Have some respect for our sport

[Marduke]

Seriously people. We need a boxer to beat an MMA fighter to redeem ourselves?

Have some ****ing self respect. We are fans of a great sport, steeped in rich story. It isn't going anywhere, so stop claiming the sky is falling because a fat desperate James Toney lost in a wrestling match.


If ANY champion, or even former champion, gave any MMA fighter the time of day, I would be seriously disappointed.

[Kevin Malone]

This thread should be stickied until the herd settles down...

[Who are you?]

OK, so in 5 years when HBO stops showing boxing, I can bump this thread and say that "boxing isnt going anywhere".

Hey man, 10-15 years ago, boxing was front page news. Now boxing is back page news.

5 years from now, boxing will be: No News.

Its a natural progression, and if you guys were intelligent enough to observe PPV rates in terms of *comparison* you'd see we are losing to MMA.

Showtime now shows more MMA than boxing.

There will come a time when HBO and Showtime stop showing boxing altogether.

Boxing was much bigger in USA 10 years ago. It has shrunk. What makes you so sure it wont shrink any further?

[Russian Crushin]

Thats what people just arent getting through thier heads, i was an MMA fight.

It like Kobe going to play for the Yankees and never gets a hit, then all the MLB fans will claim MLB is better then NBA?

[5burowz]

Toney looked huge in there. Looked close to 3 bills.

[Who are you?]

You cannot deny that boxing was bigger 10 years ago than it is now.

In the 80's and early/mid 90's. Boxing in USA was huge and front page sports material.

Today Chad Dawson fights and its Page 8 material.

Boxing has shrunk and you cannot deny that. 5 years from now it will shrink even further.

Boxing has future in Europe, Latin America. But in USA, no. No future.

The market has decreased dramatically from the 1990s and you guys are not smart to suggest this shrinking wont continue.

[Kevin Malone]

the MLB fans will claim MLB is better then NBA?

The MLB is better than the NBA but that's not why.

[_original_]

You and Kevin are the type of fans who enjoy boxing being a niche sport "I like boxing because I'm different and unique.....", and OP get over yourself...you'd be embarrassed if a MMA dude came and challenged a fighter to a boxing match? Do you know how much attention that would bring to our sport?

You wanna know what the fu/ck you should be embarrassed about? Our sport losing interest in the USA and how one of the most demanded fights of all can't be made....

[Kevin Malone]

Showtime now shows more MMA than boxing.

Please stop making **** up. Go to sports.sho.com

Boxing Events in 2010 on Showtime: 20
MMA Events in 2010 on Showtime: 12

Your shtick is getting old.

[Kevin Malone]

You and Kevin are the type of fans who enjoy boxing being a niche sport "I like boxing because I'm different and unique.....", and OP get over yourself...

I love mainstream sports too. I watch more baseball than boxing. I love college football and basketball (and my favorite University is Michigan). I don't hate things because they are mainstream.

You wanna know what the fu/ck you should be embarrassed about? Our sport losing interest in the USA and how one of the most demanded fights of all can't be made....

I'd rather see Mayweather-Martinez myself...