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To tell the truth, I used to hate MMA. But the company I work for seems to have one thing in common. They all seem to love MMA so I have been watching it to atleast keep up with the conversations. Anyway, I was thinking that I could probably like MMA if not for a couple things.
1. If somebody would please learn to throw a proper punch. I have never seen a fighter in MMA plant their feet and put their entire body into a punch. They are always wide swinging arm punches. Being a fan of the sweet science I cringe everytime I see punches in MMA.
2. Learn to take a punch. I am so tired of hearing how devastating the punch that ko'd Evans was. It was a wild arm punch that even an mediocre boxer would walk right through.
3. I hate when MMA guys think that since MMA gloves are only 4 oz. that fighters hit harder with them. Do the physics, F=MA, the more weight in the gloves, the more mass in the equation, although its very little. I'm not saying that they don't do less damage, I would even agree that they are more likely to break bones in your face or make you bleed, but they are not more likely to cause a knockout. A knockout is when your brain hits the inside of your skull, and the more force i.e. heavier gloves are more likely to cause that. I just have to say that, my buddy at work calls boxing "Pillow Fighting".
4. Although for the most part, MMA is boring to me, it is hard to have a war in 3 rounds. You can have an action packed fight, but could you imagine Ali vs. Frazier lasting 3 rounds? Would anybody still be talking about it?
I'm sure many of you disagree with me, but I just had to get that off my mind. I got in a big discussion at work the other day, and just about everyday, about boxing vs. MMA. And it has been getting to me because I am out numbered.
1. If somebody would please learn to throw a proper punch. I have never seen a fighter in MMA plant their feet and put their entire body into a punch. They are always wide swinging arm punches. Being a fan of the sweet science I cringe everytime I see punches in MMA.
2. Learn to take a punch. I am so tired of hearing how devastating the punch that ko'd Evans was. It was a wild arm punch that even an mediocre boxer would walk right through.
3. I hate when MMA guys think that since MMA gloves are only 4 oz. that fighters hit harder with them. Do the physics, F=MA, the more weight in the gloves, the more mass in the equation, although its very little. I'm not saying that they don't do less damage, I would even agree that they are more likely to break bones in your face or make you bleed, but they are not more likely to cause a knockout. A knockout is when your brain hits the inside of your skull, and the more force i.e. heavier gloves are more likely to cause that. I just have to say that, my buddy at work calls boxing "Pillow Fighting".
4. Although for the most part, MMA is boring to me, it is hard to have a war in 3 rounds. You can have an action packed fight, but could you imagine Ali vs. Frazier lasting 3 rounds? Would anybody still be talking about it?
I'm sure many of you disagree with me, but I just had to get that off my mind. I got in a big discussion at work the other day, and just about everyday, about boxing vs. MMA. And it has been getting to me because I am out numbered.
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