Is Boxing a couple years away from a huge decline?

[BlackRazor]

Why does boxing still have a stronghold then on PPV sales? Because the people that like MMA don't have the money to plop down 50 on a fight. Demographically, by the numbers I think they are young uneducated people.

The MMA people are trying to figure out a way to get more of this money, but they are competing with landlords, tattoo shops, and value meals.

Pac vs. Mayweather would outsell anything the UFC puts together, but the UFC is putting up consistent solid PPV numbers.

That said, that is 'UFC' _not_ MMA. MMA events by other promoters featuring top fighters haven't pulled anywhere near these numbers.

I don't think its that boxing is losing popularity to MMA so much as it is that the single promoter 'brand name' model is a lot easier to sell to casual fans. There are things to like and dislike, but its easier for casual fans to simply say 'oh, its UFC'. Much like people can be a casual fan of the NFL, the NBA, NASCAR while only knowing a few participants. People who like MMA can easily watch UFC ppvs, which promote following UFC PPVs, and showcase on the card up and coming UFC sponsored fighters who may be fighting in future title bouts, etc. By contrast, one of my co-workers likes boxing, started taking lessons, his favourite fighter is PWill and I have to let him know when he's fighting because he wouldn't know otherwise.

Being aware of up and coming boxers takes considerable effort relative to learning about up and coming MMA fighters.

This post is very interesting, and concerning I feel.

If you look at that you HAVE to be worried for boxing as the premier combat sport.

I mean the year's biggest superfight, the welterweight showdown between Mayweather and Mosley takes less PPV's than the Lesnar Mir showdown

That's alarming frankly and when Manny and Floyd leave I can't see any of the current lot getting over 450,000 buys.

Meanwhile MMA is going from strength to strength and guys like Lesnar, St Pierre and Silva are only going to increase in popularity.

UFC might be pushing the PPV cards too much, my brother follows MMA & he said even some of their fans are wondering why certain cards are PPV. Dana might eventually cause a backlash with too many PPV cards. I've read that even MMA fans get a little bored with the style of St. Pierre, they said his fight over Hardy was effective but not all that interesting to them. Also with Silva, Dana White was so upset over his last fight, he said he might kick him out of UFC if he fights like that again & it's not the 1st time he's been critical of his fighting style. Silva's an ATG MMA fighter & the head of UFC has verbally attacked him on a # of occasions now.