How can anyone say Boxing wouldnt be better off being run like the UFC?

[croz]

It is true. There are guys who are world class fighters in boxing, top 10 contenders, and they sc**** a living. If their career ended tomorrow they'd be broke.

It's been proven false plenty of times. Lists have been made showing how much more boxers make. You've seen it, and so has TS. You have both been here before arguing about this and when you get your ass beat down you guys suddenly disappear, only to return another day saying the same stuff.

[thuggery]

People just naturally hate UFC since this is a boxing forum. The fact is, it WOULD be much better if it were ran like UFC.

[croz]

This is false on so many levels. Its all about being a draw to the paying fans. Why is it that a guy like Ricardo Mayorga has headlined more ppv's than a guy like Winky Wright and has probably made more $ as well.

Andre Ward is a top 5pfp at the moment and cant sell therefore doesnt earn as much as he should given his level.

Go on, be misleading. If you start off as a low level pro, you get less money. You make more money the higher you rise. This is a no brainer. Even instant draws like DLH were paid much less for their first fight. Again this is a no brainer.

Andre Ward isn't a big draw but he gets paid millions. Your argument is invalid. He had a 1.3 million purse for fighting Dawson. Even MMA's biggest draws don't purses that big and it doesn't even include sponsorship money. But go ahead, bring up the super secret bonuses like I know you're dying to do. You said it yourself, Ward is not a big draw yet he gets paid more than the biggest draws in MMA. Case closed.

[illmaticfighter]

Go on, be misleading. If you start off as a low level pro, you get less money. You make more money the higher you rise. This is a no brainer. Even instant draws like DLH were paid much less for their first fight. Again this is a no brainer.

Andre Ward isn't a big draw but he gets paid millions. Your argument is invalid. He had a 1.3 million purse for fighting Dawson. Even MMA's biggest draws don't purses that big and it doesn't even include sponsorship money. But go ahead, bring up the super secret bonuses like I know you're dying to do. You said it yourself, Ward is not a big draw yet he gets paid more than the biggest draws in MMA. Case closed.

jessie varrgas isn't a big name but was making big bucks with floyd and co.,berto as well financial wise i don't see ufc being on the level of boxing.

but ufc is run a hell of a lot better but like someone suggested boxing would do better with a tennis type system.

[Young Money]

Boxing would be better run like how Tennis operates.

[RiC-DiC]

As a boxing fan, I actually kinda enjoy all the drama and corruption. It adds a nice touch to the sport. I mean, we get it ALL in boxing... We've got The Problem Broner trying to be like "big bro"... We've got all the ducking and excuses to entertain us... We've got **** talk 100x better than WWE... Drug test drama, jail-terms, controversial decisions etc.. We've got no idea about the **** that's gonna happen next. IMO, the sport would be dead ****in boring without all the dramas.

[marvelousmatt]

Many boxing fans also fail to realize that many boxers fight for peanuts until they are on the big stage. Now while the superstars of boxing make WAY more than the superstars of UFC, the undercard fighters in both sports make very little money. After making million dollar paydays, a guy like Kelly Pavlik was offered just $50k for his comeback fight. I remember Zab Judah fighting for just $15k.

Correction,Pavlik was offered $250k for PPV undercard fight, 75 k for TR live on FOX , 50 K for ESPN fight, and then $1.025 million for Bute fight.

[marvelousmatt]

Flawed argument. The GSP/Silva fight is between guys in different weight classes, that have already dominated their weight classes.

I've yet to see a fighter dominate their weight division, without jumping around, and cherry picking.

The whole Fedor saga was ******ed. His management wanted to co-promote with the UFC. Not to mention, they wanted a piece of the UFC as well.

How many times does the UFC put the champ vs. the #1 guy? How many times has the UFC champ had to clean out a division? EVERY TIME.

Boxing's formula is ****.

Their last main event was Nick Diaz vs St Perry. I've watched like 3-4 mma fights ever. I did watch former bad boxer KJ Nooons tool on Diaz and stop him on cuts easily. Watched 48 year old Mercer KTFO Sylvia in 9 seconds out of curiousity. I also watched St Perry sit in his car as he was scared to spar at the Wildcard a few years back.Dana White is a former dancing instructor,enough said.

[mconstantine]

Boxing would absolutely be better off if it was ran like the UFC/NBA/NFL etc. This is not even up for debate.

[Biolink]

Boxing would be awesome under one governing body. Nobody wants to lose their cut though.