Why do boxing loyalist like Jim Lampley hate MMA and whats more entertaining boxing or MMA?

Answer 1

I think the boxing establishment is feeling the pinch of MMA. Let's face it, Boxing and MMA are competing against one another for the entertainment dollars people have in their pockets. Boxing has, up until recent years, faced no serious competition for those dollars, not the case anymore.

MMA is raking in big money and is gaining in popularity world wide while at the same time Boxing is fading in popularity, maybe not with the older fans who grew up with only Boxing, but certainly with the younger fans it is. I wouldn't go so far as to say that panic has set in in the Boxing heirarchy yet, but I don't think it is far off. The Boxing establishment is looking at an uncertain future for their sport. What will it look like in ten or twenty years? Will anyone be left to buy the ringside seats or pay for PPV fights?

Jim Lampley is one of those people who are looking down the road of uncertainty and wondering. He has a choice to make. He can embrace MMA, or he can bad mouth it with the hope that his words can slow its momentum down. I guess he has chosen the latter.
That's too bad.

Answer 2

"Why do boxing loyalist like Jim Lampley hate MMA"

He is a hater and he knows that MMA is taking over the combat sports world.

"whats more entertaining boxing or MMA?"

MMA. Boxing has become more like an act. You don't see fighters getting knocked out, you don't see much bruising and that's boring. The Tyson days of boxing are over and now it's become a sleeper. I'm sorry but when I watch a fight, I expect a knockout or atleast someone to try to knock out. Boxing doesn't give that anymore. In MMA on the other hand, you're almost always expected to see a knockout (atleast 70% of the time). Even kickboxing has become a better show than boxing.

Answer 3

People like Jim Lampley do not like boxing because they see that it has surpassed boxing in popularity and is the most popular combat sport. People like Lampley who have made a living off of boxing and followed it forever see how boxing went from it glory days when a prize fight was the big news and a huge event to today where there is no such thing a a prize fight and that the glory days are no longer. It is jealousy to the fact that boxing has been passed in popularity and now MMA has become what boxing used to be, people talk about the fights and the fighters. What these people need to realize is that boxing has killed itself, boxing committed suicide, greedy promoters have killed the sport, people treating it like a circus side show have killed a great sport, I am a life long boxing fan as well as a fan of MMA since the start. MMA has played all of its cards right and boxing has done everything wrong, the 90s killed boxing. Events like ear biting, fist fights during weigh ins, to much public trouble, the riot after the Golata-Bowe match have scared the sport, it became more of a freak show then a sport. Meanwhile, MMA has played the opposite and risin to popularity void of side show antics. Lampley hates MMA because he is not on board for the more popular product so instead he has to hate it. Lampley is a loyalist like you said so therefore he has to hate the competition esecially since the competition is destroying them. Look at the event numbers last year and you will see that the UFC set all sorts of PPV records including single event sales and yearly gross.

Honestly, I love boxing but MMA is a much more exciting and entertaining, the fights have more action and you really never know what will happen next.

Answer 4

Boxing loyalist don't like MMA because they don't consider it a sport. Boxing has a "sweet science" to it, and really it does, but MMA has a science too it as well, if you actually want to take the time to learn it.

The real reason is it's just a stigma that "old people" have. I just say old because it's an old way of thinking, ask and nascar fan, they had the same problem becoming a 'sport' because 4 sport loyalist didn't accept the science behind racing.

In time MMA will be widely accepted, dispute what Lampley, and Senator John McCain say.

Answer 5

Boxing is a long time established sport and there are a lot of people that make money in it either directly or indirectly-Lampley being one of them since he is HBO's top boxing commentator. The recent DeLahoya PPV fight earned DeLahoya 65 million; you can bet the promoters made even more. Boxing loyalists are threatened by MMA and see it as a drain on their sport economically and competition for advertising and entertainment dollars. While it has not had any significant impact on professional boxing its only a matter of time if promotion of MMA is handled in a smart way and you will probably see more impact on kick boxing first. You are already seeing some professional kick boxers move to MMA type competition and also some former professional boxers entertain the thought of trying it for "fun" pay day.
Many years ago Ali tried it with a Japanese fighter in Japan and while the fight was a boring 10 round fight since the Japanese fighter stayed on the ground after the second round it was Ali that went to the hospital for blood clots in his legs after the fight because of all the kicks that he had to endure on his shins, calves, and thighs and he could not reach the fighter on the ground.

Answer 6

I find MMA more exciting. re: William P I cannot believe your answers and questions on here. How did you honestly become a MMA coach? Your lack of research and degrading outlook on MMA is comedic. It's like your comparing Baseball & Football because they involve a ball. They're two different sports like boxing & MMA are two different sports. The only thing they have in common is two people fighting. One thing to note though, you can incorporate boxing into your MMA arsenal but you can't incorporate anything MMA into your boxing. And the reason you see a lack of movement in MMA 'boxing' is because of takedown defense. I haven't seen a person transfer over to either side and be successful yet. Yosuke Nishijima was a good boxer but has not won an MMA match so far. Like I said, two different sports. No athlete has yet to crossover and break down the stereotype. Although MMA & Kickboxing is an easier transition. Just look at Mirko Cro Cop.

Answer 7

That is his job, to protect his sport. Personally I like MMA better ever since my friends dad ordered UFC 3 over 10 years ago. The first time I saw that sh*t I was like this is better. It just had more drama because back then it was like a jui jitsu guy vs. a boxer or a wrestler vs. a muay thai guy, so I thought that was cool. Now the sport has evolved a little and it is not totally the same, I like the old UFC better, it was more realistic. Now with the rounds and the rules and all the stand ups, it kind of ruined it for the ground fighters, but it is more entertaining. Lots of people are against the brutality of MMA, but the true fans know that these guys know what they are doing and they know how to protect themselves and usually once an event is there a really dangerous looking knockout.

Answer 8

Jim Lampleys a punk. He knows boxing is on it's last legs. People are tired of paying 50 bucks for a crappy fight on PPV, when you get PPV on UFC or Pride you're gonna get your money's worth. I'd put Matt Hughes up against anyone in his weight division in boxing and watch Matt kill them. Straight up boxing.