Boxing vs MMA credibility wise.

2-1 is his UFC record though is it not? doesn't mean he's had 3 fights in his life.

 

What do you think of kermit cintron leaving manny stewards?

 

That's pretty much what it comes down to - for the serious fighters who compete in that sport at least, there's no question that's absolutely correct. These MMA fighters make chicken feed compared to the salary of a top boxer.

 

Credibility wise ????

I don't see fighters in MMA mentioning money as an excuse not to fight dangerous opponents. MMA fighters claims they are the best in the division only when they have fought and won against the best or when they have the belt in their waist . . . unlike in boxing where we have fighters who proclaims themselves as the best while they are ignoring challengers call. :deal

So who do you honestly think has more credibility?

 

I'm a bigger fan of boxing than mma but come on, at least in MMA the guys actually ****ing FIGHT each other. That's the reason so many of them have mediocre records, the best are forced to fight the best in the UFC. You don't get guys padding their records to 25 - 0 by fighting tomato cans before stepping up. They are thrown to the wolves from the get go.

 

Even if that were true, they're all still fighting each other. I don't remember the last time a champ got by on fighting scrubs while ducking the next guy in line.

 

I would say alot of them are like that but many are trained primarily in martial arts.

One thing I see that is pretty obvious is the difference in pure athletic ability for the most part.

 

David Reid was a world champion in his 11th fight as a pro and fighting a hall of famer in felix trinidad for his 14th fight. I know that is not as bad as 2-1 but the gold medal is what did it for him.

Were there better guys than Lesnar that could have fought tonight? Sure but his name means big money.

 

Nope, hes 1-1 in the UFC, 2-1 in MMA.

Lesnar is literally fighting for a title after THREE MMA fights.

 

MMA fighters fight plenty of cans. Many of them are fighting in lower-tier organizations and get called to the UFC.

The myth that boxers fight 30 cans before they get a title shot is completely inaccurate. They fight guys with different styles. Pavlik fought brawlers, boxers, southpaws, in-fighters, punchers as he progressed up the ranks.

Amir Khan is a perfect example of being thrown to the wolves too soon. Its what happens in boxing when you're thrown into the fire too quickly.

Meanwhile in MMA, you can progress much faster. If you had moderate athleticism, get with a good camp and work hard you can go very far in the sport with limited experience. This past years TUF reality show winner Amir Sadollah has no PROFESSIONAL fights and is now fighting in the UFC.

MMA handpicks opponents as well. Dana White is no different from Don King or Bob Arum. White has his cash cows and wont risk them to lower-rank fighters. He puts his top guys in with people their supposed to beat.

 

People duck each other in MMA, all the time.

 

Don't be fooled. This fight is about making money. Lesnar doesn't deserve a title shot. Most MMA fans are pissed at this matchup. It's also worth noting that most of the best heavyweights aren't even in the UFC. So there you go.

 

Lesner fighting Couture would be purely based on money, Lesner is a name and the fight will be a big event.

Apart from that, the reasons guys in MMA with not many fights fight guys with a lot of fights is due to the fact that most mixed martial artists are experienced in one discipline such as jiu-jitsu, sambo, wrestling, kickboxing, muay thai, etc and go into MMA with a good background in one of those arts. BJ Penn has been taking on world class guys since his MMA debut because he was so experienced in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.