Boxing Fan? MMA Fan? Or Both?

Boxing fan first but I enjoy watching either one as long as the skill level is fairly high and the fighters understand that they are being paid to entertain and not just jab and/or crotch grab all night long. :good

 

Well bro im not going to come here and tell you MMA is filled with great boxers on anything but you dont really know whats going on there no disrespect but you dont. Thing is I boxed amateurly for a few years had 15 fights ive made the switch to MMA I found out quickly how important my hands where and it wasnt much. Things like side to side head movement,body punching really have no place in MMA same with the stance you have to adjust your feet and your upperbody somewhat to defend takedowns and kicks. I still feel weird sparring MMA because if I commit to much to a combo then I leave my body exposed and im down in a secound. Theres a few guys in MMA like GSP,Silva,BJ who have learned how to use good boxing in MMA but its tough theres alot of aspects you gotta consider in MMA.

 

I watch MMA only when there is no fights on. I'm a boxing fan all the way. I don't like the MMA because there aren't that many skilled MMA fighters. Silva, enn, St. Pierre, Evans, Cung Lee, Shamrock in his heyday, Fedor, Couture, and a few others are true MMArtists. Many others are just wrestlers learning how to throw punches and kicks. They get caught so clean, and it isn't the ounces in their gloves that they get ko'd. Their defense just plain stinks.

 

Primarily boxing but I don't mind watching a bit of MMA.

 

Dude, boxing is head and shoulders above MMA...it is a less manufactured product and more of a pure sport.

When it was just UFC, it was way too brutal...it has now become WWE.

Seth Petruzelli just blew MMA out of the water with his latest comments on how they paid him extra money to stand and trade with Kimbo and not turn it into a true MMA competition. I would include a link to the article. but it is on another sports website.

 

Boxing!!!!!

 

I voted for both equally but I favour boxing slightly - not primarily.

There are less boring fights on the majority of MMA cards than boxing but the very best boxing fights are better than the very best MMA fights.

Cheers.

 

I like the fact that MMA tends to throw in the top fighters against each other more often than boxing, but unless the fighters are standing up and trading blows, the actual fights leave me cold. Boxing all the way for me, although I do respect the MMA participants as martial artists.

 

Boxing fan, not really into MMA.

 

Wow thats news to me, thats pretty ridiculous. Well it worked out pretty well for him in the end

 

Both - i love boxing and have competed at amateur level. But I preferred to compete in Karate, hence my fondness of MMA.

 

Boxing is my first love with football. Since starting Muay Thai i have got more of an interest in MMA, not too fond of grappling though

 

I like both but if there's a big boxing match and MMA match on at the same time, there's no question I'll be tuning into the boxing match.

 

I find it strange how the same MMA fans that hate boxing are the ones whining that the fights be stood up when they end up rolling around the ground too long. I find most of MMA stand up fighting quite sad really, with the exception of a few (Anderson Silva, St. Pierre, Cung Le, BJ Penn). Boxing is a more evolved art and sport, while MMA is in its infancy with the competitors and trainers still trying to figure out what the best way to do it is. I believe that a superior striker/boxer that is able to use footwork and defend from takedowns and submissions will be the mold of the future. When MMA fighters become good boxers than boxing has something to worry about. Honestly, I think MMA is more practical in a street fighting situation, which is its appeal to the simpleminded, but boxing is far more entertaining. And if a boxer know how to defend against takedowns, he'll kick ass every time.