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re: Bob Arum on the possibility of MMA overtaking boxing as the #1 combat sport
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:06 pm to lsucoonass
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:06 pm to lsucoonass
Its hit a peak but it def has room for another surge but even if its peaked its sell established ahead of present day boxing
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Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:06 pm to lsucoonass
Its hit a peak but it def has room for another surge but even if its peaked its sell established ahead of present day boxing
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:07 pm to Bench McElroy
The Bob Father 
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:09 pm to Byron Bojangles III
quote:
I couldn't tell you what a Klitchko brother looks like
And that's fine. They don't need the US to make money. They've made huge bank in Germany.
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:09 pm to lsucoonass
mma has already overtaken boxing.
im sure the feminist and sjw's are going to shred his arse over that comment btw.
im sure the feminist and sjw's are going to shred his arse over that comment btw.
This post was edited on 5/3/15 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:09 pm to HeLeakin
quote:
Khan
isnt even that big here compared to others
quote:
Wlad
is huge basically in Germany
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:10 pm to Bench McElroy
MMA is more boring than a Mayweather fight to me with all the wrestling that takes place
Posted on 5/3/15 at 3:10 pm to Bench McElroy
what a dumbass
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:19 pm to Carson123987
You ever notice how when anyone from boxing is questioned regarding MMA in any capacity the response is always negative and belittling? Why are these guys so scared of MMA, what's got then so defensive?
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:29 pm to OU812
quote:
I am 43 and miss the days of Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Hearns etc.
I'm 47, and miss those days too. I remember ABC's Wide World of Sports would regularly air title fights on Saturdays (obviously, this was in the days before PPV and before HBO was everywhere). There were also only two sanctioning bodies--WBC and WBA--not 37 different titles.
I will always remember the fights that originated from inside Rahway State Prison in New Jersey featuring James Scott and Dwight Braxton.
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:30 pm to fightingtiger2335
Paige VanZant is the future of MMA
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:37 pm to Bench McElroy
MMA's ratings are already declining and PPV sales keep going downhill. That sport will NEVER overtake boxing.
Meanwhile, a heavyweight fight between Klitschko (who Americans don't care for) and Bryant Jennings (a dude with 19 career fights) sold out MSG last weekend and was the most watched fight on cable in 3 years.
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:45 pm to Bench McElroy
Mma took over boxing long ago.. boxing is nothing more than a joke now..
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:45 pm to Marciano1
Really?
a) 1.637 Million Viewers
b) 2.751 Million Viewers Peak of 3.1Mil
a) Klitschko and Jennings (who Americans don't care for)
b) UFC Fight night 59
a) 1.637 Million Viewers
b) 2.751 Million Viewers Peak of 3.1Mil
a) Klitschko and Jennings (who Americans don't care for)
b) UFC Fight night 59
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:45 pm to Marciano1
So popular it was on cable.
Posted on 5/3/15 at 4:55 pm to Maximus
He has thrown out that fight selling out msg a million times now.
Posted on 5/3/15 at 5:00 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
2 step plan for boxing to be relevant.
1. Make HW division matter again.
2. The best fighters fight each other. PERIOD.
If they do not fight, they vacate their title.
Add one - condense some of these belts down. Hard to keep up with who is which promotions champion in varying weight classes.
I barely watch anything related to boxing anymore and hardly ever watch a UFC fight, but I can list a whole host of names there in comparison to boxing.
This post was edited on 5/3/15 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 5/3/15 at 5:03 pm to LuckySo-n-So
quote:
There were also only two sanctioning bodies--WBC and WBA--not 37 different titles.
I'm 53, and I remember when there were only 8 weight classes. You could keep up with things easily.
Posted on 5/3/15 at 5:08 pm to Bench McElroy
I think MMA is already more popular. Last night was an anomaly - a fight that has been a decade in the making. I do not think it will happen again.
This is what I miss about boxing. Go to the 44 minute mark. LINK I highly doubt we ever see excitement and a moment like that in boxing ever again.
That is what made boxing special and what it was all about, but I don't think it is ever coming back.
This is what I miss about boxing. Go to the 44 minute mark. LINK I highly doubt we ever see excitement and a moment like that in boxing ever again.
That is what made boxing special and what it was all about, but I don't think it is ever coming back.
This post was edited on 5/3/15 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 5/3/15 at 5:43 pm to auburnphan23
quote:
MMA is more boring than a Mayweather fight to me with all the wrestling that takes place
Yes, because it's so much more exciting to watch boxer clinch every time a combo is thrown only to have the referee have to reset. In the MMA, Mayweather would get launched for trying to clinch everytime a punch is thrown.
MMA is much more watchable than boxing because the fighters know how to do so much more than throw a punch.
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