im not sure why? there totally different but even boxing fans must realise mma fighters are alot more skilled than boxers. Fighting is like a tool box the more tools you have i.e Boxing, Thai etc the more skilled you will be. Boxers come to the table with there skill boxing while they may be world class at boxing most of the time there not going to beat a guy who is an average boxer but is also an average wrestler,and with average jui jitsu skills they would just get taken down. And they go on about boxing's history, yeah it does have a long history but even that had to start somewere we are witnessing MMA history all the time now, such as UFC buying Pride out in years to come that will be classed as history.

on the subject of MMA fights not being long enough i think there just right, 5 x 5 min rounds for a title fight is enough.

I would have agreed on the subject that MMA fights can be more boring than boxing matches until i witnessed Skelton Vs Sprott, least in MMA the ref pushes the action and if it goes stale on the ground etc he will bring them both back to there feet, or in organisations such as pride they get a yellow card and 10% of there pay dropped for holding etc if they did that in boxing people like skelton would end up in debt.

Do a google search for "MMA vs Boxing" you will notice all the top results will be boxing websites its almost like they feel the need to defend boxing's honour, its like the bully who has got tired and old and the new kid comes along all fresh with bigger and better skills some people will still look up to the bully as the top dog and try to defend him



All in all i see MMA as an evolution, this is a boxing message board but it has a MMA section that in itself proves how much of a force MMA has become.

when its all said and done I'm still a big boxing fan though