Lets hear opinions Boxing V.S MMA

lol boxing is definately the better of the two sports. it has an illustrious history, with countless amazing fights and rivalries in the archive. its been a working mans best friend for a long long time, and even had a spell as the mainstream sport in the world. For me it's about honour and seeing who is the better man. MMA on the oher hand has very little of this. kicking someone in the face is neither honourable or sporting. kicking someone in the head and knocking him out or choking someone untill they pass out does not prov eyou are the better man, it proves that you are a vicious fuck. i believe his makes the world a worse place. when kids watch this and aspire to be like these fighters you are creating a major problem for the future. im not knocking what they do as they are highly trained proffesionals, im jst saying it's not my thing. i must admit i do watch it more and more although i dont agree with it, and i think boxing is the better sport anyday.

I enjoy both. I don't see why there should be one over the other. The advantage I give MMA at least now is like someone said before, they make the fights people wanna see on a consistant basis. Even this Saturday you have Anderson Silva vs Dan Henderson. Arguably the 2 best Middleweights in the World going at it. Before that we saw the long awaited Wanderlai Silva vs Chuck Liddell (which was a crazy fight). Grant it in Boxing you literally can fight anyone you want as opposed to UFC or Pride where you're fighting someone within the designated federation, but that hasn't stopped Dana White from pullin off blockbuster deals with Rampage, Dan Henderson, Big Nog, etc from Pride to fight UFC's best. I still put Boxing over but only because I've followed the sport for so long. But MMA's mainstream popularity is growing strong everyday.

It's actually not so different if you talk about "combat" sports. The big difference would actually be that boxing isn't nearly as complete as MMA is for "real" street fighting. Boxing should lower the glove size to 8 oz for HWs, like they used to have, and 6 oz-8 0z for everybody below it...6 oz being anybody from MW down can choose this size or 8.

It's apples and oranges, the two can co-exist quite easily. MMA is still in it's infancy but I think already it's popularity has made some impact on boxing - it has forced promoters into arranging superfights to compete for viewing audiences which is good for boxing fans. Apples and oranges.. What's better baseball or basketball? They're different. We will however see this thread started a million times over.

Boxing is way better

why not debate K1 vs. Boxing or Fencing vs. MMA? their completely different. its like Rugby vs. Football.

when i watch mma the best fights are usually when they are standing anyone see the fight on bravo ufc yesterday thats the kind of fight im talking about

I'm not to fond of MMA, men in tight shorts on top of each other just doesn't do it for me. I prefer fights where knockouts settle a match, the thrill of seeing someone tap to a submission just doesn't do it for me. That's my only gripe concerning MMA.

It's apples and oranges, the two can co-exist quite easily. MMA is still in it's infancy but I think already it's popularity has made some impact on boxing - it has forced promoters into arranging superfights to compete for viewing audiences which is good for boxing fans.

I watch MMA because of the ground game and the finishes (submissions/KO's), one mistake may cost you the fight. The stand up is usually just two guys swinging for it all which is exciting but not something you want to watch if you care about technique. There are good strikers too but in general it's just brawling. It's like heavyweight boxing where one punch can end the fight, in MMA one bad move on the ground and your leg/arm/neck is caught in a submission. The small gloves increase the amount of KO's, so you better keep your hands up standing. Some MMA submissions.

The only argument from the MMA side is that it's "more complete". Basically suggesting that if it's not the best for street fighting without rules then, well, it's just not as good. I say who cares. I'd MUCH rather watch 2 of the very best in the world fight it out with only their fists then watching a couple of guys who are mediocre at an array of skills but to each their own I suppose. Boxing is a long standing sport with a great history. It's an Olympic sport. It's also presented with class. MMA can't make this same claim.