All Roads Leads to Boxing Not UFC nor Bare Knuck

When AJ completely destroyed Ngannou, I think that was the true turning point. That was so brutal, so destructive, that the MMA world went silent. Taking 6 rounds to KO Paul puts it a little backwards, but actually it was so one sided and farcical that it'll be forgotten quickly... Hopefully What Floyd did to Conor was a little embarrassing to be honest. A one sided win too, but the lack of destruction meant MMA fans still had excuses.

both MMA and boxing are going through bad spells... the dagestani wrestlers are too dominant in UFC which is boring, and really theres pretty much nothing happening in pro boxing which is why the circus fights get more attention.... influencers pick up boxing rather than MMA because its easier to pick up, they arent going to be roy jones jr after a few months but they can look respectable, where as MMA its impossible, most MMA fighters have a whole lifetime in a grappling sport (BJJ/wrestling) and then transitioning or vice versa (kickboxing/muay thai), maybe some exceptions....

I love boxing but i'm not sure how (by your own description) "finished MMA fighters" "finished kickboxers" and "bored influencers" walking into boxing makes it the ultimate combat sport. MMA is past its best these days and kickboxing is basically a none entity, but at their respective peaks (which overlapped a bit) they were both pretty damn great.