with pac floyd not being made has ufc taken over boxing ?

I think lack of entertainment puts ufc at the foreback

 

It's MMA, not ¨UFC¨. UFC is company, not a sport

and no, boxing is still more popular worldwide

i.e nobody gives a **** about MMA in latin america

and boxing is much more than just May-Pac

that fight will probably be a massive dissapointment if it ever materializes anyway

 

Yea that is why boxers make 10 times more than an MMA fighter.

 

I don't think MMA is outdoing boxing. Pacquiao-Floyd with a very good under-card that ties in stories between the featured fighters and trainers could definitely spike interest, but the sport is not dependent on those two.

Latin America, specifically Puerto Rico (the Carribbean in general) and Mexico have a steady stream of champions and exciting match-ups that keep people watching. Pacquiao-Marquez was the most watched fight in Mexico's history; that involves Pacquiao of course, but largely because of his opponent.

The Klitschkos are household names in Germany, Eastern Europe, and Russia. That region has plenty of accomplished fighters.

Bute and Pascal are great draws in Canada, and boxing is still popular.

Khan and Brook are exciting standouts in British boxing, and Haye and Froch have been able to excite plenty of English fans as well.

Japan, despite having a deep history in developing mixed martial arts, have recently been producing more legitimate fighters at the elite level.

In terms of viewership in the US, many UFC PPV's may appear on the list of highest revenue, but also consider the fact that what passes as a UFC PPV is often the equivalent of a great episode of Boxing After Dark. On top of that, Boxing's most fruitful eras coincide with ATG fighters, and have been able to maintain a consistent roster of stars generation to generation. The question could be about whose next generation is strongest, but considering MMA has topped out as a fringe sport at a time when it has seen its best athletes ever, I'm not sure they can keep the momentum going if the next GSP, Silva, and Fedor don't come into the mix within the next decade.

 

Earl hickey atsch

 

plain and simple.... No

 

that was already said 2 years ago.

boxing is here to stay. period.

 

Another one of your best hey Madmac/Earl. Keep up the good work mate.

 

UFC will never take over boxing. In my opinion, UFC peaked around 2007/08. Randy Couture, Rampage Jackson, Chuck Lidell. That was the best era for UFC. Even I was hooked on it then. I do not bother (I check out the odd fight here and there) with it any more and my interest in boxing has grown exponentially ever since. UFC is a fad and it will always have its hardcore. Boxing is a mainstream sport that will get even the casual fan interested when there is a big fight. David Haye Vs Derek Chisora will do 1 million PPV (BoxNation) here in the UK. The UFC does not even make the newspapers here in the UK (well, rarely).

 

One fight isn't gonna make boxing big again only for one night, boxing needs loads of gyms being filled, and guy that want to fight with loads of talent being trained in the right way, so that it will lead to boxing not just having two big names but many in each division with great fights in the coming years,

 

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It's pretty simple to understand. When both sports have a Heavyweight American Champion, business is up across the board. No mystery about it really

 

Explains why the UFC did so much better with Tim Sylvia as heavyweight champion