what is a boxing fans opinion on ufc?

It's just not for me.

The sports I take part in are weight lifting and Tae Kwon Do. However alot of the guys at the Tae Kwon Do gym are heavily into MMA and as such the instructor teaches alot of groundwork. It is just not for me, I don't like grappling etc I'm much happier stood up using either my fists or feet. One lesson a week is set aside for a boxing style workout(footwork pad/bagwork & sparring) and I really enjoy this. So much so that I am stopping Tae Kwon Do and starting at a pure boxing gym next week. It's a shame though as I'm only 6 months away from getting my black belt, but the lessons are £50 a month and the black belt grading is £200, so I'm loathe to spend £500 on something I don't enjoy.

Agreed

 

It's def more of a blood sport than boxing. These guys fight 3x5min rounds and for championships 5x5 and the fighters faces by the end of a match are usually bruised,bloody and more cut up than a regular 10 or 12 round boxing match. So if you like seeing blood it's for you. Boxing purists and hardcore mma fans need to relax a bit. You go over to sherdog and there's always someone talking **** about boxing and vice versa. I like both but I prefer boxing. Superfights in both these sports are always good to watch

 

Do brawl, not go to ground!

But grappling is different sport from boxing. You have to get used to it in order to completely understand MMA.

 

This :deal

 

**** UFC.
That being said I watch it about once or twice a month.

 

Amen.

 

I like it, if theres no boxing on, then I will watch and enjoy ufc

 

the jujitsu is very scientific albeit, but boring for one. two, there form and **** when they throw punches is TERRIBLE for the most part. and Three, the always say how they're warriors cuz they fight with 4 oz gloves and fight 3 5 minute rounds, when have the time if goes to decision or a TAP. can you imagine how fast a boxing match would be if they wore 4 oz gloves. the majority of them wouldnt go past ONE 3 minute round.

 

UFC has one sided fights as well but your right in boxing the biggest hyped events are almost always one sided. I watch UFC sometimes and have seen some good matches but I like boxing better.

 

:rofl...:huh

 

mma will never capture the publics imagination the way boxing does and has done for 100 years, you will never see ufc covering the pages of national newspapers the way big fights in boxing do, to the casual fans mma is 2 ****s rolling around on the ground, i have mates who are casual boxing fans and watch the big fights like haye waldo, cotto clottey but try talk to them about ufc and their only interest lies with brock lesnar from the wwf

 

I like both sports. The rankings in ufc suck big time. It seems like the same fighters gets title shots over and over.

I mean how the hell do you give brock lesnar a title shot after 2 fights and only 1 win:huh.

 

Aren't people that purposely take you to the ground do so because they are ascared of getting punched?

 

I like this thought. . .Every time I watch UFC/MMA I feel it's overall less about strategy at this point. I don't think this for some of the big name fights with elite level fighters, but a lot of the smaller fights with "no-names" in them tend to have strategy out the window, and it becomes a sloppy mess as they try to "wow and excite" and move up the ladder just being a showman. Of course, this doesn't apply to everyone, but even Dana White himself says that wowing the crowd is a lot of what goes into it, and offers all kinds of fight of the night and KO bonuses, so it's pushed on them early to "open up" and sacrifice a little caution to appease more to the crowd.

Not that there's anything wrong with being a showman, but these guys are going to end up whittling each other away as they beat each other to death it seems. I think you'll wind up with more fighters that use a style similar to Lyoto Machida - hit without being hit, and strategy first - and look at the sport as a long term means of success, rather than the short term quick cash by being flashy. Of course, that also means fans will have to evolve a little as well, and appreciate and welcome a strategic fight as much as they appreciate a fight with bombs being thrown everywhere.

I think this weekend's PPV with the Serra/Hughes and Machida/Evans fights is a step in that kind of direction, with one fight having a lot of bad blood and possible craziness, and the other fight looks to have more to do with strategy, and will more than likely be less action filled. Hopefully the fans attending will be able to appreciate both, instead of booing a 20 second lull where Machida and Evans are trying to find an opening rather than exchange. I can say that I haven't looked forward to a UFC fight this much before because it's so tough to pierce Machida's armor, so I am anxious to see if Rashad can do it.

I'm very much a boxing fan first and foremost, but UFC has grown on me, and I have learned to appreciate it for what it is, as a separate sport that still has a lot to evolve.