Bernard Hopkins: "There is no skill in MMA"

[Benny Leonard]

What boxing needs is to be handled better. The regular 8 and 10 ounces are fine. The fighters are still very good. The heavyweights are good if people would just see them. Thats why it pisses me off when the media says there is no heavyweight division. They dont know ****. Wlad could be a huge star if he were promoted right. He is knocking everyone out in his path recently.

Radio host Colin Coheard put it best I think. He said boxing is one of the most thrilling sports there is, but it is by far handled the poorest.

Wlad is Great, the rest are not as great.

And yes, Wlad could easily be as popular in the States as he is in Germany and I am assuming the rest of the World.

Wlad is big, strong, smart, and knocks people out. He could bring the ladies to the arena and men will follow.

He also has an underrated sense of humor.

[majestiC]

All i will say is that a boxer vs mma (boxing) 100% a boxer would win, a boxer vs a MMA (50% a boxer would win) that is all.

[Gatti9783]

All i will say is that a boxer vs mma (boxing) 100% a boxer would win, a boxer vs a MMA (50% a boxer would win) that is all.

I have the same belief. In a boxing ring, the boxer has the complete upper hand in every aspect. In the octagon (or ring), the boxer at least has a very good puncher's chance. A mixed martial artist has a puncher's chance in the boxing ring also, but it will harder for him to utilize it with the boxer's defensive and countering skills. I wouldn't even watch someone like Roy Jones Jr. box Chuck Liddell, because it would be like watching Johan Santana pitching in junior high baseball.

[EliteSoldier]

mma sucks, a bunch of redneck or steroid ******s who attack each other and have gay sex with each other. MMA sucks ass. Not to mention the fights don't last long at all. Waste of money

[brian99]

I wouldnt say mma is skill-less, but most of the guys in it are goons. And the idea of it being more like a street fight is somewhat true, but at the same time its no where close really. in a street fight if a guy is on top of you punching you, you will go for his eyes or nuts or whatever you can do.

[Dorian]

i hope this mma/boxing conflict can end...

[Cutthroat]

I hope it can end by a boxer whooping the **** out of an MMA fighter.



An MMA fighter would lose 99% of the time, power punchers from the MMA would freak out because it'll take more than just 2 of their hardest punches to KO a boxer. They're used to throwing a few of their hardest punches landing them and knocking down a fighter. But against a boxer they'd have to deal with them actually throwing back, they'd realize that boxers have much better chins.

[Dorian]

MMa and bosing shouldn't be compared. they are two different sports.....

this is getting out of hand.......
Dana is afraid to let one of his fighters come in boxing

[niceguy45]

a boxer would have more accuracy and more stamina than an MMA fighter

[Gatti9783]

because it'll take more than just 2 of their hardest punches to KO a boxer. They're used to throwing a few of their hardest punches landing them and knocking down a fighter. But against a boxer they'd have to deal with them actually throwing back, they'd realize that boxers have much better chins.

And they'd have to deal with throwing and actually missing, while wearing heavier gloves. No doubt an MMA guy would tire quicker if their training wasn't top notch. You see some of these guys start to wear down midway through their second round. I'm not knocking MMA, because I'm a fan, but they'd be totally outclassed in a boxing match. Same could be said for boxers in the octagon, when the fight goes to the ground.