Boxing compared to other sports??

[beenKOed]

I'd rather watch boxing than any other sport! The attraction has been constant and undeniable since I saw my first match.
MMA is a close second.

[Beanflicker]

I prefer MMA to be honest, because it's a much more "all-encompassing" combat sport and much more dynamic with the stand up and ground fighting.

Being Canadian, I love hockey. Very exciting and fast paced, and people underestimate the toughness in takes to compete in the NHL. Very brutal sport, hockey players constantly get slammed into the boards, catch sticks and pucks to the body and face, have teeth knocked out and jaws broken, and are expected to play on.

[Master]

Kick boxing, MMA and UFC are obvious examples. I recently watched UFC and it was brutal, my son who likes boxing cringed when he saw UFC for the first time.

[Beanflicker]

Kick boxing, MMA and UFC are obvious examples. I recently watched UFC and it was brutal, my son who likes boxing cringed when he saw UFC for the first time.

It's hard to get used to for someone who is used to just boxing.

Even when I started doing muay thai it was very strange as you learn and are encouraged to smash somebody in the face with your elbow. Watching boxing for so long I associated elbows as a cheat move that dirty fighters use.