I am not a UFC fan but I can be the first to realize and admit that they have a business model that I wish boxing had the ability to follow... Stacked PPVs, the best fighting the best, and great marketing are helping the UFC become a huge player in the sports world... But could you imagine if all of boxing fought under one promotional company? I'm just imagining the PPV lineup we could have for this year alone assuming that all fighters were available to fight on one universal PPV per month... May Carl Froch v Jermain Taylor Paul Williams v Winky Wright Zab Judah vs Joan Guzman Main Pacquiao vs Hatton June Jams Kirkland vs Vernon Forrest Jorge Linares vs Humberto soto JMM vs Valero Main David Haye v Wlad Klitschko July Adamek vs Cunnigham II Vasquez vs Marquez IV Floyd Mayweathr vs Andre Berto Main Bernard Hopkins v Chad Dawson August Victor Ortiz vs Timothy Bradley Mikkel Kessler vs Carl Froch Paul Williams vs Jermain Taylor:yep Main Cotto vs Mosley II Septmber Nate Cambell vs Edwin Valero Chris John Vs Juan Manuel Lopez Donaire Darchinyan II Main Pavlik vs Abraham October Alexander Povetkin vs Ruslan Chagaev Tomasz Adamek v Bernard Hopkins James Kirkland vs Alfredo Angulo Main Hatton vs JMM November Chad Dawson vs Mikkel Kessler Carl Froch vs Andre Dirrell Linares vs Gamboa Main David Haye vs Vitali Klitschko December Berto V Shane Mosley Wlad Klitschko vs Nicolai Valuev Cotto vs Paul Williams De La Hoya vs Chavez Jr Pacquiao vs Mayweather I know some of these match ups seem a bit silly but my point is, if boxing could have a universal system of putting fighters together and sell these ppv's globally think how many they would sell worldwide... Is 15-20 million buys globally out of the question? I dont think so...:huh
Showtime and HBO would continue to have their shows as well as ESPN. Lets face it, its not as if the top guys are exactly going after the young talent we have out there right now....
The economics are different for a start, the UFC pays their guys peanuts so they can stack the cards more.
I do not enjoy MMA, but the way that the UFC is organized is just supreme. I don't think they have enough weight classes, I like the number that boxing has and how people can move between them easier, but one champ for each division really is the one true way.
Agreed but I think if the PPV was released worldwide and included fightersfrom all over the globe....The money would be astronomical,far more than the UFC has been able to do simply because they do not have the global impact boxing does...
I'm a big boxing fan and a casual MMA fan and I agree the UFC have it sorted. Its easy to follow who the champ is, who the contenders are etc. following boxing takes a lot more time and effort and a lot of casual fans just can't be arsed.
hmm says... shiii dude stacked boxing all the time would be crazy. I agree with Dinamita. I'ld say reduce the number of belts for each division... we got too many champions or rather belt holders and most of them I don't really know too much to follow or spark interest. It feels like just about anybody can get a belt or whatever which somewhat steals the prestige of the true champs that cause a better draw to the sport....some would think more belts = more big fights and more draw to the sport...... not exactly happening.
Remember thought that boxing is a sport, UFC is a brand of MMA. Its easier for the UFC control what it does that it is for any one organization to control boxing.
Is MMA getting bad now aswell? Isnt there another promotional company thats started up, so you cant tell who the true world champion is, its just becoming a house champ. I like the way that they put young up-and-comers in against the seasoned vets. They loose but they come back stronger. I hate this thing in boxing of promoters protecting the undefeated records.
ufc sucks because it shouldn't be ufc it should be mma if u know what i mean u can only fight under ufc so you wont see ur um lets say cung lee anderson silva or lesnar fedor and plus a real man uses his fist to handle his business not humping your opponent in front of an audience pure weirdness ......karate chop dana white will ya .lol