beat a HOF then why did Toney get wiped out?

[Violent Demise]

VD, I'm thinking you really don't watch much MMA. I bet there are many MMA fighters who have accomplished more than you in boxing. What was your highest accomplishment? A boxer can not have the same form in an MMA fight because the strikes are way too vast and many. You have to have a wider defense. Did you see what Jeff Mayweather said about this? I guess even he is wrong. In Mike Tyson's new series he alluded to the same thing when they asked him about Dos Santos and boxing. You can't take on a boxing form in MMA or you will get hit by all kind of kicks and be susceptible to take downs. No good boxer is going to leave boxing for MMA money But to say guys don't throw a decent punch in MMA is outright wrong. Boxing isn't some hidden craft. Many guys have years of training with Freddie Roach, Jeff Mayweather, and many boxing gyms. They know how to punch. What was your best accomplishment in boxing? Gustafson and Lil Nog were both amateur national boxing champions. Stephan Bonnar and Brendan Schaub both made it to the national Golden Gloves tournament. Noons and Davis were pro boxers first. Pitting Sylvia against Mercer is exactly like Coutre against Lesnar. You know the likeliness of that especially since Sylvia agreed before the bout to keep it standing and they even tried to change the MMA rules before the bout. Did you know that? And I pointed out Coutre because you made it seem like what Brock did was easy to do in MMA. No, Brock was there at the right situation with an older smaller champ who was a wrestler. You can't deny they gave Brock a title shot. James Toney fought an even more shot Coutre and if its so easy to come in MMA and beat a HOF then why did Toney get wiped out?

You're right. They won't. It's no worth it financially. But it would to be worth it financially to a top MMA fighter to come to boxing. But in order to do that they have to believe they can succeed in boxing. And many know they won't. Because there's no safety nets in boxing. Theres no options. They have a bad night punching in boxing they will lose. It's that simple. There is nothing else they can do to win. In MMA you can have a bad night punching/striking and still win. They can kick, wrestle even elbow themselves to victory if they can. That's not allowed in boxing. That's why it's harder. I'm not saying MMA is soft. Or the fighters ain't tough. But things become easier when you have options. MMA fighters have options. Boxers don't. And 19-3 out of the now defunct Normandy gym. Never tried MMA. Except for ground and pound. But that was with females. So I doubt that counts.

[beenKOed]

I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

Gatti would have been a great MMA fighter. LOL Trolling IS fun, amigo!

I know for sure he massacres both Melendez and Sanchez

Those fights are never going to happen, so we'll never know.
I don't see why one has to be better than the other, I've always liked boxing and now I like MMA too. I don't think one is better than the other, they're different in many ways but both are about a fight between two fighters.
I like the structured fighting of boxing, hand strikes only above the waist, a knockdown stops the fighting for 10 or so seconds plus all the other rules that apply to boxing.
I also like MMA's unstructured schoolyard style of fighting--although these guys are light years beyond anything I ever saw or imagined. I seems like I learn something new every MMA card I see. The way all of these separate disciplines have evolved, and are still evolving, into what we call MMA is interesting and exciting to me.
I've watched boxing for over 50 years and still enjoy it as much as I ever did, but now I make time for MMA also. What can I say, I like MMA. They are both a tough way to make a living and both should be respected, in my opinion.

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VD, I think you're dismissing the flip side in that there are so many ways to lose in MMA as well. You could be on fire with your hands but that means nothing if you don't defend the kicks and take downs. But oh well. That was a classic ending to your last post. Good boxing record but I won't ask your record in MMA I'm just hoping you're undefeated.

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I did watch the UFC 166 card and Melendez/Sanchez was entertaining. But no fight in any sport can possibly make Gatti/Ward 1 look tame unless there is a death match sport somewhere. And it is not a fact that MMA is an easier sport than boxing. That's called an opinion. We should be more sensible enough to stop comparing the two like were in a world where its one or the other. The sports aren't even really to be compared. But to the point of the thread, though you mislead intentionally, that fight was nice to see but you have to admit that it was very low level in the skills department. Melendez is much more polished than that and he brought it down to the level of Sanchez to an all out wild slug fest. You can even hear Joe Rogan admit there is not a lot skill in this one. Though him and the other commentator both called it the greatest fight they'd ever seen. I don't connect the two. My opinion is those wild slug fests are entertaining, I can even see most entertaining, but not the greatest fights. People must have different interpretations of the word greatest. I think what Cain Velasquez did to Dos Santos was far greater.

There's several reasons it's a fact. It's a fact just based on the times set. MMA fights are set for only 3 rounds. 5 for championship fights. At 5 minutes a round it comes out to only 15 and 25 minutes of fighting. Boxing is set for 10 and 12 rounds at 3 minutes a round. That comes out to 30 and 36 minutes of fighting. A lot of the MMA's fight minutes are spent on the ground looking for position or a submission. That's a lot of rest time compared to the no rest time in a boxing match. Really it's not even debatable.

So your whole argument is that its a shorter contest so its easier No state would have legalized MMA if they fought longer. The gloves are only 4 ounces. They would be looked at as death risks and not a sport. They are still having difficulty in New York and I think one or two other states. No rest time while boxing Have you ever boxed? Lets talk difficulty. The gloves are small in MMA so making a mistake and paying for it with a KO is greatly heightened. In MMA you have to train for all strikes, offensively and defensively, from head to toe. Then you have to train for and defend wrestling and submissions. Have you ever wrestled? You couldn't have if you think that's resting. I have and it was more tiring than boxing. You might not be aware of it but you literally have to use your entire body and it tires you out more than boxing. When you're in a fight, including boxing, even if you're not engaging and just posturing you're continually embracing for a possible strike/defense and this uses energy. That is why some guys burn out faster because they haven't mastered when and what to relax. MMA is a much more difficult fight to prepare for man. There are so many arts you have to train in and then also defend. Read some of the things Jeff Mayweather said when he first started training MMA guys. He had to broaden his defensive teachings because the defense he was teaching them was too limiting for MMA.

