List of People That Don't Care About the Boxing/MMA Rivalry

" List of People That Don't Care About the Boxing/MMA Rivalry"

I don't care . . . actually I don't see any rivalry at all.

:yep

 

Boxing has been here a long time. MMA is a basically an entirely new sport and has a short track record albeit fairly promising. But talk to me in 40 years and then maybe we can discuss whether MMA has staying power and has taken fanbase away from boxing.

In 40 years I can virtually guarantee that boxing will still be around. I'm not sure that I can say the same thing for MMA. Right now there's not enough depth in the ranks of the MMA and that apparently is a problem that a promoter that I spoke to in Tampa says. He told me putting on MMA cards is a struggle not because he can't sell tickets but because it's hard to get a card to come off. Maybe in time it will attract more participants but the truth is boxing has seen an erosion in the number of fighters and cards and that doesn't bode well for either sport.

 

Mix Martial Arts brotha.

 

That doesn't mean it's a "threat to boxing" :deal

I don't give a **** because I feel its been manifested by insecure boxing fans who are bitter at the decline of boxing in mainstream America and are now getting resentful at the sudden success MMA is having attracting fans who know and care ****-all about boxing.

In reality though, there is no logical answer to the question "Why would someone being attracted to MMA suddenly be more turned off to Boxing???"

MMA isn't "stealing fans" they are just attracting fans. More specifically I doubt anyone has said "Oh, I used to like boxing but now I don't because MMA is getting popular" :nut If anything they now share common fans and each have a group of fans who aren't interested in the other. :deal

 

I personally dont watch MMA, so I dont give two shits about it. Boxing is my anti-drug

 

Nothi'n? :roll:

Anyway . . . both are contact sports . . . but they have different set of rules . . . so the excitement it brings is quite different. :yep

 

i hate the debate but can't seem to stay out of them.

 

me.

i don't watch MMA at all. so for me, there is no rivalry. there's only boxing.

 

I don't care, apples and oranges.

 

Me.

I appreciate both as related, but different sports.

 

totally agree, I'll watch boxing, k-1, mma, olympic wrestling, judo, sumo whatever as long as it's full contact.

 

Agreed!

I'll watch K-1, UFC, old school PRIDE, boxing...and I'll just enjoy them all in their entirety!

Apples and oranges baby

 

I swear German big fights get about ten mil watching.

Khan got 5mil or so for his last amateur fight.

Williams v Sprott II got 2.5mil and that was on in the middle of the day.

People need to stop its MMA v American boxing. Boxing is world wide and going strong.

Calzaghe and Hatton fill out stadiums with no problem.

Britain, Germany etc have big boxing and so does Australia, South Africa etc

Did no one watch Mundine v Green? That **** was huge in Australia.