No MMA hater here but to say it is the superior fighting sport and Boxing is dying in comparison is stupid. A kid born yesterday knows who
Muhummad Ali is while Jon Jones mother wouldnt know who he is let alone the average sports fan.
Well guess what. Most kids these days are growing up with MMA. Mums will let their 6 year old kid learn BJJ at that age, but they wont let them punch one another in the head. By time the next generation reach 17 or 18, they will already be purple or brown belts in BJJ, have a background in wrestling and will then want to learn a form of striking (whether it be TKD, Kickboxing, Muay Thai). Face it, all the famous names of boxing that you know today - they will be the last famous names of boxing. In 30 years from now, all the famous fighters will be from MMA, and the nostalgic boxing fans will still refer to Ali and Pacquiao as if they were born yesterday.
As a mad UFC fan and boxing hater I have to agree with this. I can think of 2 Boxing names (Tyson, Ali) that are house hold names.
Most non MMA fans would not know a single fighter.
That will change. Boxing has a history that goes back over a thousand years. MMA has only taken off in the last 20....
You mean the fight where the rules were set up so that Inoki could lie on the ground kicking Ali in the leg for the entire match while Ali wasn't allowed to pick him up.
Because Ali initially came in thinking that it would be a worked match with Inoki, not an actual fight.
HAHHAHAHHA. You mean how the rules were setup for Ali so that Inoki wasnt allowed to kick Ali while standing!!!! The whole fight was setup for Ali to win, with massive restrictions placed on Inoki. And Ali still lost!! Geez you boxing fans make me laugh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Antonio_Inoki
A list of restrictions was imposed on Inoki. He would not be allowed to throw, grapple or tackle Ali, and could not land any kicks unless he had one knee on the mat.[11] Ali’s camp also demanded that the rules not be made public before the fight. As Judo expert and United States Marine Donn Draeger noted: "The rules have been so seriously modified that the contest is no longer boxing versus wrestling. Unless this were done there would be no way to choreograph the match and make it look convincing. Ali can grapple or punch the man down; Inoki is not allowed to leg-dive or tackle. That latter restriction is the same as prohibiting Ali from jabbing. What a farce!"
Boxing has had more 1mil+ ppvs in the last 4 years than any other 4 year period in history. mma ppvs on the other hand have dropped over 50% since 2009. Only 4 mma ppvs have broken 1mil and 3 of those where headlined by a Professional wrestler.
mma is the latest poker, its a fad that has peaked and will fall away to niche sport.
And people say MMA fans are ignorant....
Boxing fans are the most ignorant in the world. The revolution of fighting is here, but rather than embrace it, boxing fans stick their head in the sand and pretend its not happening.