Them being shorter is just one of the reasons. I've boxed before. I didn't count the minute between rounds as rest time cuz MMA uses it as well. So it canceled each other out. The fact that so many different styles are used in MMA is one of the reasons it's easier. Both are considered combat sports. But only one (Boxing) can only be won by hitting alone. In Boxing you have to know how to punch/strike. There's no way around that. You can't punch/strike you're not gonna win. Hell if you can't punch you can't ever be a boxer. But you can be an MMA guy. Because there you don't have to know how to punch to be successful. Damn near 90% of MMA fighters can't throw a decent punch. Cuz they don't have to. If he can wrestle, he can be successful in MMA. All he has to do is score a take-down and control the action while on top. If he can kick he can be successful. There's several ways one can be successful in MMA. In boxing there's only one way to win. And that's by punching. That's what makes it harder. In MMA it's possible for a rookie like Brock Leshner to dominate it's HOF champion and dethrone him with less than 5 pro fights. Leshner tries taking on Wlad with......you know what? Fuck Wlad. Leshner even tries taking on Audley Harrison with less than 5 pro fights to his name and Harrison sends him out on a stretcher. You can take that as an opinion if you want. I think it's more of a fact.

Nah, I wasn't talking about the 1 minute rest. I said rest "while" you're boxing. There are plenty of times boxers rest in the ring. But the reason you think boxing is harder, because it it simplified, is the reason I think MMA is more difficult. I think MMA is harder because you have to know so much more and you have to train for and be better at more on offense and defense. You're mind must be alert about so many different things that can happen or opportunities. Those MMA guys are better boxers than you discredit them for. You would be making a mistake if you judge someone's boxing ability solely by an MMA fight. The form and technique HAS to be different. Heck, there are guys in MMA who were boxers first and had success in the amateurs like Gustafson and Schaub. Many pro boxers tried their hand in MMA. In MMA you can't just come in with one skill and dominate. Those days are far over. Lesnar was exposed and Dana set that whole road up for Lesnar to succeed because of his draw power. UFC was failing and even had the Fertitta brothers asking Dana to see what he could get for the company on a sell. Coutre was old and on like a 2 year lay off when he fought Lesnar. He got handed a title by lining him up with an old and smaller wrestler. But Brock's drawing power is still unmatched in the UFC. But eventually he had to fight guys who were not suited for him and he got exposed and he admitted himself he is not really a fighter. You know that's same Coutre that obliterated James Toney, right? Before the fight James Toney was talking the same way about how these guys are unskilled and how he can come in with 6 months training and succeed. We know how that story ended. But if they wanted him to succeed they would have set him up with strikers in MMA and for at least those matches he would have been given a fighting chance. Throwing Lesnar in boxing would be equivalent to throwing Wlad into wrestling. Those sports have zero likeness. Any sport can make it easy for a guy to succeed at a faster rate. There are situational gifts, guys get old, weak eras, etc. Leon Spinks won the world title in like a year as a pro. And that was over one of the best who ever done it.

MMA's good boxers aren't good boxers in boxing. At best there journeymen there. What do you mean there form has to be different? Is throwing a straight punch some kind of handicap in MMA that it needs to be changed? Most of these "good boxers" are throwing sloppy, wide punches that would get them wrecked in a ring.

Coutre beat Toney. I wouldn't say he obliterated him. How much punishment did Toney really take? He got token down. Took some shots while Coutre was on top of him. Than got chocked out. That's it. He took more punishment in one round against Fres Oquendo than he did in the whole Coutre fight. Obliterate is more what Ray Mercer did to Tim Silva in like 10 seconds. Boxers will give MMA a shot. They will go into a cage and see what it's all about. MMA guys won't go into the ring to see what it's about (The guys who started as boxers first don't count). To hard. Toney asked Coutre to rematch him in a ring. Coutre turned him down. Anderson Silva for what ever reason wants to fight a washed up Roy Jones. Jones said he'll do it. But Dana White will never do it. He knows what happens to his top fighter against a washed up Roy Jones. He gets massacred.

Saying Lesner was set up to succeed is a distortion of the truth. Frank Mir was suppose to be this great former champ who could submit you in many ways. So how is fighting him in your UFC debut being set up to succeed? And Coutre was already champion before Lesner got there. You make it seem like he was made champion just so Lesner can beat him.

There are not a single top boxer that has been able to be better than a "meh average" MMA fighter. Too easy to take them down, too easy to kick their body off and boxers in general can't cope with it because they've been drilled and conditionned to receive punches. Also, for the stands, it has to be different in MMA because you have to protect yourself against much more than just punches; you have to watch for knees, elbows, feet and to be taken down.
Boxing is a very useful tool in MMA but it's nowhere close to be the most important. At the moment, top wrestling skills/JiuJitsu is quite on top of the pyramid. Why? because once the guy is on its back like a turtle, boxing worths 0 nip zap nada.

I can see why you prefer boxing VD but I think that it's a bit silly if you really think that boxing is harder than MMA and more complete.