I think the MMA just acquired legions of fans.

I doubt it. Mexicans will support any and every Mexican fighter. It's like having parents who support their kids who play different sports. I was rooting for Lesnar but I'm happy for Cain. The only thing Boxing should be concerned about is it's been having a hard time giving the fans the fights they want to see. MMA has been doing a great job at that so far. I watch both sports so I'm never deprived.

 

There are still some rising Mexican fighters in Boxing who are in position to become stars such as Vic Ortiz, Brandon Rios, Alfredo Angulo, and Saul Alvarez. If Margarito beats Pacquiao he's right back in position to make some noise. I don't think finance is a concern unless there's a PPV event every weekend which isn't the case. Besides, many fans mooch off friends/relatives or divide up the bill. They also have the option of watching it for free at sports bars. Fans are passionate about their fighters whether it's in MMA or Boxing.

 

UFC tried to get a foot in in Germany. They failed tremendously. It was on free TV. Nobody wanted to see it. At the same time boxing is at an all-time high.

Bring boxing back to free TV and the interest in MMA will wane while boxing will thrive again.

 

I'm afraid it's not nearly that simple here in the states. In Germany they simply have no interest in it, it seems. My brother lives there and I've been on a few occasions with my family to visit. However, in the US it's the next big thing. Everyone is starting to come around, and many of those who used to be boxing fans have converted to MMA. Not necessarily only because of the politics, either. American fans for the most part seem to believe MMA is the fight sport of the future, better than boxing due to its more authentic feel and wider range of weapons.

At this stage, I agree with them. I've little interest in modern boxing while I'm a big MMA fan. The sport's growth in popularity, participation, and most importantly the quality of the fighters has been nothing short of phenomenal the pace it's moving.

Another thing, and perhaps the most important of the lot that seperates MMA from boxing these days: in MMA, pretty much all of the big fights are made. 5 weight classes, 5 champions, nobody's ducking anybody else. The fans love that.

 

There's still divide between organizations, though. Which means it will be difficult to get a fight between Fedor and the top HW in UFC.

 

The fight:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuBtq8qLlTA[/ame]

 

I don't see why boxing and MMA can't co-exist. I much prefer boxing but still enjoy MMA. MMA is pretty interesting tactically itself and exciting, the only thing is its an accident waiting to happen imo where blows are aloud on the ground and sometimes unconscious fighters are smashed, very dangerous. Its not really the same art form and more of a case of 'Jack of All Trades, Master of None'

 

Why do you think it is? Personally, I think MMA is pretty boring, haven´t seen much though. You need skills for it no doubt but I think it´s still a bit raw, comparable to the 19102/1920s in boxing. Do you think it´s due to some kind of pioneer spirit?

I agree with today´s boxing, I watch it but I ask myself quite often why. There are still plenty of old fights I haven´t seen though which I prefer hugely over MMA or K2 (which is at leas on Eurosport). I´m a sports nut though and I watch like every big sport event, even things like Dart or Snooker which has like no following over here.

That´s indeed a disease in boxing. Alphabet organisations, too many weightclasses. Boxing needs some change here. But as long as there is money to make nothing wioll happen I think.

 

my grandfather was from italy, I think i'm changing my nationality on my credit cards to 'roman'.

 

:deal

I couldn't agree with a post more than this one:deal

 

That's one fighter. Fedor is only difficult to acquire because of his management. Most other top talents are usually more than happy to compete in the UFC when the offer comes along.

 

If you haven't seen much are you really qualified to say? The sport has been growing at a rapid rate in terms of the quality of its participants. Guys like Georges St. Pierre, Jose Aldo, Cain, Frankie Edgar, etc. are all examples of where the sport is headed in the near future. Sure, there are a lot of shitty MMA fighters, but the same applies for boxing. I personally think MMA is far more stacked with talent than boxing at the moment.