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Re: Why is MMA a threat to boxing?
As far as a direct threat , we will always have the arguments about which sport is better but that's not the real concern for boxing. The two sports stand alone and are completely different, where we see some better things from MMA and I use the UFC as the example are the clever marketing strategies.
They have a reality show where you get to see the upcoming guys which culminates in a bout between the trainers. They do not have 100 different weight classes so as previously said they don't have people pissing about avoiding each other for years.
Here in Australia they show old bouts every week on TV and get people hooked , then they dangle the carrot of the PPV, but even then you still get to see some good stuff for free if you don't want to pay.
Walk into most DVD rental places here and you will find loads of UFC stuff, but for boxing you might get a couple of old documentaries.
Who is to say that in years to come MMA fans will be having the jitters about some other sport, the guys involved right now can't fight for relatively small purses and make a load of cash to retire on unless they stick around for a long time. There's a lot more chance of an injury to them that could end a career.
The first sign of it slipping IMO will be when the introduce more weight classes , when they rely on the James Toney's going into it to get viewing figures. Then it just becomes a bit like some wrestling where you never quite know what's real any more.
Boxing needs to be back on TV, small to middle cards to get you watching up and coming guys , then you might want to pay as you will have followed their careers. The weight divisions are so over the top now we even allow catch weights ( another subject!!) It's going to be a case of votinf with your feet, don't show up to or pay for PPV events any more where you know it's a rip off , be more selective .
Start building into contract the rights for fighter to release more to DVD, I for one would buy a heap of stuff if I could find it.
MMA is a threat to many sports not boxing alone. Let's see what we think in 5 years , when people know they heavyweight champ in UFC and can name him without being a big fan, then you have a threat. Boxing had that impact in its heyday, not now.
MMA has a long way to go, it's a long slow climb to the top but it's a quick fall down to the basement.
Rant over.
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