Is this the future of boxing - 21/03/09 card

Half a Knicks game might be a good thing, but that's another story.

 

flogging a dead horse for the last dribble of its ****. They obviously realise even casual boxing fans now realise Jones is totally shot, but maybe the MMA meatheads will club together to pay for this garbage,,,good luck...Personally I wouldnt even stay up for this card let alone pay for it...Bollocks

 

This is not the future of boxing (hopefully).

Keep in mind that even though RJJ is fighting this is a smallish promotion. None of the tv networks in America have picked it up and therefore they are having to put it on PPV. If Roy Jones wasn’t headlining this card would meant **** all. Many small time promoters have put on shows with both MMA and boxing bouts but none at the top level

Earlier this year Golden Boy announced a deal with Afflliction to co-promote events with both Boxing/MMA and put them on PPV. They thought there'd be demand to see the top boxers and MMA practitioners on the same card.

However the backlash from fans of both sports was such that the plans were scrapped. Golden Boy then decided that it would help Afflicition but only to promote full MMA shows. No boxing would be involved.

It is however worrying that Golden Boy, who along with Top Rank are the top boxing promoters in the world, wanted to take such a step. Luckily, they came to their sense and realised it would not work.

I personally am not a fan of MMA, I have watched it on a few occasions but it just doesn’t appeal to me. However there is a lot boxing could learn from a promotional aspect from the UFC and other MMA brands.

 

It said the first time they combined on a pay per view card. I don't think Vargas' promotioin was ppv.

 

2 different sports. Keep them separate.

 

I don't think this is the future for either sport. They are two seperate sports with mostly two different fan bases. A mixed card might appeal to some and on a ppv headlined with a Jones-Shieka bout it needs every trick it can use to gather buys. But boxing will stay in the business of boxing and mma in its own world.

 

When I sit down to a Boxing Pay-Per-View, all I wanna watch is Boxing. I don't have any interest in this, despite the fact that I do enjoy MMA sometimes. I'm not a fan of this idea.

 

This card fails

 

Hope not

 

yep co sign