Joe Rogan "Boxing is being swallowed"

[squealpiggy]

Joe Rogan swallows.

[lennon]

The thing is, ufc do a relity show and those guys become stars and compete with the top guys, can you imagine anyone from the contender being a star, they are selling the card in Dublin by advertising such a talented fighter as forest griffin! They sold the Mnchester show on the back of Bisping, purely on him being a local guy that won a reality show, the quality of the competition isnt high, it takes years to become a quality boxer but these glorified bouncers are instant stars. Rogan has such a high pitched shrill voice, how did he get on tv?

[robjr]

boxing owns.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

The thing is, ufc do a relity show and those guys become stars and compete with the top guys, can you imagine anyone from the contender being a star, they are selling the card in Dublin by advertising such a talented fighter as forest griffin! They sold the Mnchester show on the back of Bisping, purely on him being a local guy that won a reality show, the quality of the competition isnt high, it takes years to become a quality boxer but these glorified bouncers are instant stars.

Griffin was a big contender in the Brazilian circuit before TUF, when he got sidelined, he became a cop and was studying for his Law degree.

Bisping unified the Lightheavyweight title in British MMA at one point before TUF. He works on electronics.

Joe Stevenson was a big semi-pro and also a criminal lawyer.

Even though he's a starter, Rashad Evans was assist. coach for the MSU wrestling team.

All these guys have been given slow burns. They haven't fought top fighters just yet.

[ELPacman]

I'm not a fan of UFC nor Joe Rogan, but saying it's been swallowed isn't too far off really. Let's take example the megafight with Oscar-Floyd. That **** was hyped to no end. Almost to the point that if you didn't see it, you weren't cool the next day when someone asked you if you saw the fight. But it's like, that kind of hyping and **** doesn't help. If people are gonna watch a fight it's because they should enjoy the sport and follow it. Like any other sport, baseball, baseketball, you got guys talking about the games the next day and whatnot at work. It seems nobody cares about boxing until a big fight comes a long and then they are overhyping ****. I dun like how that works and it could be a testament to where boxing is right now. I'm a boxing fan and will always be. Boxing is the sport of my life and UFC has no place with me. But there has been changes over the past years in boxing and so far I haven't seen any for the better.

[Thoth]

If you pay attention to Rogan at any time when he's not in that Fear Factor sketch on Chapelle's Show, you need to seriously reconsider the things you care about in life. That is all.

[Jim_Davis]

LOL yeah Joe Rogan you got a voice higher than Mike Tyson and you sound like a little sissy always sucking up to Dave Chappelle.

[Steak]

I used to like mma. But its ridiculous for a few reasons...

First of all, yes the guys are skilled, but mostly its wrestlers and grapplers in there, and a lot of the time they basically box each other...Two grapplers boxing/striking really sucks. Just like watching two strikers go at it grappling sucks. This happens a LOT in mma.

Second, you never will get to see really high levels of skill because theres too much going on at once. The second someone gets into a groove, the fight goes into a different area, and basically they have to start all over again. After a while, I just got sick of it, and stick to pure wrestling matches/pure boxing matches, where they will get into the realm of fine art.

Third, in boxing, theyre constantly fighting each other. I know how the ground game works, but a lot of the time people just stall in each others' guard. And when theyre striking, they basically dance around for a while, throw a punch, get outta there again. The finishes are nice often, but there are such HUGE peroids of inactivity....

Lastly, and most importantly, THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO TRUE TOP GUYS IN MMA. Upsets are commonplace! Mirko CroCop, the seeming #2 fighter in the world got an 'easy' fight that was basically just there to pave his way to his title shot against a guy NO WHERE NEAR the top ten lists, and got dominated!
Gomi, the seeming #1 guy in the world gets thrown against someone not in the top ten. got his ass beat by basic boxing ability in a stoned off his ass Nick Diaz.
George St. Pierre, the undisputed, absolte best WW in the world gets an easy fight against a reality show winner no where near the top ten, gets dominated by Matt Serra with basic boxing ability when his kicks get countered.
And worst of all, Rogerio and Aronas losses. these two were easily top 5 fighters...at least! they give Rogerio a bum, who has had only THREE fights, and was dominated and knocked out badly in the first round by a NOBODY. He knocks the **** out of Rogerio in the first seconds. Everyone thought, oh, this is a fluke...and this one probebly was. But then this bum, Sokoju or however its spelled from Africa, dominates and knocks out Arona in the first round. So much for the rankings.
Top name fighters get beat left and right easily in mma. There is no such thing as a top guy in mma. If you give a top guy an 'easy' fight against a bum, theres a big chance theyll lose. This sucks...Its like if a champion in boxing fights a tune up fight against someone with a losing record and gets their ass beat...they lose all credibility.
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[the traveler]

I like strikers--kickboxing, boxing, mau thai or whatever, I just laugh at the cowards that have to take a man down to punch them, or get them in a position where they can submit them and then talk **** like they're more of a man than a person that puts on a boxing gloves and takes punishment that may cause them brain damage down the line.

I care less for grapplers.

[Benny Leonard]

I'll recognize MMA as a sport when it's in the olympics. Until then, it's a recreational hobby. Liddell's paychecks prove my point, he makes **** for a world class fighter.

You call that "boxing" in the Olympics?

I disagree and so does Emanuel. The Olympics have destroyed our sport in recent years. It is not like when Ali and Foreman won the gold.

MMA was in the ancient Olympics, it was just called "Pankration."

One more thing, curling is in the Olympics