State a reason why Boxing is better than the UFC

UFC has a strict rule set just like Boxing and the Marquess of Queensbury rules. But to the untrained eye it appears as if UFC has no rules, and that's why it appeals to so many people. The casual UFC fan sees the action as being closer to a street brawl. That's the unique selling point for the UFC IMO. The fighters are very well conditioned and skilled but I'm afraid the majority of UFC fans are in it for the brawl and beat down factor. Personally I prefer boxing. Different sport so can't even really compare them. :boxing:

Boxing is better because it is closer to real life combat. You don't see real fights where the aggresor uses something other than punches to the front of the head and torso, so why bother using anything else in a sport? Also, it is boring to have to guess what tactics a fighter will use - it is more than enough fun to try to guess whether his punches will be aimed at the body, face, or possibly even the nose.

The UFC is better then boxing and all of you guys know it. I FOR ONE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT UFC WILL NEVER HAVE ANYTHING ON THE SPORT OF BOXING. i watch both sports, but boxing takes more skill and training. i understand stryking and grappling, for i am a combatives instructor in the army. i am lucky to be around both sports, and basically anyone can become a ufc fighter, not everyone can become a boxer. i like both sports, but boxing does it for me, ufc is up and comming and alot better then when it was started in the 80's.

ufc is just an excuse for guys to hug each other

The UFC needs promoters. Having Dana and the Zuffa brothers control everything is not good for the UFC. Boxing fights are a lot better hyped up than the UFC. Boxing has at least some type of legitimate ranking system and the UFC has none.

The fact that it's a real sport with a rich history. This weekend I watched the Kimbo fight which was torture, thank god it only last 19 seconds. We have an internet side-show fighting someone who looks like their previous career was in the WWF. Then we have representatives from a porn site coming into the right to congratulate Kimbo who is the then interviewed by a former WWF star (Goldberg). Then we have to listen to couple of cheesy commentators who sound like DJ's at a strip club. Trash.

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Boxing was different back then, alot of boxers would grapple as part of their training. Look at Jim Jeffries he has a few videos where he is training in grappling does that make him a forefather of MMA also? Im sure Dempsey trained with wrestled and did Judo after retiring, but that has nothing to do with modern MMA. I read Dempseys Auto Biography and he dosent talk much about Judo or Wrestling. I understand where you're coming from. Why I'm trying to say is that Dempsey was one of the first to take all the skills he had, be it boxing or wrestling or judo and he would form a basic strategy around them for certain situations. Sure, he was confident with his strking skills, but if there was anyway he was taken down, he also had a plan for that as well. If Dempsey were around today, he would have the calber of a Kid Yamamoto or Gilbert Melendez. If he did MMA of course.

He trained with Ad Santel in wrestling and then later trained in Judo after retirement. He also put out one of the first mixed arts manuals, before Gene LeBell. Boxing was different back then, alot of boxers would grapple as part of their training. Look at Jim Jeffries he has a few videos where he is training in grappling does that make him a forefather of MMA also? Im sure Dempsey trained with wrestled and did Judo after retiring, but that has nothing to do with modern MMA. I read Dempseys Auto Biography and he dosent talk much about Judo or Wrestling.

Personally i prefer boxing because it is limited to throwing punches. Boxers trian to isloate the skills needed to hit and not be hit. The pure focus on this aspect of fighting makes the skill level incredibly high, and takes a lifetime to master. And therefore is much more of a pure art form. With MMA being spread out to so many diverse techniques and and skills, the fighters must train to be good at all aspects of fighting and therefore cannot focus all their attention of a singular disipline and are not able to truly master it.

http://www.booktrail.com/Safety_Survival/HowToFightTough.JPG ...... He also wanted to fight robots.

Gays Love Ufc Because Of The 69 Pose Submissions And That's Nasty Boxing Is Better That 12 Rounds Buddy Not 3.

He trained with Ad Santel in wrestling and then later trained in Judo after retirement. He also put out one of the first mixed arts manuals, before Gene LeBell. I didn't see Dempsey choking the crap out of his opponents on the floor or wrapping his legs around opponents body! Dempsey did what he did best and that's putting opponents to sleep with his 'FISTS'! I cannot recall Dempsey putting his oponents to sleep any other way unless he fought MMA in another life! Please don't link Dempsey to MMA in any way! He was Boxing's Heavyweight Champion of the World and not MMA champ of the World!

Forefathers of MMA? In what sense? Because most boxers would train in grapplin more in the old days? Please explain. He trained with Ad Santel in wrestling and then later trained in Judo after retirement. He also put out one of the first mixed arts manuals, before Gene LeBell.

I dont think Boxing is better than UFC, but a great boxing match demolishes the best UFC matches possible. Unfortunately the sport is so full of either mismatches or runners and holders that great matches rarely occur.

ummmm....you do know Dempsey is one of the forefathers of MMA, right? Boy! You have no idea what you're going on about! These perpetrators like Chuck 'Up' Lidell, Kimbo 'Banana' Slice and these other ex-con Bikies cannot rank anywhere near Dempsey or any of the 'Old School' warriors. FACT! Put these guys in the ring and they wouldn't last more than 1 round. MMA fighters are exhausted after 2 minutes of fighting. Let's see them go 15 - 20 or even 25 rounds?

ummmm....you do know Dempsey is one of the forefathers of MMA, right? Forefathers of MMA? In what sense? Because most boxers would train in grapplin more in the old days? Please explain.

Its not that I don't like MMA, but I don't see how it is more exciting than boxing as most of its fans claim. Both have good fights and both have bad fights. I don't mind watching guys like Liddell who will stand and trade with strikes, but I don't wanna see guys lying on top of each other putting one another in awkward positions. That just doesn't appeal to me. But everyone is entitled to their opinion.

ummmm....you do know Dempsey is one of the forefathers of MMA, right?

Boxing 'HANDS DOWN'! I can't believe people reckon UFC aka hugging and kissing on the floor Jiujitsu crap! - Boxing is a REAL Man's sport, it's hand-to-hand combat where all you have is your fists to protect you. You fight on your two feet and not rolling around the floor hugging the stuffing out of your opponent. - Boxing has such a rich, rich history that UFC can't even touch. - Corrales v Castillo I - Toney v Jirov - Hagler v Hearns - Gatti v Ward Only the first ever UFC series in late 90s had some brutal fights but now it's gone sour.