Comments Thread For: Dana White on Zuffa Boxing opener: ?Anything is possible?

[steeve steel]

White has a lot of good arguments. And nobody can deny that the way the different boxing organizations and promoters have been running the show is very far from perfect. The proof of this is that a guy like Turkish D. arrives and changes the whole picture after a short while and the boxing fans are finally getting the fights they want, then you know things weren't right before. And seeing all the problems encountered to make a fight like Boots vs Ortiz, a fight everybody wants, a fight the boxers themselves want.

[PRINCEKOOL]

The challenge to take over boxing is many times more difficult than it was in Mixed Martial Arts 'I don't think Dana White has never really any competition, in terms of being a combat sports promoter. That is why I think in all honestly? He is a rookie going up against, battled hardened boxing promoters in a open class sport'.

Note: I think TKO boxing or ZUFFA boxing will do very well 'but at a certain level. I have never once expected it to take over boxing, not even in the future'.

The one title per divisions in this modern era will not work in my opinion 'because modern day fighters, quite simply don't have the appetite to compete like old school fighters'.

The last time boxers were all competing for one global title per divisions 'fighters were accumulating 100's of fights during the course of their career'.

In present day? Fighters begin to consider and speak of retirement sometime after they have fought 30 + fights 'That is the reality of professional boxing, and the notion that modern day fighters are consistently fighting at a higher level than boxing eras pre - 1980 is complete and utter nonsense'.

Moses Itauma is considered one of the heavyweight divisions, next biggest prospects 'and he is still not really been involved in a high jeopardy fight, which has not been manufactured so the likely-hood of him winning is very high'.

To conclude: So overall ZUFFA boxing, at this stage of its existent is exactly what I thought it would be 'a solid platform for up and coming rookie fighters, and potentially fighters during the latter part of their career'.

The media machine behind Dana White, UFC and ZUFFA boxing 'now has to convince the World, that those fighters are the best in the World. And that it is the only boxing which is meaningful and significant'.

Boxing history is too vast, it is not a high street business that can be bought out and rebranded 'I think people are realizing right now the share, monumental challenge this is for Dana White even with all the backing ZUFFA boxing is receiving' etc.