Is boxing going to die?

[elhijoprodigo]

There is no comparison, boxing is in it's own class. People have actually been killed and yet the world continues to watch. I bet that the first fatality in UFC will send it to the bottom of the barrell. UFC 12 & 3 were my favorites as that is how to get down. Now they have like three pages of rules. To much politics in UFC. Boxing however has been around for centuries and will continue to be around for more centuries. What would you rather see? a Tyson vs Douglas or a Gracie Vs. Kimo

[DiegoFuego]

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?

It is your duty as a boxing fan to get more people into the sport. Invite your friends over to watch weekend fights, talk about it with them, more people will hear it and become interested. There are so many people out there who have interests in nothing who can be easily coaxed into and become a fan of boxing. It's really incredible. I basically saw Gatti-Mayweather for a buck after getting a whole party of people together to chip in for it, maybe, MAYBE 5 people there had even heard of Arturo Gatti. Now many of them ask me about boxing.

[DiegoFuego]

and the UFC is already fast becoming a joke. I basically laughed through the entire last PPV and even had my hosts that ordered it thinking it was gay

[Chups]

UFC and boxing are separate..they won't kill each other. It's like saying that Alternative rock will kill the HairBands in the 90's.........eh

[Bonafide]

Boxing will never die and neither will UFC. I do find that more UFC fans understand boxing and more boxing fans dont understand MMA.

[AllEyesOpen]

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?

Great observation fab, not too many people are into boxing nowadays. I guess it's cause the HW division has been subpar lately, & most people dont really like boxing, they like blood & the prospect of someone going down with one shot. These days the scene seems to be the lower weight classes, alot of blood & guys basically pounding each other into submission. Regardless of the general publics disinterest in boxing there will always be alot of diehard fans like you & I to keep it alive, boxing will live forever. I'm not a UFC fan, to much wrestling for me, I'm not knocking it but I like seeing 2 fighter square up & exchange punches til one can't take it anymore.