Boxing is not the same..

[outspoken]

Anyone else feel this way? Sure we got some stars but it's just not what it used to be IMHO. I think MMA took some chunk of boxing fans while at the same time recruiting would be boxing fans to their fight game. I grew up watching boxing and I myself find that I watch more MMA now.

I'm not arguing that mma is better because there's nothing like a high profile boxing ppv imo. But we don't have those DLH vs Tito type of fights anymore. Canelo vs GGG would be good but outside of that the game seems dry.

I'll give another example I remember years back this site was way more active now I can scroll down and see threads from daaays back on the main forum. Shit is just not the same, the mma forum no need to say names but wow that site had hundreds of thousands on there.

Kind of sad man. What do you guys think?

Get your fucking depressing ass outta here bitch.

People used said it wasn't as good as it was, even in Ali's day they used to say "It's not like it was Rocky Marciano's day" As for MMA ? If MMA is so great, then why don't they come over to boxing and make real money ?

Because they can't. You would never in million years get a top MMA boxer to beat decent fighter in the rin. But decent boxer could beat an MMA fighter in a cage. MMA have no chins. No stamina. Nothing.

I was going to respond with some solid points but you're just an ignorant fuck with horrible grammar so why even bother?.. If you really think a decent boxer can beat an MMA fighter in a cage you are beyond delusional. Two different sports idiot. If you are ever in south Texas stop by armadura bjj. I'll gladly make u shit your pants.

[Master]

Boxing is not the same as it was years ago.

Boxing changes and evolves, sometimes it is better and sometimes it is worse. That is true in all sports and life.

With age and experience you also know what the new generation of fighter will do as you have seen it all before. So if I see Floyd I see a Leonard (post Hagler),

GGG is Julio Ceaser Chavez,

Floyd v Manny Pac is Tito v Oscar

Rigo is Ricardo Lopez

Personally I have been priced out of watching Boxing and do not watch it as I use to but then the attraction is not the same so I do not make the same effort.

[Batman]

I got priced out of football that was what got me so heavily into boxing

football match = £40 ticket, £20 beer, £10 food, throw in travel if you are going to an away game
boxing = £12 a month boxnation, skysports £0 (watch it all on sky go) and at worst £16 PPV
throw in a few cans which will no doubt be in my fridge anyway, and maybe a pizza

[Xwetie]

I noticed it a while ago, maybe 8-10 months ago, i watch it though but not as intresting anymore, i would never give it up, just waiting for the swede to get on top so i have someone special to observe n cheer on!

[IamInuit]

Boxing is not the same as it was years ago.

Boxing changes and evolves, sometimes it is better and sometimes it is worse. That is true in all sports and life.

With age and experience you also know what the new generation of fighter will do as you have seen it all before. So if I see Floyd I see a Leonard (post Hagler),

GGG is Julio Ceaser Chavez,

Floyd v Manny Pac is Tito v Oscar

Rigo is Ricardo Lopez

Personally I have been priced out of watching Boxing and do not watch it as I use to but then the attraction is not the same so I do not make the same effort.

You have made some great points there. It really has and for an old guy like me who started watching in 1966 its hard not to sound like a guy talking about "walking home 2 clicks after school uphill in knee high snow"

So I'll sum it up by simply saying that I have witnessed for half a century the utter destruction of the concept of risk and reward and by extension it has created a litany of other issues. I cannot use the word evolution as the cause or reason because to me its devolved.