Boxing has to do something drastic to fend off MMA.

[Guest]

Boxing would kill MMA if they just showed ring card girls in between rounds acting as sexy as possible and gyrating.

I mean who gives a **** what the trainer or the commentators say.

Just showing a bunch of booty shaking for the full minute between rounds.

MMA would be toast.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

WTF was that!!!???

Dude that is in no way shape or form a correct way to throw an over hand right. He ought to be ashamed of himself teaching those kids to throw a punch like that.

It a Kempo version and it has been effective. It's more of a stun move then an actual KO blow. It has mutiple purposes as well. Many wrestling based fighters use it for deception. They can either stun their opponent and go for the shot or make him lift up his arms and make the shot easier.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

Boxing would kill MMA if they just showed ring card girls in between rounds acting as sexy as possible and gyrating.

I mean who gives a **** what the trainer or the commentators say.

Just showing a bunch of booty shaking for the full minute between rounds.

MMA would be toast.

Please don't use EXC ring girls as examples. $ka£a hires actual hos.

[Brunswick Assassin]

MMA is growing in popularity day by day. Boxing is still more popular, but most of that fanbase is an older demographic. The 15-30 male would choose MMA over Boxing to watch most of the time.

These reasons are varied and many but I will list the ones i can think of:

*MMA is more violent. The kids love violence nowadays.

*MMA is much, much, much more cleverly marketed.

*People like to be associated with new "In" sports.

*People would rather watch a streetfight because its something they can relate to.

*There are more succesful white fighters.

*Fights are shorter

*Fight cards are packed

*It seems the mostly ADD riddled youth of america dont appreciate the beauty of a master boxer. It just isnt EXTREME! enough for them.




People have been prediciting the death of Boxing ever since Kickboxing came onto the scene in the 80s. That sport was succesful for many of the reasons above but died out in the 90s when it went out of fashion.

It do not beleive MMA will die out as rapidly. This is because of the interent. MMA fans can talk, slag off boxing, watch fights and just generally spread the word. I was watching a fight on youtube when i scrolled down to see a ton of poorly written, energy drink fuelled slag from MMA fans.

This signifies the average MMA fans attitude towards boxing. It is a threat and goes against everything their sport stands for.


Comparing PPV numbers isnt really far considereing Boxing is usually more expensive, As is what you read on the internet, as MMA fans are generally much more vocal and young enough to grow up with the internet.


Anyway. Boxing needs to do something to get back on top. Here are some suggestions that ive come up with. I have tried to make sure the suggestions dont change boxing too much eg: Shorter fights would mean we dont get any epic Leonard/Hears, Gatti/ward type back/forwards type fights.

*Make the gloves smaller. Maybe a 6oz for the lower weights and work your way up.

*Scale up the scoring for effective agression

*Unify the organisations

*Televise fights for free

*Hopefully a unified org would make the top fighters actually fight eachother

*Increase penalties for clinching

*Stratergies to induct young talent such as schoolastic activities

*More television ads

*AND PLEASE PACK THE CARDS FULL OF GOOD FIGHTS! THIS ALONE WOULD SAVE BOXING!



What do you guys think?

There is no chance that boxing is in danger of MMA. Ward v Gatti I, II and III; Toney v Jirov; Corrales v Castillo have done the sport of Boxing the world of good. These fights are seen as the turning point for Boxing after the showboating, greed, corruption etc that's plagued boxing during the 90s.

Boxing is steeped in such a tradition that it will never be surpassed by this MMA. Only the first ever series in late 90s was just awesome to watch for the brutality. Boxing is a real man's sport where all you have is your fists to protect you and attack with. There's no rolling around on the floor trying to choke the hell out of eachother, were talking about hand-to-hand combat here.

Look at PPV numbers that Boxing generates which is astronomical plus other endorsements.

Boxing = Number 1 Combat sport. Period!

No MMA fight will ever come close to these fights mentioned.

[Flawless]

There is no chance that boxing is in danger of MMA. Ward v Gatti I, II and III; Toney v Jirov; Corrales v Castillo have done the sport of Boxing the world of good. These fights are seen as the turning point for Boxing after the showboating, greed, corruption etc that's plagued boxing during the 90s.

Boxing is steeped in such a tradition that it will never be surpassed by this MMA. Only the first ever series in late 90s was just awesome to watch for the brutality. Boxing is a real man's sport where all you have is your fists to protect you and attack with. There's no rolling around on the floor trying to choke the hell out of eachother, were talking about hand-to-hand combat here.

Look at PPV numbers that Boxing generates which is astronomical plus other endorsements.

Boxing = Number 1 Combat sport. Period!

No MMA fight will ever come close to these fights mentioned.

The 90’s was PPV heavens, the return of Tyson Holyfeild Lewis Oscar great numbers. Boxing reached a peak and has been declining ever since

[JAB5239]

You guys are laughing now, but slowly MMA is making ground very slowly.

Flawless, they're two different sports. Some will like both, some only MMA, and some only boxing. They can exist together though. The biggest thing boxing has going is over a hundred years of tradition. It will take a long, long time for MMA to equal that, if ever. I like MMA. I train in it. But it will never be number one in my eyes.

[JAB5239]

There is no chance that boxing is in danger of MMA. Ward v Gatti I, II and III; Toney v Jirov; Corrales v Castillo have done the sport of Boxing the world of good. These fights are seen as the turning point for Boxing after the showboating, greed, corruption etc that's plagued boxing during the 90s.

Boxing is steeped in such a tradition that it will never be surpassed by this MMA. Only the first ever series in late 90s was just awesome to watch for the brutality. Boxing is a real man's sport where all you have is your fists to protect you and attack with. There's no rolling around on the floor trying to choke the hell out of eachother, were talking about hand-to-hand combat here.

Look at PPV numbers that Boxing generates which is astronomical plus other endorsements.

Boxing = Number 1 Combat sport. Period!

No MMA fight will ever come close to these fights mentioned.

Nice post!