Yes MMa a threat to boxing and its boxings fault

**SimonH** · 08-31-2006 09:56 PM

Boxing is Great

Yes, you got to like the politics to love the sport.

But that is difference between Boxing and this MMWWFEA thingy, long term boxing fans have by the tens of thousands been into the sport for decades, watching what... at least 5/6 shows worldwide a night, every night, for the last 120 years?

**BoxingCoachBW** · 08-31-2006 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Britkid

Boxing is Great

Yes, you got to like the politics to love the sport.

But that is difference between Boxing and this MMWWFEA thingy, long term boxing fans have by the tens of thousands been into the sport for decades, watching what... at least 5/6 shows worldwide a night, every night, for the last 120 years?

great point....CC

**Canvasback** · 09-01-2006 12:14 AM

I don't think boxing is dying, but too many belts, bad matchups and bad decisions really hurt the sport. I like MMA, but I think it's easier for a casual fan to appreciate boxing as opposed to MMA. The big money is still in boxing.

**Tito BHB** · 09-01-2006 04:12 PM

i think as it stands how they both were at theyr primes and considering the change in times and styles roy would beat ray.....
but....
if ray were from this generation and had all the same great training etc that we have today then he would beat roy silly...
i often wonder what old school greats would have been like had they lived and trained in this day and age!! it'd be f*ckin marvelous to see!! :P

**Tito BHB** · 09-01-2006 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by body head banger

i think as it stands how they both were at theyr primes and considering the change in times and styles roy would beat ray.....
but....
if ray were from this generation and had all the same great training etc that we have today then he would beat roy silly...
i often wonder what old school greats would have been like had they lived and trained in this day and age!! it'd be f*ckin marvelous to see!! :P

hah p.s F*CK.... I GOT THE WRONG THREADDD !!

meant to get the roy vs ray thread!! lol
peaece

**BoxingGorilla** · 09-01-2006 04:22 PM

I have a few friends that are into the UFC matches. They huddled around a antique floor model tele and watched some rubbish fight while I stayed home and watched Taylor-Wright whilst enjoying two broiled crab cakes.

They should be tied to a wooden chair and beat with an extension cord...

**raleights** · 09-01-2006 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by frozensolid_702

Originally Posted by pacdog

think yes boxing has big worries, while i prefer boxing to mma, the fighters in mma fight big name challenges each time out, you dont have to wait a year for a showdown unlike boxing which has become who can avoid who the longest. The cards are better, boxing theres one main even the rest of the fights suck. The huge amount of money boxers make can be partially to blame, poeple tired of ludicrous decisions, pay per view rahman makev are you kidding me

I rest my case, I love boxing but they have begun to destroy it themselves, hell when one guy dominates you still scratch your head sometimes because you know the decison might be in question

boxing is not dying, nor it is even close.
that is why PROFESSIONAL fighters make millions for one fight.
mma is the latest fad and will be dead within the next 10 years
ive seen this mma/ufc stuff before (hughes vs. gracie) and the energy comes NOWHERE NEAR to the level of a true championship fight (like pacquio vs. morales and taylor vs. wright just to name a couple)
although mma is real, its not even more entertaining that the wwf or wcw were when they were popular (im talking about pre-wwe cuz i have yet to see that)

I too prefer boxing but if thats your opinion of mma it's probably due to watching a bullshit organization like UFC