10 reasons why the UFC is better than boxing?

ps. **** your cousin

 

I stopped reading at no. 10. The fans

 

**** your cousin's sister.

 

only in america is it more poplar try mention mma in europe and its nothing compared to boxing

 

ok the ultimate fighter and the number of champions are better than boxing i would agree. I rather have one champion for the weight class than 4. That's about it.

UFC while famous around the world is only base in USA while boxing is all over the world. UFC ranking really suck when you have the same fighters getting title shots. I mean how many times have gsp-penn and others had a shot at the title while other fighters who have been winning 3-4-5 fights in a row still gotten no shot.

Brock freaking Lesnar got a title shot after one win in the ufc. 1 freaking win. Lesnar ufc record is 2-1.Anderson Silva also got a title shot after one win. While Thiago Alves have won 7 fights in a row before finally getting a title shot.

 

by the way....i dont think this, but saw this and figured i would let you guys read it..i am obviously a big boxing fan since the 80s

Number 10. The fans. The UFC has perhaps the most rabid fan base this side of NASCAR. The loyal, Affliction-clad army religiously shells out precious dough to watch the UFC's pay-per-view (PPV) broadcasts numerous times per year. As to demographics, the UFC targets a younger audience than boxing (18-24), which means that even if boxing isn't a dying sport (which it isn't), its fans are closer to reaching life expectancy than the UFC's base.
Number 9. Oscar De La Hoya. With the Golden Boy's retirement this year, so goes the biggest draw in boxing. Say what you will about him, but his PPV numbers alone eclipsed the UFC. To make matters worse, he has also teamed up with the aforementioned Affliction to help promote, you guessed it, mixed martial arts. Up next, The Ring hires Tito Ortiz as its MMA writer?
Number 8. Reality television. UFC's The Ultimate Fighter is a much bigger television ratings darling than The Contender series, which has been kicked around from network to network more often than Michael Buffer has said "let's get ready to rumble."
Number 7. Senator John McCain. McCain, an avid boxing fan, once described the UFC as a "human cockfight." Back in the day, it may well have been an adequate description for a fighting sport without weight classes, judges, and sparse rules. The sport, however, has had to change its ways to comply with state athletic commissions, which is to say that the brutality is nowhere near what it used to be. The anticipation of violence is still a major factor in the UFC's appeal given that keys to victory include joint manipulation, "ground and pound," and choke holds.
Number 6. The events. It is rare today to find a boxing broadcast with more than a few televised undercard fights, which means that networks like HBO and Showtime tell boxing fans which fighters are important. UFC 100 on Saturday will give home viewers bigger bang for the buck by televising at least 5 bouts. Additionally, to maintain its popularity under a PPV business plan, the UFC has to make the best fight possible. By comparison, boxing fans had to fork over a good chunk of change to watch Bob Arum's PPV joke last February that "co-featured" Kelly Pavlik and Miguel Cotto.
Number 5. The "minor league." If your state has an athletic commission, go check the website and the upcoming fight schedule. My guess is that mixed martial arts has at least a 5 to 1 advantage over local boxing events.
Number 4. The weight divisions. The UFC has 5 of them, boxing has 17.
Number 3. The champions. See No. 4 above. The UFC has 5 champions. Boxing has the potential to have 68 universally recognized title holders--4 per division (see also Mikkel Kessler, Lucian Bute, Carl Froch, and Karoly Balzsay).
Number 2. Royce Gracie. No matter how you try to slice it, Gracie is the all time pound-for-pound champion of the UFC. His Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style laid the foundation for what the sport has become today and, with the ongoing efforts of countless Gracie family members, will be tomorrow.
Number 1. Dana White. Love him or hate him, Dana White is passionate about and insanely protective of his brand. When it comes to the mixed martial arts, it is all about White and his UFC. He invites all comers to try to arm bar him out of his market share, but the competition has either submitted or is simply waiting to tap out. He hosts UFC 100 on Saturday night, which will likely break his pay-per-view buy record. Part businessman, part showman--White consistently gives his audience what they want. He's even man enough to apologize on those rare occasions when his broadcasts come up short.


original article here
http://www.examiner.com/x-8370-Boxi...-10-reasons-why-the-UFC-is-better-than-boxing

 

Lol. I can't stand the UFC but they've got their promotion model spot on, IMO. Boxing fans don't have anything they can all relate to in the way that the UFC does for MMA.

 

Proof MMA fighters have glass jaws by Rico Spadafora

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Mercer KO 9 seconds Sylvia.

That is all.

 

It's clear who the champs are and the best fight the best way more frequently than in boxing.

The rest of that list is taste, nothing more.

 

A lot of that **** is true. Those are all things about UFC that are better than boxing. Doesn't make it a better sport.

Can't be better when half the time is spent on the ground dry humping.

 

ufc vs. boxing continues...

 

Dana White at no.1? GTFO with that ****!