MMA vs. Boxing analogy

[Savino]

whoever came up with this solution needs a slap.

surely boxing is a slam dunk contest cos it one sport?

[Williamb45]

It seems as if a lot of you guys are trying to make a point that boxing is a more tactical sport than MMA.


Freddie Roach himself has said that MMA is a much more complicated sport, simply because of all of the extra factors that you have to take into account, such as elbows, knees, kicks, takedowns, submissions...etc.

I mean, its pretty obvious.


No doubt, boxing is a tactical and highly strategical battle. But it is one dimensional, in that all you have to worry about essentially is your opponents hands.

thats like comparing a formula 1 car to a v6 toyota 4runner and comming to a conclusion that the 4runner is a more complicated machine because it can go on a straightway, offroading, in water, in snow.......... and calling f1 car one dimensional. it may have 1 dimension, but that 1 dimension is greated than the others all dimension combined and multiplied by 10.

[Kastrioti]

It seems as if a lot of you guys are trying to make a point that boxing is a more tactical sport than MMA.


Freddie Roach himself has said that MMA is a much more complicated sport, simply because of all of the extra factors that you have to take into account, such as elbows, knees, kicks, takedowns, submissions...etc.

I mean, its pretty obvious.


No doubt, boxing is a tactical and highly strategical battle. But it is one dimensional, in that all you have to worry about essentially is your opponents hands.

Boxing is 1 dimensional? Get real man, boxing is a very defensive sport, it's very psychological, you start out in a stalemate and you gotta work yourself out of that and get the upper hand. If you think that it's pretty obvious you know nothing about boxing.

[Kastrioti]

But, are they all great at the sport of MMA, in every facet. No.

That's the point. It's a sport that virtually any guy can at the top can win at any time. It's not about dominance, which is what a sport should be about. It's about how bad you do, not how good you do.

I believe that's mostly because of the lack of competition in UFC/Pride. When there's more competition, the fighting styles will change, big time.

[Soda Popinski]

here's a better analogy:

MMA is like taking physics 101, while Boxing is like having a PHD in physics.

That's a fair analogy, but grossly incomplete.

MMA is physics 101. It's also Chemistry 101, Biology 101, Psychology 101 and a ****ty mandatory called 4oz gloves. Now work toward your doctorate in all of those disciplines simultaneously. That's MMA.

[bsrizpac]

MOREBASS used this analogy today to compare boxing and MMA.

MOREBASS: "Like I said before:


Boxing is the slam dunk contest

MMA is the actual game"

I've been disagreeing with him this morning and he's sticking by this analogy. So let me know, is this a valid analogy of the two sports?