Hatton: "We can learn from the UFC."

Well, I suggest if anybody wants to learn all around fighting and have the best chance of winning in a street fight, learn MMA. Boxing is a part of it, but it can only get you so far. And, if you really want to give yourself the best shot; buy yourself a Gun. Boxing needs to do a better job at marketing; getting more poor kids to fight; build some gyms from tax payer money; help the fighters out and protect them from promoters; have one belt; one ranking system that isn't corrupt; and have the top fighters face each other. And put some damn fights on Regular TV and more on ESPN if you want to do cable. I wouldn't mind them giving the fighters the choice of using glove sizes of 6-8 oz max for all weight divisions. Plus, a bit of a smaller ring and some penalties for lack of action. worst shit i ever heard

ufc 91 was garbage the only fight worth watching was the kenny florian joe stevens match.how does brock lose to frank mir then he beats heath harring then he gets a title shot? how long has randy couture not fight?about 2-3 years

i dont follow ufc... but thats new for me... are they going on bankrupt? basing it off of quarter reports, Station Casinos lost 25 mill this quarter. Couple that the drunk ravings of former co owner of Affliction Todd Beard and that's where the idea of Zuffa going bankrupt comes from. Zuffa is in no way, going bankrupt. It'll take a lot to do that. The only problem Zuffa is having is the control of TUF with ****E.

boxing doesn't need to learn shit from UFC.. that's why they are going bankrupt and the De La Hoya v. Pacquiao fight is expected to do triple the numbers one of their cards does. i dont follow ufc... but thats new for me... are they going on bankrupt?

boxing doesn't need to learn shit from UFC.. that's why they are going bankrupt and the De La Hoya v. Pacquiao fight is expected to do triple the numbers one of their cards does.

yeah... a lot of times it's the packaging that sells shit for diamonds. Hard to tell if that post is hiding under sarcasm. If it is then: Well I don't know what rock you've been under but the UFC is selling out big. Look at the last PPV. Look at almost any PPV. They are getting good PPV buys also. The small things do make a big difference. Somewhat like the 24/7 feature that boxing has. Everything helps. If it isn't sarcasm then: You're right. Every little bit helps and the PPV buys and sell out crowds of UFC are proof.

Well, I suggest if anybody wants to learn all around fighting and have the best chance of winning in a street fight, learn MMA. Boxing is a part of it, but it can only get you so far. And, if you really want to give yourself the best shot; buy yourself a Gun. Boxing needs to do a better job at marketing; getting more poor kids to fight; build some gyms from tax payer money; help the fighters out and protect them from promoters; have one belt; one ranking system that isn't corrupt; and have the top fighters face each other. And put some damn fights on Regular TV and more on ESPN if you want to do cable. I wouldn't mind them giving the fighters the choice of using glove sizes of 6-8 oz max for all weight divisions. Plus, a bit of a smaller ring and some penalties for lack of action.

I don't find nothing wrong with his view. The pre-fight interview aren't a bad idea. He isn't really talking about the sports and their science but rather the presentation of the sports. After-all, UFC is selling big now in the U.S. and are marketing excellently with fighters like Lesnar. I just hope this doesn't turn out into another boxing vs MMA thread. Been in enough of those threads that it will be just be a recycled version of them. But overall, Hatton's comments aren't insulting to boxing at all... yeah... a lot of times it's the packaging that sells shit for diamonds.

What a joke that would never happen. MMA: The ultimate fighter winner Serra TKOs P4P champ GSP. Boxing: The contender winner gets destroyed by P4P champ Calzaghe. LOL@MMA. Difference being that Serra really earned that spot. He was the type who would put on awesome fights but would get screwed because the extent of the boxing judges understanding of the ground game really wasn't up to par. He also had Cecil Peoples screwing him over as well. On top of that, GSP was getting cocky back then. Now please. Stick to the topic instead of recycling.

Hatton's right. Boxing could learn a lot from KFC in terms of competition, presentation and appealing to its audience.

like i said. it's always the alcoholics who enjoy ufc looooool

Not sure what he's speaking of, the UFC cuts a ridiculous amount of corners with production and everything else (most notably fighter salaries) in order to maximize profits. Compared to the former production value of Pride it appears primitive.

How about making the undercard important. Not only did the UFC card crown a #1 contender to the Lightweight title, it put Damian Maia in serious contention for the Middleweight title as well. When has that happen in Boxing? the shit ass undercards are what's hurting ppv's immensely undercards are really horrible for instance last weeks Jones-Calzaghe which was basically a local show, truely awful undercard and the main event wasnt exactly good either in MMA they give you usually a really good card with fights worth watching, in boxing they dont anymore Boxing seems to pay the main event fighters too much and then not have enough to spend on the undercard

How about making the undercard important. Not only did the UFC card crown a #1 contender to the Lightweight title, it put Damian Maia in serious contention for the Middleweight title as well. When has that happen in Boxing? im not really a fan of UFC but i agree that in ufc the whole show contains bouts which consist of fighters of equal abilities. Boxing nowadays has boring undercards. But although i despise Don King his cards of the 90's were great i wish it could go back to that way. There was always competitive fights on his cards.

the shit ass undercards are what's hurting ppv's immensely

Lesnar would get KTFO against Vitali, Wlad, Haye hell even Peter You see, this is a big mis-conception. You see Lesnar as this huge guy and figure that all he's there for is to brawl it out. When in reality, boxing or even Muay Thai isn't even his specialty at all. He's a pro in wrestling. That's the big difference. The critics of the sport automatically love to point to a boxer and say 'he can knock out so and so MMA fighter' when not realizing that MMA isn't just boxing. It involved many other styles and arts into one. So it's kind silly to compare a boxer to a wrestler. If they were to fight, I believe the guys you mentioned would beat Lesnar, but keep in mind that it's must be their professional sport of boxing, and their rules. If it's MMA, it's the other way around. You really can't compare one sport's athletes with another. It's like comparing a rugby player to an American football player. Both have similar styles but are worlds apart in terms of rules.

I don't mind MMA, it just isn't my thing. I don't like to see someone getting hit while they're on their back, and i feel an anticlimax when someone submits to an armbar or whatever. I would take K-1 over it anyday.

How about making the undercard important. Not only did the UFC card crown a #1 contender to the Lightweight title, it put Damian Maia in serious contention for the Middleweight title as well. When has that happen in Boxing?

If someone like Lesnar fought for a boxing title after only a few fights i would cry. Perhaps there are things to learn from the presentations, but i don't want boxing to turn into a circus with randoms like Lesnar and Kimbo getting all the attention. I agree with you on this point. The majority of MMA fans are only starting to learn about MMA and the different components and styles. After-all, it's relatively new in the mainstream media unlike boxing. So it takes a while to get used to. And I do believe that Lesnar and Kimbo get unnecessary attention but eventually, it sells and that's just what the MMA businessman want. I find nothing wrong with those two in the sport, but unfortunately, they get a big boost within a few fights. One ended up getting the title, the other one ended up losing to a fairly unknown guy. With Lesnar though, he was a champion in college wrestling and received many awards and championships in wrestling. If you actually take the sport for what it is, it really isn't all that bad. No one says you can't be a MMA fan if you're a boxing fan. There's more to the sports than just the two fighters you mentioned...much more....

If someone like Lesnar fought for a boxing title after only a few fights i would cry. Perhaps there are things to learn from the presentations, but i don't want boxing to turn into a circus with randoms like Lesnar and Kimbo getting all the attention. Lesnar would get KTFO against Vitali, Wlad, Haye hell even Peter