The difference between Boxing and MMA
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All I hear from boxing guys is "MMgay". And how a boxer could knock an MMA guys block off.
And I'm not saying that boxing isn't fighting. I'm saying that boxing is only a small part of fighting. Boxing in a boxing match isn't fighting... it's just punching.. it's just boxing. Boxing is a tool of fighting. It's like calling wrestling fighting. Is wrestling fighting? By itself? No. It is a tool of fighting.
MMA as a sport, is the sport of fighting. You can use MOST fighting tools, and diciplines.
Wrestling isn't fighting because it's based on positional dominance. Boxing IS fighting because damage is constantly being inflicted from start to finish.
Also, should I pull up the amount of deaths in boxing compared to MMA and bring them into this argument? After all, people get hospitalized/hurt/injured due to fighting. Boxing is far more dangerous, far more deadly, and more of a fight because two guys beat the hell out of each other throughout the entire duration of the bout.
You can't win with positional dominance where you're just maintaining top position and holding your opponent down (Maynard, Antonio McKee, Jake O'Brien, etc.)Comment
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i heard those those bastards even bomb each otherComment
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People like what they like and watch what they watch. There's no reason to compare the sports. You can be a fan of both, you can be a fan of one, or you can be a fan of neither. Why MMA and boxing are supposed to have some rivalry is beyond me. I'm an amateur boxer who did some sparring at an MMA gym today and its not like we all hated each other. We had mutual respect for each other's sports.Comment
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both are fighting sports.
just different styles of fighting.
boxing is just boxing.
mma let's you fight in different fighting styles or mixes of fighting styles.Comment
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