boxing has been going much longer, it was origionally a gentlemens sport, mma is generally more violent than boxing and people dont want it publicised because of the larger violence factor. I like both, prefer mma, but i think you put that across in a stupid way saying grappling is just rolling round on the floor. It works in both ways, you could say all boxing is is moving your arms and hips. I did boxing and now do mma so i dont have a bias view but mma is a superior fighting style.