MMA vs. Boxing analogy

[Vasyl’s dad]

Yes, because people on a boxing website aren't biased towards boxing at all.

Like I care about your worthless poll.


I agree that its not a perfect analogy, but the gist of it is that boxing is one dimension of a fight, whereas MMA encompases every element of a hand to hand fight.

^ If you can't agree with that simple statement, I don't know what to tell you.

If you didn't care about it, you wouldn't be in this thread.

[The_Visitation]

The analogy is flawed because it makes one huge, and totally unjustifiable assumption.. that boxing and MMA should being compared as fighting systems. In fact they are not, the only meaningful comparision between them is as sports, and as entertainment. I prefer boxing because when the MMA fighters start groping each other on the deck rather than ducking, weaving, and punching I just lose interest. It's just fr*gging dull. Both have their awful fights, I know, but to me the bext boxing is ten times more entertaining than anything MMA has to offer.

[-Swizzy-]

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?

ok first off. asking a question like that in a BOXING forum is useless. obviously ppl are going to take the side of boxing. And to compare the 2 sports in that way is not necessary.

But if any boxing fan disputes the comparison then you have a low IQ because thats the kind of basic question that would be on an IQ test. But this also doesn't mean that boxing is bad. Its just that the comparison is meant to degrade boxing.

[D.C.]

Incorrect.

People need to stop comparing completely different sports. It's like comparing Water Polo and Soccer. Both use similar balls and goals, but completely different games.

[DiegoFuego]

In boxing you get where you are based on talent

In MMA you get where you are based on garbage KOs and good promotion

[mellow_mood]

who the fuc k preffers to see somebody give up on a thumb twist than a brutal LEFT HOOK TO DA CHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

common sense!! pleaseee!!!

[D.C.]

In boxing you get where you are based on talent

In MMA you get where you are based on garbage KOs and good promotion

Come on now, don't be ridiculous.

[Pullcounter]

Yes, because people on a boxing website aren't biased towards boxing at all.

Like I care about your worthless poll.


I agree that its not a perfect analogy, but the gist of it is that boxing is one dimension of a fight, whereas MMA encompases every element of a hand to hand fight.

^ If you can't agree with that simple statement, I don't know what to tell you.

Boxing is not 1 dimension of MMA.

An Ocean (boxing) can not be compared with a puddle (MMA) in terms of the skills in fighting with fists only.

[Pullcounter]

who the fuc k preffers to see somebody give up on a thumb twist than a brutal LEFT HOOK TO DA CHIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

common sense!! pleaseee!!!

exactly, that's why there's stuff like stand-gate.

even mma fans know that a brutal KO is better than a submission move.

[MOREBASS]

Boxing is not 1 dimension of MMA.

An Ocean (boxing) can not be compared with a puddle (MMA) in terms of the skills in fighting with fists only.

Ignorance.

Please explain to me how a limited sport like boxing is an ocean.


Like I've stated several times already.

I understand that boxing is a tactical and strategic sport, but it is very limited in that you can only use your hands.

Please explain how this is more complex than a sport where almost anything goes ? Punching, kicking, elbowing, kneeing, takedowns, submissions...etc.

exactly, that's why there's stuff like stand-gate.

even mma fans know that a brutal KO is better than a submission move.

Did you not watch the UFC 92 card ?

All 3 main event fights ended with brutal KO's.

It baffles me on how closed minded and ignorant some of you can be.