Is boxing going to die?

**Dye** · 06-14-2006, 10:54 PM

no boxing will never die, at least i hope not

**Dye** · 06-14-2006, 10:55 PM

and i dont think that the ufc can take boxing over

**Easy-E** · 06-14-2006, 11:00 PM

Originally posted by fabzmm

My first fight I saw live was Roy Jones Jr vs Kelley. I had JUST gotten HBO at the time, and have NEVER watched a boxing math. I see how the two look like and naturally I think this Kelley guy is bigger so he is going to win. We'll Roy Jones put on a show and KO the guy with his hands behind his back. Ever since then, Roy Jones became my favorite fighter and I bought a DVD of all his fights. That got me into more boxing and more fighters and now I'm a huge fan. I just can't get enough of boxing and I'm downloading many clips of old fights so I can live the history of boxing. Just 1 fight got me into boxing is my point.

Anyway, in my school there is literally no people who watch boxing besides one of my teachers. All of them have this fad for UFC and it pisses me off. It seems all the boxing fans are olders guys, and theres no one to discuss boxing besides here in forums. Will the younger gen stick to UFC?

Boxing wont die, but the UFC will.

**enadeus** · 06-14-2006, 11:05 PM

Originally posted by PBF34

Boxing wont die, but the UFC will.

I doubt it, there are already smaller organizations like the UFC opening up, and they are selling out shows and making profit.

**neils7147933** · 06-14-2006, 11:06 PM

Originally posted by fabzmm

My first fight I saw live was Roy Jones Jr vs Kelley. I had JUST gotten HBO at the time, and have NEVER watched a boxing math. I see how the two look like and naturally I think this Kelley guy is bigger so he is going to win. We'll Roy Jones put on a show and KO the guy with his hands behind his back. Ever since then, Roy Jones became my favorite fighter and I bought a DVD of all his fights. That got me into more boxing and more fighters and now I'm a huge fan. I just can't get enough of boxing and I'm downloading many clips of old fights so I can live the history of boxing. Just 1 fight got me into boxing is my point.

Anyway, in my school there is literally no people who watch boxing besides one of my teachers. All of them have this fad for UFC and it pisses me off. It seems all the boxing fans are olders guys, and theres no one to discuss boxing besides here in forums. Will the younger gen stick to UFC?

There's a bigger world outside of your school...

**Bonafide** · 06-14-2006, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by PBF34

Boxing wont die, but the UFC will.

As much as i hate to say it, UFC is only getting bigger.

**Easy-E** · 06-14-2006, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by Bonafide

As much as i hate to say it, UFC is only getting bigger.

Its a fad. It wont last.

**Dye** · 06-14-2006, 11:11 PM

Originally posted by PBF34

Its a fad. It wont last.

i sure as hell hope so

**�ringer** · 06-14-2006, 11:12 PM

I love Mixed Martial Arts action too don't get me wrong. Any kind of physical hand-to-hand combat it good. However I don't think UFC has the finese or lure that boxing has. While it may be more glorified and hyped up it's fans do not have the same kind of passion and enthusiasm that boxing's fans do. The people who watch boxing are mostly die hards, we live it, we breathe it, day in, day out.

The prospects of new fights excite us and we take to the message boards debating and throwing our opinions in the proverbial hat. UFC is just something flashy for fans of bloodthirst while boxing is a thinking man's combat sport.

Is boxing going to die?