Is there not enough room for Boxing and the UFC?

Question

I have been a long time boxing fan and I am becoming an avid UFC fan. Personally I love both boxing and the UFC, I'm tired of the media comparing the two sports. It's true they are both combat sports but they are vastly different.

I would argue that the UFC exposure is good for boxing and it's fans. The popularity of the UFC will make boxing promoters give fans more of the fights they want and they'll have to make more fights available on cable instead of pay per view. The mainstream coverage of UFC has also increased the mainstream coverage for boxing. In the end the growth of either sport is good for both.

What do you think?

Answer 1

I agree. There is definitely room for both. The UFC is a budding sport and they do feed off of each other. Boxing is in a down period and it hasn't been the first time in boxing's long and rich history and it won't be the last . The UFC is surging in order for boxing to grab the attention of the casual fan the heavyweight division must regain it's prominence, but that depends on the influx of talent and charisma into the division. Unfortunately that fighter or fighters are not currently competing in the heavyweight division. Hopefully that fighter or fighters won't be to far off in the future.

Answer 2

Good question. Competition is good for the consumer, but boxing is so corrupt I don't know if a comeback is possible. The de la hoya & Maywhether fightwas suppossed to be the super fight to save Boxing, but it was awful. Good boxers are too cautious for the average fan so it appears boring. Jermaine Taylor's win over Corey Spinks last weekend was even worse. No one wanted to fight, just counterpunch occasionally .
I loved boxing back when Tyson was good, & the old fights with Hagler, Leonard, Hearns, etc were grreat. BUt now there is no way I would spend $50 on a fight. The UFC is exploding. I am not a fan, but have watched & it is entertaining. But with the way they fight, no one is going to be champion for long. Anything can happen so the best fighter can lose on any given night. Of course that is part of the appeal.

Answer 3

2 very different sports. I'm not a fan of vulgar violence, so I don't care much for UFC. What I like about it is that it's going to give boxing the kick in the butt it needs to clean up its act. I think the media coverage is more of a reaction to the negative aspects of boxing: corrupt judging, multiple champions, top fighters ducking each other, Don King. Eventually, boxing, a real sport, will have to address itself and adapt for the better. Say all you want about the UFC, but it was just a few weeks ago where Boxing had it's most lucrative fight of all time.

Answer 4

I to have been a fan of boxing for a long time but it seems lately that all the big time fights that we have to pay 50 bucks to for are always busts. Take the De La Hoya and Maywether fight it was boring, the fight before that was good they went all out. Alot of these big time fighters are afaid to fight big name fighters unless they get paid millions of dollars. UFC is all out most of the time they go at it they dont stick and move for the entire fight. UFC is now the blood sport to watch.

Answer 5

I'm glad that you noticed this situation where both Boxing and MMA are now becoming popularized.
Basically speaking, we are now at a point where people have a thrist for violence and reputation.
Like the Gladiator days of Rome where either Persecuted Christians or Gladiators fight each other or Animals to the death, We are now coming to a point where the newest form of unstaged and unscripted violence is in these types of Sports.

Answer 6

I think both sports will grow together unless boxing's corruption taints the physical aspect. Also, we need a dominant fighter to emerge. Chuck Liddell's buttkicking last night wasn't good for the sport.

Answer 7

there is but people dont think of it that way its either one or the other its like saying is there not enough room for soccer and football i like it all though i dont know what the big deal is