The supposed demise of boxing at the hands of MMA...

If you'd paid the slightest bit of attention to what I wrote, you'd know that it was clear that I didn't want this to be posted in the MMA forum. The reason being, is that I know that this forum is full of topics along these lines so this thread really adds nothing.

It's nothing to do with railing against it. Not at all. I don't take any pleasure from seeing MMA lose popularity. I don't gloat to MMA fans or hope to see it die out as a sport. I don't think it will either, and I'm glad it won't. I enjoy watching MMA, I've trained in a few various styles in the past and I do consider myself a fan. My opinion has absolutely nothing to do with some fanboy argument of "MMA SUX BOXING RULEZ!" or whatever. If you read my opening post, which I suspect you didn't, you'd know that the crux of my argument consisted of facts. PPV numbers and TV ratings, along with predictions based off those numbers. Is the MMA forum some Orwellian nightmare, where facts are rejected because it offends people?

For the record, I've always maintained that there is no true boxing vs. MMA rivalry. Like I said, boxing is a sport that is ingrained into society and I've always held the belief that MMA is a fad that will rise and eventually fall. It did well for a while, absolutely, but it's now going in the wrong direction. Boxing, like many national sports, will often take a hit but will never be banished from public opinion.

What makes you think I'm threatened? If you want, go and read my posts from when the UFC was at it's peak and you won't see much panic amongst my posts. I always predicted this demise and it's starting to come true. I actually hope that the UFC can turn it around though, or some other company can come along and rival the UFC. If PRIDE was still around today, I'd likely watch boxing organizations and I do hope that a successor to PRIDE will eventually turn up. I want to see it as a fan but more importantly, I think MMA needs it.

Opinionated? Everything I've posted is based off fact. There is no rambling "I hate MMA and here's why..." type argument here but obviously that's what you seem to think. You clearly didn't read my posts and it's actually quite funny because you are everything you accused me of and yet you don't even see that hypocrisy. I'm not sure what to think of your little tirade either. I don't know who you are and I genuinely can't remember a single post that you've ever made, so it doesn't really mean anything to me.