Dana white talks about ufc vs boxing / floyd vs pacman

[MOREBASS]

"ufc is bigger than boxing and wwe combined"

The interviewer asked after he said that what he was referring to, and it was annual PPV revenue.


Facts are facts, and the UFC outsold all boxing PPV's and WWE PPV's combined in 2008. Check the numbers if you don't believe it.


It looks to be the same story this year, with the UFC doing back to back 1 million+ PPV events.

Listen, hate him all you want, but Dana White is speaking from the perspective of most casual fans. The people who make these mega-fights so successful are the casual fans.

Casual fans like to see action, and when they pay for an event, that's exactly what they want to see.

Dana White is absolutely right about that, but some of you guys on here are so closed minded and feel that boxing is threatened by the emergence of the UFC, that you fail to see that he's right about the state of boxing.


You can thank Dana White and the UFC for all of the stacked cards in 2009, if it wasn't for their popularity, boxing promoters could still get away with giving you one good main event, and then 3 fights of Glass Joe vs Little Mac.

[JudeTheObscure]

I don't feel threatened by Dana White and UFC at all, actually. I never considered MMA anything near to boxing whatsoever. Any of my reactions are just that- reactions to the constant nonsense said by MMA defenders. Just like you'd have reactions if you heard what you took to be nonsense from critics of PacMan, or whatever.

In my opinion, there is room enough for ALL sports. I hope every fan is happy, and I have respect for every athlete. I don't know why it has to be a pissing contest (insecurity? jealousy?) and one has to "beat" the other, or "prove" its better than the other. The world is big enough for both sports, I'm sure of it.

Some people just like to *****. Or put things down.

[mrpain81]

The interviewer asked after he said that what he was referring to, and it was annual PPV revenue.


Facts are facts, and the UFC outsold all boxing PPV's and WWE PPV's combined in 2008. Check the numbers if you don't believe it.


It looks to be the same story this year, with the UFC doing back to back 1 million+ PPV events.

Listen, hate him all you want, but Dana White is speaking from the perspective of most casual fans. The people who make these mega-fights so successful are the casual fans.

Casual fans like to see action, and when they pay for an event, that's exactly what they want to see.

Dana White is absolutely right about that, but some of you guys on here are so closed minded and feel that boxing is threatened by the emergence of the UFC, that you fail to see that he's right about the state of boxing.


You can thank Dana White and the UFC for all of the stacked cards in 2009, if it wasn't for their popularity, boxing promoters could still get away with giving you one good main event, and then 3 fights of Glass Joe vs Little Mac.

Says who? you?

Post all the PPV's from last year and show us how they outsold both WWE and Boxing.

[MOREBASS]

I don't feel threatened by Dana White and UFC at all, actually.

And you shouldn't. Its a completely different sport.

I never considered MMA anything near to boxing whatsoever.

If what you mean by this is that they are totally different and separate sports, then you are absolutely right.

In my opinion, there is room enough for ALL sports. I hope every fan is happy, and I have respect for every athlete. I don't know why it has to be a pissing contest (insecurity? jealousy?) and one has to "beat" the other, or "prove" its better than the other. The world is big enough for both sports, I'm sure of it.

Some people just like to *****. Or put things down.

Exactly.

Boxing fans need not be afraid. Boxing is here to stay, and as far as I can see, has done nothing but improve since the emergence of the UFC/MMA.

[MOREBASS]

Says who? you?

Post all the PPV's from last year and show us how they outsold both WWE and Boxing.

I've posted it here, as well as other people. I don't give a **** if you believe me or not. Its a fact.

In fact, the UFC surpassed both boxing and the WWE in PPV revenue in 2006, and has made the most PPV revenue of any sport since.

Last year, in 2008 they broke the record for most PPV revenue in a single year, in any sport, of all time.

[JudeTheObscure]

And you shouldn't. Its a completely different sport.



If what you mean by this is that they are totally different and separate sports, then you are absolutely right.


Exactly.

Boxing fans need not be afraid. Boxing is here to stay, and as far as I can see, has done nothing but improve since the emergence of the UFC/MMA.

Yes sir. It is exactly what I meant.

[mrpain81]

I've posted it here, as well as other people. I don't give a **** if you believe me or not. Its a fact.

Well shut the **** up about facts when you ain't got the numbers to back them up, plus nobody can check the UFC ppv buys so it's all made up bull**** anyways.

[Story]

This clown ass prick Dana says that if the fight does 1 million buys then there are a million ****** people out there..

But didn't he say before that he bought the fight himself ?
****** mother****er.

[MOREBASS]

Well shut the **** up about facts when you ain't got the numbers to back them up, plus nobody can check the UFC ppv buys so it's all made up bull**** anyways.

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These figures aren't even the entire year's numbers. The UFC already broke its own PPV record for most revenue in a year, in any sport...IN HISTORY.


I'm a boxing fans, but facts are facts man. Pay these guys their dues, they are doing something right.

[sleazyfellow]

This clown ass prick Dana says that if the fight does 1 million buys then there are a million ****** people out there..

But didn't he say before that he bought the fight himself ?
****** mother****er.

He said the last one for him was Floyd/Oscar, and that fight did indeed suck.
(IMO)