Comments Thread For: What Does a Boxing Equivalent to UFC 300 Look Like? Ask Bob Arum

[anonymous2.0]

“I have to feed all those who work for me, and then keep making money so I can keep them all employed,” Arum said.

That is what keeps him going at his advanced age - a sense of duty and responsibility - sends subliminal messages to the body that it's not time to die yet

I do the same thing but it's not the prospect keeping employees paid that keeps me alive but maybe eventually Hollow Knight Silk Song will get released.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Those One cards are massively filled up with muay thai fights and other rulesets, they're very entertaining yes but its not even primarily an MMA promotion these days. When it comes to MMA they dont have anywhere near the roster to compete with big UFC cards as far as star power and fighter quality. Even Bellator has a much better roster MMA wise.

Does it matter? Point is that those are very good cards. Why does it matter whether it's specifically MMA? We've gotten plenty of evidence by now that MMA fighters will get wrecked by specialists, and that MMA fighters will likely win against a specialist who doesn't have high level takedown defense if they're a striker, or good distance control if they are a ground specialist.

Boxing also isn't MMA. The issue was card quality, not whether UFC fighters are still the best on average at MMA. The latter is a worthless mental exercise because Dana White will never risk his fighters on a cross promotion.

[SteveM]

A great card in Saudi >>

Fury vs Joshua

Benavidez vs winner of Beterbiev-Bivol

Morales vs Mbilli

Crawford vs Tszyu

Cameron vs Baumgartner

Stevenson vs Andy Cruz

[Idunnoshet]

A great card in Saudi >>

Fury vs Joshua

Benavidez vs winner of Beterbiev-Bivol

Morales vs Mbilli

Crawford vs Tszyu

Cameron vs Baumgartner

Stevenson vs Andy Cruz

I think you mean Morrel instead of Morales.

Andy Cruz vs Stevenson ???
I doubt you get anything but a super Technical , super boring fight with these two.

Anytime Shakur fights i'll wait for the highlights ( if there are any ).

Not wasting my time watching him.

Like the wise George W. Bush once said.
"Fool me once. Shame on you.
Fool me twice... listen. I won't get fooled again. "

[SteveM]

I think you mean Morrel instead of Morales.

Andy Cruz vs Stevenson ???
I doubt you get anything but a super Technical , super boring fight with these two.

Anytime Shakur fights i'll wait for the highlights ( if there are any ).

Not wasting my time watching him.

Like the wise George W. Bush once said.
"Fool me once. Shame on you.
Fool me twice... listen. I won't get fooled again. "

yes Morrell. I don't mind very technical if its at a high level and they engage - I liked Loma vs Rigo - maybe Cruz-Stevenson could turn out like that

[El_Mero]

Oscar, Bob, and Eddie, just give us the equivalent of a card with Tank headlining, and Benavidez in the co-main! Can I get that?

Wahid vs Martin and Ben vs Gvozdyk are already happening

[Idunnoshet]

yes Morrell. I don't mind very technical if its at a high level and they engage - I liked Loma vs Rigo - maybe Cruz-Stevenson could turn out like that

You liked Loma vs Rigo ?

To each their own.

[Haka]

Who cares about BumFC ?

[SteveM]

You liked Loma vs Rigo ?

To each their own.

Lol - I did - but I like Alan Babic eat fists all night long too

[MinuteMaid5]

good article