True. I was just pointing out that whenever I see these mainstream paper articles on this subject, they're very poorly researched, they don't seem to understand that UFC popularity in America does not translate to worldwide MMA popularity. It's like thinking boxing doesn't exist outside of HBO, true that's where the biggest money is, but the sport is successful all around the world outside of them. I was referring to mainstream writers, not posters here.
Its totally to different sports so who really gives a **** the comparison is stupid. Boxing is with the hands thats a very small aspect of MMA I dont see why its so important to compare the 2 sports. Its like comparing open wheel racing to stock car racing sure its a combat sport like those 2 are racing sports but its totally different.
There is no competition between boxing and MMA. It's like saying you can't watch basketball because you like football. That's just a foolish notion to hold. Most boxers would decimate MMA fighters in a boxing ring - but if a boxer fought under MMA rules without proper training - the boxer would get destroyed easily - in the first round. [YT]TtKx41UdCj0[/YT]
MMA may have surpassed pro wrestling but boxing has been around for hundreds of years and won't go anywhere anytime soon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankration MMA ain't going away any time soon. It's alright because we can still watch both boxing and MMA. There is no competition between the two unless it's a head to head pay-per-view one night - but boxing does that to itself all the time by having competing cards going head to head.
UFC is basically the sport. Pride is also back alive with "Dream" and doing well. Affliction although only doing one show is going to be very successful. Allowing fighters to fight for other organizations as well as their own. UFC, Affliction, Dream are the cream of the crop MMA shows. EliteXC which you speak of that went under was 2nd rate and meant nothing to the sport. Boxing more popular worldwide but MMA is an entirely different sport. It wont fade out but it wont ever take over boxing.
You know, 5 years ago people were saying MMA would NEVER BE ON BOXINGS level.... 5 years later, in america.... MMA trounces boxing on average. Now were saying it wont ever be on par worldwide... and i wouldnt be so sure. Nobody wants mma to dissapear more then me... but its not going to happen, it will be here forever now that it has arrived... trust me.
I don't know if you guys know this or not - but if you read through ESB's MMA Forum you will never see a poster say that he hates boxing and wants it to go away. Everyone there loves boxing as well as MMA. Yet in the General, Classic and other forums you always see posters saying that MMA needs to go away. Why is that? I'm not trying to convert anyone - we all like what we like. I'm just offering food for thought.
agreed - like both as different 'sports' - and cant entirely work out the illogical hatred some boxing fans have of mma. not sure about the poster above who things MMA is a new thing where without being a anthropologist i reckon as soon as we had arms and legs we developed varying ways to kick, punch, snap and choke each other - and a desire to watch it in all its forms.
