Are any of you boxing historians MMA Fans?

[RingSlam]

Yep: Low-brow street fights for violence freaks.

Poet

dont you call any1 or any sport. you never had the heart or the balls to fight. you stick to writing your poetry pusssy!

[princemanspoper]

MMGAY is a lame product that uses an exagerrated wwe style of marketing to draw in the lowest form of scum that unfortunately inhabits todays society.

MMGAY is not popular in north america the ufc is,and without the ufc mma is nothing and that is a fact.The ufc's fanbase are casual middle class white fans who will eventually move out of their parents home and graduate college and realise what idiotic morons they were for ever having followed such a lame fad

I have no respect or MMA,I have no respect or it's fighters and you can shove this thread straight up your backside sunshine

MMGAY discussion isn't welcome on MY FORUM!

[princemanspoper]

I quite like it.

And why doesn't this suprise me?......Do they score points for taking it up the rectum as often as you do Malone?

keep them cheeks closed fella,never know when a bully boy is lurking

UFC is ok. I stick to marquee bouts tho. Whereas in boxing, I watch any piece of **** fight.

[raabd]

I really don't watch much mma, sometimes i'll tune in or a buddy will invite me to his pad to watch the ppv. I respect all of the arts in mma but only a handful of dudes are really good and master these arts. Its brutal to watch a lot of these guys fight sometimes, they just plain suck and the announcers make it seem as if they're superhuman.

[Sugarj]

I have friends who are into MMA, who fight and I've watched it 'unreligiously' for quite a few years.

I have a background in Martial Arts and studied Kung Fu and Ninjitsu for several years (I realise this is not MMA, but many do come from a mixed martial art background). I switched to boxing in my late teens. In Kung Fu sparring I hated fighting with guys who were good with their hands (punches combinations etc), they fought at a closer distance to what I found comfortable and I found it far harder to block and avoid punches than I did kicks, due to the speed of attack and distance (no sidekick or roundhouse comes at you at the speed of an accurate jab!). Its why I took up boxing!

MMA is entertaining but I just dont find the ground work fun to watch at all. When you re spoilt with watching great boxers who use punches as their sole offensive tool it is amazing how inept some of the MMA guys are with their fists, truely shocking! AND then you find out that some of these guys are 4th Dan this or 5th Degree black belt that and you wonder about the veracity of the whole martial art grading systems that have lead the pathway for many of the exponents.

Remember, as a competitive sport the MMA is young in comparison to boxing and it will evolve, fighters will get better and more rounded in their disciplines. I see the appeal but I cant see it becoming anything to me like boxing is. No history, heritage or glamour.......yet!

[raabd]

I have friends who are into MMA, who fight and I've watched it 'unreligiously' for quite a few years.

I have a background in Martial Arts and studied Kung Fu and Ninjitsu for several years (I realise this is not MMA, but many do come from a mixed martial art background). I switched to boxing in my late teens. In Kung Fu sparring I hated fighting with guys who were good with their hands (punches combinations etc), they fought at a closer distance to what I found comfortable and I found it far harder to block and avoid punches than I did kicks, due to the speed of attack and distance (no sidekick or roundhouse comes at you at the speed of an accurate jab!). Its why I took up boxing!

MMA is entertaining but I just dont find the ground work fun to watch at all. When you re spoilt with watching great boxers who use punches as their sole offensive tool it is amazing how inept some of the MMA guys are with their fists, truely shocking! AND then you find out that some of these guys are 4th Dan this or 5th Degree black belt that and you wonder about the veracity of the whole martial art grading systems that have lead the pathway for many of the exponents.
Remember, as a competitive sport the MMA is young in comparison to boxing and it will evolve, fighters will get better and more rounded in their disciplines. I see the appeal but I cant see it becoming anything to me like boxing is. No history, heritage or glamour.......yet!

This is exactly how I feel.

[Spartacus Sully]

so silly they dont know how to punch so they decide to roll around on the floor? i dont get it

[mickey malone]

And why doesn't this suprise me?......Do they score points for taking it up the rectum as often as you do Malone?

keep them cheeks closed fella,never know when a bully boy is lurking

And your rectum does the talking... Seems like you've got the runs today...

[Phenomkidd]

Anythony Mundine is not and won't ever be anywhere near boxing's best. Lesnar is the UFC's best (some might argue Silva).

and 2 years is a lot more than it took Lesnar to become a household name in the UFC.

Technically? No way in hell. Overall? His wrestling is good but his size is his biggest thing. He dominates people purely on size alone. Randy Couture vs Brock Lesnar, lasted a good amount of time but everyone knew Couture was gonna go lose at some point. In this case it showed w/o laying on a guy Lesnar isn't that great. He lost the stand up and in the clinch. Popped a good shot behind the ear/temple area and couture whent down. Mir vs Lesnar he didn't do much standing up and Mir possibly could have one if it was a stand up fight, he layed on Mir in good position using his weight and pummeled his face. Lesnar is no where near the UFC's best at ALL.

[Phenomkidd]

MMGAY is a lame product that uses an exagerrated wwe style of marketing to draw in the lowest form of scum that unfortunately inhabits todays society.

MMGAY is not popular in north america the ufc is,and without the ufc mma is nothing and that is a fact.The ufc's fanbase are casual middle class white fans who will eventually move out of their parents home and graduate college and realise what idiotic morons they were for ever having followed such a lame fad

I have no respect or MMA,I have no respect or it's fighters and you can shove this thread straight up your backside sunshine

MMGAY discussion isn't welcome on MY FORUM!

What does UFC do, MMA, thanks...

UFC is popular all over the world. Strikeforce is very popular in the bay area. MMA would be something without the UFC, Affliction (though now dead) and Strikeforce would rise to prominence, dominating the US portion of MMA. Dream and Sengoku would continue their reign over mma in the Asian/Japanese market.

You don't have to respect them, but you would get ****ed up by them.



People should know you can love both sports...