Golden Boy/Affliction to put Boxing and MMA on same PPV cards

Now the UFC has some competition. Golden Boy has the money to keep Affliction going for a while.

It won't be that hard to do, as far as production wise. They can all fight in the same ring. I see boxing use some of the same officials as mma, like judging(which I'll reserve my problems with for another discussion).

If they use boxers that are a big draw, then mma will be exposed to new fans. Fans that don't have to buy in because of the UFC brand name. They will be introduced to the Affliction brand name. They will also be introduced to arguably the world's best fighter, Fedor.

This could make the UFC's negotiating with the top fighters interesting. This will also keep the UFC's cards on a high caliber.

I wonder what Dana thinks of this.

 

i always wondered how amazing this would be in a dream world, i personally am shocked that this is really happening!!!!!

lets hope it does

i dont think dana is impressed with this at all. i have a feeling affliction may take over ufc cos they promote real good, they pay their fighters far more than the ufc do and now affliction is teamed with GBP's, this can only do good for mma/affliction.

 

Good for mma, not so good for boxing

 

I think it's a good idea. The boxing matches should probably be 4 or 6 rounders to keep the card moving quickly. In reality - boxing fans will probably avoid something like this while MMA fans will buy it anyway and have to endure some bad boxing on undercards.

 

What this means in the long run is anyone's guess - but in the short run it means we will see Fedor on American PPV for the rest of 2009.

 

It's intriguing...I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I think this type of association will be a first. (pride once did the experience with K1 and they'll do it again on nye i think)..

 

Same way i see it. Im tired of Golden Boy but that guy has alot of economic clout. Could be good news for boxing and MMA alike. Hopefully this may mean better boxing match ups and better cards.

 

Could potentially work if they put a big boxing name on the card. This could help MMA, because boxing fans would be exposed to Fedor and other stars, and help boxing, because MMA fans would be exposed to big names in boxing. Win-win here. The only problem is the change in dynamic. Boxing fights are longer, while MMA fighters are more explosive but can be off-putting when the fight goes to the ground to a boxing fan. Not sure if this will work well.

But having someone like De La Hoya and Fedor on the same fight card could be very interesting for both sports.

 

Damn i've just noticed...i said "pride"...but pride is dead now...i meant "dream" is supposed to do another cross K1/MMA event soon.

 

Dont worry dude i get the same flash backs. Anyway DREAM is PRIDE. **** it they got the same employees!

 

So is the consensus here that MMA fans are alright with this. Because most of the boxing fans would not pay to watch if MMA was on it. Just going by the responses in general forum.

 

Sounds about right. I would say that seasoned MMA fans watch both boxing and MMA on a regular basis whereas boxing fans tend to ignore MMA and see it as a threat to their sport. I have no idea why though.

 

WFA, IFL, EliteXC, BoDog, PrideUSA, M1.

Its a really hard thing to do.

 

You got to love DLH thinking. And what a way to keep boxing in the spotlight