HELP Boxing vs MMA Presentation for job interview!

[MaTTuP]

I have a job interview this coming Thurs at a financial services firm. I'm interviewing for a highly competitive job selling securities. They want to see how capable I am at public speaking and getting in front of people that I don't know. So they want me to do a 10 minute presentation on any topic that I want in front of 6-8 people.

I know that I need to pick a topic that I'm knowledgable of and one that I can't talk about, so I picked the Boxing vs MMA debate. I'll probably lead in with the history of the two and compare & contrast. Of course citing why I believe boxing is the superior & more entertaining sport.

**Any suggestions are appreciated (I also have a dry erase board to work with)

[MaTTuP]

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[Steak]

I dont think its such a good topic to do, not only because I dont like the whole debate but also because it might not be a great topic for a job interview.

thats just what I think though.

[MaTTuP]

I dont think its such a good topic to do, not only because I dont like the whole debate but also because it might not be a great topic for a job interview.

thats just what I think though.

The guy told me to not make it finance related. He said pick a sport, hobby, or something that interests me to talk about. I think it's a pretty decent topic.

[Kakutogi-Gumi]

MMA started when a bunch of catch wrestlers formed their own organization to pro-wrestle for real in Japan during the 80's. While it was sucessful, it couldn't keep together financially and was desolved. The wrestlers parted ways and formed their own promotions. Thus the first MMA scene was born.

The UFC was originally supposed to be an informercial for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and was supposed to last 3-4 shows. It wasn't until Ken Shamrock, a professional catch wrestler from Japan, started kicking ass that SEG decided to make it an ongoing thing.

The Unified rules was created by the Crow Indians of Quebec. The rule set was adopted and modified by Larry Hazard in NJ. New Jersey was the first state to legalize MMA with Nevada following. California could legalize it also, but was plauged by politics.

RINGS was the first global MMA promotion. It had offices in Japan, Russia and The Neatherlands.

Bas Rutten wasn't only the first fighter to win titles in both Japan and US MMA scenes, but was the first fighter to promote crosstraining and the first "homegrown" fighter. He learned all his ground techniques from manuals and trial and error.

[NeXt In Line]

Well if you want to make it seem like an unbiased presentation, maybe cite the fact that more people in boxing have died than in MMA.

But, also cite how boxing is more graceful, it's recognized by the Olympics, the history of the big stars like Leonard, De La Hoya, and what they've done outside the ring as well.

[Steak]

dont do mma vs. boxing, just do a boxing one. with the sports history, its easy to do.

talk about the diversity of the sport in terms of race and nationality, that can be found in really no other sport.
talk about how the poorest of men can become a world champ, which cant exactly happen in the NFL or NBA because thy would have to go through college and everything
mention Joe Louis and his importance in the Schmelling fight.
history in general, you know the big guys in the sport.
then go through tactics, punch types, styles, etc.

you can even show clips of knockouts orwhatever if you want.

trust me, boxing alone will give you a ton to talk about. more than the mma vs boxing one, which will be about 50% history and the other 50% on overdiscussed topics and preferences.

[BetterCallSaul]

You don't want to ask for job advice on a forum where 99% of people have never had a job.

I have had several jobs and now I'm a full time student. I'm exempt from this rule.

[Texanballer]

MMA recycles and force feeds you the same guys over and over. Dan Henderson for example. He was suppose to be the next big thing from Pride, then he fights Rampage Jackson and loses, then hes in the main event of a UFC ppv against Anderson Silva and loses. Then he fights a no name, wins then is back in a main event of a UFC ppv.

Also with the best guys in MMA for example Silva and Fedor. There is no competition for them. Buying their fights is a waste of money imo.

In an MMA fight you can tell for the most part after the first minute or for sure after the first round who is gonna win a fight, there isnt many climaxes in mma from what i seen.

[MaTTuP]

Thanks for the tips already guys. This is helping me collect my thoughts and figure out how I want to outline this presentation. My guess is that these guys probably are hardcore fans like us and I could eat up some time on the history of both sports.
Keep em comin, thanks again