The fundamental difference between the sweet science of Boxing and MMA...

[~Lucky13~]

the ****? my statement was pretty clear cut. there is more white people in mma. i dont know what that means. what does that tell you?

OK let me rephrase
why is it necessary to make such a comment?
how is it relevant to anything?

[2501]

OK let me rephrase
why is it necessary to make such a comment?
how is it relevant to anything?

im observational. just an observation i made. a lot of Bamers and Cornhuskers in MMA too.

[~Lucky13~]

im observational. just an observation i made. a lot of Bamers and Cornhuskers in MMA too.

history has proven, that kind of observation leads to negative feedback

[Cereal]

Come on man, don't go on like white boxers can't contend with black boxers. Leave that aside. La Motta/Robinson... Marciano/Walcott... Pavlik/Taylor... Jerry Quarry/All... We're not trying to develop a race issue here.
Let's get on subect here...

[DA1CATAS]

im observational. just an observation i made. a lot of Bamers and Cornhuskers in MMA too.

lmao...

[~Lucky13~]

2501 is segregating just for the kicks, that's wrong and unnecessary

[Samuel F.]

The mere word Tapout describes a lack of heart.

In Boxing, fighters are branded as cowards for quiting. In MMA, they are not.

Depending on the situation not tapping means a career ending injury(arm bar, heel hook, knee bar, kimora and many more), or going unconscious from lack of blood to your brain(triangle choke, guillotine, rear naked choke to name a few.). You really can't compare the two.

[!! Shawn]

Depending on the situation not tapping means a career ending injury(arm bar, heel hook, knee bar, kimora and many more), or going unconscious from lack of blood to your brain(triangle choke, guillotine, rear naked choke to name a few.). You really can't compare the two.

You are right, you can't compare the two, not quitting in boxing can result in death.

[Cereal]

Choosing to 'tap out' in mma equates to the choice in boxing as to whether or not to continute taking a beating that puts onself in the position of facing a possible fatality. The fact that it is less likely is of immaterial value...

[Mickey Gomez]

Most of MMA’s fighters have below par standup. For people who consider themselves martial artists they leave a lot to be desired in striking proficiency.
Most wade in with wild punches, very little in the way of combinations (apart from fighters such as Anderson Silva who even with his stand up could not compete at the highest level of boxing) and overall lack striking technique.
Cung Le is about the closest I've seen to a good stand up martial artist.

The difference in boxing is that top level fighters are masters of their art.
Boxing is more pure than MMA at the moment. Maybe in a few decades MMA will catch up but until then boxing is the purists sport.