Boxing or MMA- what do you like more

Love both, but boxing is my wife, and MMA my dirty little mistress. :hey

 

Boxing is my favorite sport, but I love all combat sports and follow MMA closely.

 

MMA will never come close to boxing for me.

In order, my combat sports preferences are:

1) Boxing
2) K-1
3) MMA

I get more excited for low-level boxing if it's a competitive match-up than for most of the biggest events in MMA. I tend to not be as much into heavyweights across the board, but even the heavyweight divisions in boxing and K-1 interest me about as much as the lower weights in MMA (below light heavy), which are all I can stand.

 

:nono

MMA is a nasty ***** that's available when the wife (boxing) or mistress (K-1) isn't putting out.

 

2-3 years ago it was clearly MMA but boxing and K1 are certainly starting to catch up again as the standard of MMA on offer has declined.

When MMA is good for me its the best fightsport there is, when its bad though it can be pretty terrible, guys exchanging low level technique and looking to stall out decisions.

MMA does have the advanatge of being a good deal cheaper(and easier to watch than K1) here in the UK where you can get all the UFC events for $15 a month with Strikeforce on free(if delayed) TV.

 

No need to choose. I love them both.

 

I love both. I prefer MMA fights generally cos they tend to come in shape and come to fight. Boxing at a lower level is often a farce. Prospects coming to fight with going 12 rounds in their mind rather than coming to perform. At elite level, when boxers trade it is exhilirating. Their is a flow to it that is incredible. I think MMA will get to that level as they learn to blend all the martial arts so that a fighter is consistently go from strike to strike, changing levels, transition etc

 

Apples and oranges.

 

^This:good

 

Just check both options if you like both equally..

Boxing will always be my first love, but for the most part, is dissapointing nowadays. I've grown tired of padded records, the best not fighting the best, cherry picking, not finishing fights, etc.

MMA just interests me more.. So I slightly favor MMA.

 

depends on the figher involved.

 

Realistically were never likely to see boxing that good in MMA unless a few boxers switch sports, alot of the other skills show can be just as impressive though.

The real problem with MMA in recent years though is that risk taking exchanges of technique are becoming rarer and rarer at the highest level. New names looking to build a name for themselves often provide action but increasily the big names play it safe.

MMA "played safe" is often a very poor sport indeed, the judging favours stalling over aggresion and the fact that the sports skill set is potentially so wide means such fights become dull mismatches. There are defencive boxers aswell of course but the difference is there having to show quality defencive because their opponants at a high level are naturally great bxoers. In MMA though you often get a situation like Anderson vs Maia and Leities were one guy is vastly superior in one area, that can be very entertaining is the weakness is aggresively exploited but very boring if the superior fighter chooses not to take any risks.

 

I don't expect MMA boxing to reach that level. I'm specifically talking about a flow of work. MMA are still evolving and learning to mix it all together to produce a much more fluid fight.

In regards to your point though, there is a thin line between stalling and controlling. Also, I think guys should be getting out of position, just like I expect a boxer to fight his way out of a clinch.

 

Boxing for sure. Love mma too, watch as much of both as i can. I think I have been excited for more MMA fights this year than boxing though. Not been the best year for boxing.

 

Indeed, I think guys like Fedor, GSP and Shogun are really leading the way in that reguard.

There is a thin line I agree and I think MMA has crossed it in the wrong direction when it comes to judging. A fighter who controls an entire round in top positionl deserves it, a guy who comes off second best standing for most of a round then scores a takedown that achieves nothing doesnt.

Really though I think were now seeing that round by round scoring just doesnt work for MMA. The fact that skill level in different areas varies so much more than in boxing, kickboxing etc means that the flow of a match is very hard to predict and can only really be judged looking at the fight as a whole. A BJJ fighter can be outjabbed for 14 mins but then sub a striker inside 30 secs on the ground, a wrestler can control a striker for 14 mins then be KOed in 30 secs standing.