It makes Gatti vs Ward look tame!

[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.