Quote Originally Posted by Punisher136
Anyone can win an mma match because all the fighters are technically sloppy. "Oh but they have to have a different blocking stance to defend against takedowns and joe rogans favorite: leg kicks" bs you side step away from a guy thats trying to take you down and punch them right in the face, their horrible blocking results in them getting ktfo and ding ding ding the boxer wins.
Art Jimmerson subscribed to a similar philosophy back in 1993. He ended up tapping out without even being put in a submission hold, and this was when there were truly no rules. Because if you're implying that a boxer learn other techniques to avoid a takedown other than boxing, you're talking crosstraining; shades of MMA.

Mma fights are just pussified street fights (and dont tell me mma simulates real fighting because the number one tool in my arsenal is a pre-emptive headbutt). You either wanna see a street fight or a legit sport not a deformed hybrid.
All you're really saying is you're letting the old guard and athletic commissions tell you what is culturally palatable, and have great difficulty in seeing outside the preconceived notions box. I reject your premise.

Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker
I've been an MMA fan a lot longer than I've been a boxing fan, and after posting on MMA boards for the past 6 years I've seen this. Not saying that MMA fans are all stupid, not at all, I'm just saying on average the boxing fan is more educated about his sport than the MMA fan, and thats a fact.
It seems to me the average boxing fan don't understand MMA much, either. That said, while there are parallels between the two sports, it's comparing apples to oranges. There's more to understand when watching MMA than boxing, unless of course we're talking about the rules and regulations. Sure, for many common MMA fans it is just a spectacle, but that doesn't negate the fact this a multi-dimensional sport that includes strikes as well as grappling and submissions.

It is geared towards showcasing as much violence as humanly possible. Don't believe me? Look at the rules. If the fighters are on the ground and there is not enough violence or blood, the ref will stand it up and move them out of that position. When was the last time you watched a boxing match and the ref told them "there's not enough action, I'm going to restart you guys in the corner".
You've only replaced "corner" with "middle of the ring", and yes, referee interference is far more prevailant in boxing than MMA. Why? Because boxers caught in a clench aren't swinging enough.

At least 450 people worldwide have died of boxing-related injuries in the past 50 years. That's a world wide average of 90 boxing related deaths per decade. To date, I'm aware of one MMA related death in the last 15 years.