Comments Thread For: Exclusive: WBO, IBF planning convention in opposition to Zuffa Boxing's proposed changes

[boxingitis]

Those are entirely different organizations. You're comparing apples to oranges. Its akin the comparing the xfl nfl and cfl champs and saying there should only be one.

So what makes you think all the the UFC fighter will 100 beat the other MMA champs.
I've seen Real Madrid and Barcelona lose to smaller teams.

What's the POINT of Zuffa Belt then? To only have 1 World Champion. The only thing being created is a Zuffa Champion. You are still going to have the IBF, WBC, WBA, and WBO Champs.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Those are entirely different organizations. You're comparing apples to oranges. Its akin the comparing the xfl nfl and cfl champs and saying there should only be one.

The UFC at any given time has less than 1000 active fighters 'that is encompassing all weight divisions.

In British Boxing alone, there are more than 1000 active professional fighters 'so technically the British Boxing Champion, has to compete against a more vast talent pool than the UFC Champion. And you have Dana White claiming, that the UFC has World Champions'.

Note: There are no World Champions in the sport of mixed martial arts, only in house franchise champions 'Boxing has never been a sport, which has managed itself in this manner. I have stated this many times before? Boxing is a open class sport, that is by far more vast than mixed martial arts'.

Francis Ngannou is a great Champion, but he has only competed against two combat sports World Champions 'Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Boxing has legitimate global world champions, precisely because? It is not a franchise sport, it is a open class sport which has many levels before you reach World and Elite level'.

The reason why Dana White has declared, that he will not associate with global boxing organisations, and boxing promoters 'is because in my opinion? He knows full well that boxing is not a corner shop, or high street store which you can take over and remarket into something completely new. Boxing is a well established sport, and definitively one of the most influential; and covered historical sports in the history of mankind'.

I personally have not really got an issue with Dana White's venture into boxing. Because I don't expect it to entirely take over the sport of boxing, it will be a branch of boxing which? Ether some people like and Champion, and others dislike for a multitude of reasons. Which have already been documented by many people from within the boxing community'.

But what I do have a slight issue with? Is certain folk within the boxing community who pine and gush over the UFC 'and their business model. Those people clearly in my opinion, don't know the history of boxing or really understand what a global sport is. Mixed Martial Arts is not a global sport, it is very successful sports business franchise'.

Boxing is not a Brand, it is not a corner shop store, and it is not a high street store 'Boxing, pugilism is the sport. This is the difference between the UFC and boxing, and is why in my opinion? Dana White and all his associates will really struggle to take over the sport'.

The UFC has less than 1000 active professional fighters 'So we already know, close to the peak game of this franchise sports model. The TKO boxing league or whatever will reduce boxing to potentially less than 1000 active fighters. But those champions will be marketed as World Champions'.

That is not what a World Champion is, and it is not how real legitimate global sports operate 'Boxing, Tennis, Rugby, Track and Field Athletics, Soccer and many more'.

To conclude: So people can all gush and pine, over this TKO boxing league 'but desiring it to take over the entire sport, is not great for the totality of boxing. Anyone that understands business, knows what I am saying is completely right'.

But let me make myself clear? I don't think the TKO boxing league, if they just want to do their own thing. And they make no big claims that they are the sport, and their fighters are World Champions. Well I think this will be actually be good for the sport, and many fighters at a specific level in the game'.

The TKO boxing league, is most likely only going to consist of rookie fighters at the beginning of their careers, and fighters in the latter stages of their careers. Dana White just like in the UFC will market those fighters, as the best fighters in the World'.

Some people like go along with this, but? Like I said, we already know boxing is Global sport 'that is much more vast and bigger than the UFC' etc.

[Boxingfanatic75]

So what makes you think all the the UFC fighter will 100 beat the other MMA champs.
I've seen Real Madrid and Barcelona lose to smaller teams.

What's the POINT of Zuffa Belt then? To only have 1 World Champion. The only thing being created is a Zuffa Champion. You are still going to have the IBF, WBC, WBA, and WBO Champs.

Not if the fighters band together and stop paying sanctioning fees and if the fans stop watching “title fights” that are a joke. Zuffa would at least constantly pit the best against the best.

[famicommander]

Not if the fighters band together and stop paying sanctioning fees and if the fans stop watching “title fights” that are a joke. Zuffa would at least constantly pit the best against the best.

Zuffa doesn't actually do that anymore, though. They refused to pay Ngannou, they let Jon Jones duck anyone he wants for as long as he wants, McNuggets is always on deck for a big fight despite the fact that his last good win was in 2016, and the entire promotion is now under FBI investigation for fixing fights.