What do you think is more dangerous/harder/better? Boxing or MMA?

[LoftyDog]

MMA, fights only last three rounds...

UFC it is either 3 or 5 5min rounds, pride fc is one 10 min and then 2 5 minute rounds.

[GunStar]

That guy Liddell wins most of his fights with his fists I believe, put Liddell in a real boxing match he will get KTFO pretty fast against C level fighter.

I don't care if people are into MMA or UFC, but I hate comparing the sports with boxing.

A big strong guy can become great in MMA or UFC within 1 or 2 years, boxings takes years of practice to become good in.

I saw the huge black guy from MMA that was calling out Tyson, he was almost TKFO in that fight, if a guy like Tyson lands one perfect punch on that big black dude, it will be goodnight.

I think if I practice for a year or 2, I have good chance to become a champion in MMA or UFC.

[Hitman18]

That guy Liddell wins most of his fights with his fists I believe, put Liddell in a real boxing match he will get KTFO pretty fast against C level fighter.

I don't care if people are into MMA or UFC, but I hate comparing the sports with boxing.

A big strong guy can become great in MMA or UFC within 1 or 2 years, boxings takes years of practice to become good in.

I saw the huge black guy from MMA that was calling out Tyson, he was almost TKFO in that fight, if a guy like Tyson lands one perfect punch on that big black dude, it will be goodnight.

I think if I practice for a year or 2, I have good chance to become a champion in MMA or UFC.

Well said.

[-Antonio-]

I remember watching the ultimate fighter and seeing plenty of guys who would just strike. Compared to boxers they looked awful. The only benefit they have is they know how to defend kicks and take downs, while throwing in a kick or knee themself every once in a while. Thats only a select group of MMAers I have seen though. I think if you teach someone like a Sam Peter how to defend kicks and take downs then he would do damage. Even Tank Abbott had wins in MMA and he was a straight up street fighter, no skills at all.

[1bad65]

I think if I practice for a year or 2, I have good chance to become a champion in MMA or UFC.

That is one of the dumbest things ever said on this board. I DARE you to enter a local mma show. It is ALOT harder than it looks.

One of the reasons mma guys boxing looks so 'bad' is that you cannot 'sit down' on your punches. Doing so is begging to be taken down or leg kicked. They are two different sports, dissing one or the other is ******. Any mma guy who disses boxing should go into a boxing gym and spar a few rounds. A boxing guy who disses mma should go into a bjj academy and 'roll' a few rounds. They are both TOUGH sports.

[GunStar]

That is one of the dumbest things ever said on this board. I DARE you to enter a local mma show. It is ALOT harder than it looks.

One of the reasons mma guys boxing looks so 'bad' is that you cannot 'sit down' on your punches. Doing so is begging to be taken down or leg kicked. They are two different sports, dissing one or the other is ******. Any mma guy who disses boxing should go into a boxing gym and spar a few rounds. A boxing guy who disses mma should go into a bjj academy and 'roll' a few rounds. They are both TOUGH sports.

I said give me a year or 2 years to practice the sport, I think I have good chance to become a champion.

[1bad65]

Get started then bro. If it only takes you 2 years to be UFC champ, I bet in 6 months you could stomp anyone in a local mma show. Put your money where your mouth is.

What part of NYC you at? Plenty of good bjj places up there. Renzo Gracie is there. Stop in one day, it will be an eye opener.

[Dirt E Gomez]

Dangerous/Better/Harder.

Which is more dangerous? Boxing.
Which is better? Boxing.
Which is harder? MMA.
In years to come, if UFC/Pride continue to get larger then eventually you'll see even better athletes competing. As it is now, the big money is still in Boxing so athletes who have a choice between the two would lean towards boxing if they showed promise.

[leow]

boxing... getting punched in the face for 12 rounds nothing can be worst than that in MMA there are no knock downs, while in mma any time a fighter gets knocked down the fight is kinda over in boxing the fighter can stand up and come get some more till the ref steps in

[cupcrazy01]

I side with boxing, but probably more out of bias than anything else. MMA has its place, and it is growing quickly.

However, what is the deal with Shamrock and Ortiz fighting AGAIN?!? A THIRD FIGHT? Ortiz kills him TWICE, two quick KOs, and there will be a third fight? Yikes! What will the line in Vegas be, Tito -1000?