HELP Boxing vs MMA Presentation for job interview!

Good luck man.

Thanks to everyone! I had the interview this morning & I did the presentation on Boxing/MMA. I cited the differences and similarities of both. Of course it was bias since I love boxing & don't enjoy MMA. Before I got started I asked if anyone was a fan of either & of the 7 I interviewed in front of, only 1 was a fan (of boxing :boxing:), luckily for me it was the old man that started the firm years ago and he really seemed to enjoy my presentation. Anyway I think I conveyed confidence and poise under pressure which is exactly what they were looking for. All in all it was a success. So, thanks again to everyone who contributed to ideas and backgrounds of both sports. I should be finding out early next week if I get the job or not!

MMA: the 2 best fighters or the fight that fans want to see the most will usually end up happening Boxing: the 2 best fighters or the fight that fans want to see will usually involve the 2 camps calling each other out and making accusation of ducking before breaking off negotiations due to the amount of money the other side wants and finally going their seperate ways to fight some B-Level bum who has no hope of winning. LOL I dont wanna get into an MMA-Boxing war, but this is a good post. If you dont like MMA dont watch it, but its as legitimate a combat sport as any.

MMA recycles and force feeds you the same guys over and over. Dan Henderson for example. He was suppose to be the next big thing from Pride, then he fights Rampage Jackson and loses, then hes in the main event of a UFC ppv against Anderson Silva and loses. Then he fights a no name, wins then is back in a main event of a UFC ppv. Also with the best guys in MMA for example Silva and Fedor. There is no competition for them. Buying their fights is a waste of money imo. You dont know MMA very well. Dont do MMA vs Boxing, that will wont look good, do a history of boxing. And please people stop talking about MMA on NSB, you dont know what your talking about.

I don't recommend talking about either for the type of job you're applying for. But I'm sure you will anyway. So just let us know how it goes.

MMA: the 2 best fighters or the fight that fans want to see the most will usually end up happening Boxing: the 2 best fighters or the fight that fans want to see will usually involve the 2 camps calling each other out and making accusation of ducking before breaking off negotiations due to the amount of money the other side wants and finally going their seperate ways to fight some B-Level bum who has no hope of winning.

I want to compare & contrast the two & end with obviously more plus's toward boxing. I'm thinking about covering the following aspects: 1. Histories 2. Techniques/Conditioning 3. Promoting/PPVs 4. World wide appeal 5. Future I don't know, I'm kind of getting a overall picture of how I want to do this. Anyone else have any ideas?

Tell them there is no nationalistic pride in ufc. Its all whites, blacks, some brazillians and japs. In boxing you have crowds pull of mexicans when a fighter fights, of filipinos for pacquiao, thousands of brits come over to see hatton fight, etc.

The key is to just shit all over mma and ufc

Thanks for the tips already guys. This is helping me collect my thoughts and figure out how I want to outline this presentation. My guess is that these guys probably are hardcore fans like us and I could eat up some time on the history of both sports. Keep em comin, thanks again

MMA recycles and force feeds you the same guys over and over. Dan Henderson for example. He was suppose to be the next big thing from Pride, then he fights Rampage Jackson and loses, then hes in the main event of a UFC ppv against Anderson Silva and loses. Then he fights a no name, wins then is back in a main event of a UFC ppv. Also with the best guys in MMA for example Silva and Fedor. There is no competition for them. Buying their fights is a waste of money imo. In an MMA fight you can tell for the most part after the first minute or for sure after the first round who is gonna win a fight, there isnt many climaxes in mma from what i seen.

You don't want to ask for job advice on a forum where 99% of people have never had a job. I have had several jobs and now I'm a full time student. I'm exempt from this rule.

dont do mma vs. boxing, just do a boxing one. with the sports history, its easy to do. talk about the diversity of the sport in terms of race and nationality, that can be found in really no other sport. talk about how the poorest of men can become a world champ, which cant exactly happen in the NFL or NBA because thy would have to go through college and everything mention Joe Louis and his importance in the Schmelling fight. history in general, you know the big guys in the sport. then go through tactics, punch types, styles, etc. you can even show clips of knockouts orwhatever if you want. trust me, boxing alone will give you a ton to talk about. more than the mma vs boxing one, which will be about 50% history and the other 50% on overdiscussed topics and preferences.

MMA started when a bunch of catch wrestlers formed their own organization to pro-wrestle for real in Japan during the 80's. While it was sucessful, it couldn't keep together financially and was desolved. The wrestlers parted ways and formed their own promotions. Thus the first MMA scene was born. The UFC was originally supposed to be an informercial for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and was supposed to last 3-4 shows. It wasn't until Ken Shamrock, a professional catch wrestler from Japan, started kicking ass that SEG decided to make it an ongoing thing. The Unified rules was created by the Crow Indians of Quebec. The rule set was adopted and modified by Larry Hazard in NJ. New Jersey was the first state to legalize MMA with Nevada following. California could legalize it also, but was plauged by politics. RINGS was the first global MMA promotion. It had offices in Japan, Russia and The Neatherlands. Bas Rutten wasn't only the first fighter to win titles in both Japan and US MMA scenes, but was the first fighter to promote crosstraining and the first "homegrown" fighter. He learned all his ground techniques from manuals and trial and error.

I dont think its such a good topic to do, not only because I dont like the whole debate but also because it might not be a great topic for a job interview. thats just what I think though. The guy told me to not make it finance related. He said pick a sport, hobby, or something that interests me to talk about. I think it's a pretty decent topic.

I dont think its such a good topic to do, not only because I dont like the whole debate but also because it might not be a great topic for a job interview. thats just what I think though.

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