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I have been forced to watch a few "MMA" fights, and I admit that I have only seen a limited amount, but hardly any of the fights I saw featured anyone who could actually throw a clean punch.
Most of them did not seem to be actually know how to punch... the reason is clear, because in the rules of that game (ie - all out fighting bar a few exceptions like eye gouging) the most valuable tactis is to trip someone up, then bend a joint the wrong way so they have to submit. This is how nearly all the fights I saw ended, because it is the easiest way to win.
PLUS, anyone that CAN box, WOULD box because there is a lot of money and prestige for people who excel in it, while MMA is a minority "sport".
MMA is getting more popular for sure.
But go anywhere in the world, and say names like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis... people know them. The same can hardly be said about the MMA brawlers.... they are less weel known that WWF wrestlers. It might have a loyal minority fan base, but it is not into popular culture.
So... this point is just about those who say that these MMA people are so much tougher than boxers. It is a different sport... it is simply a fight with a couple of things outlawed. There is no MMA champion today who could compete for a world title in boxing and last 6 rounds. I guarantee this. By the same standards, boxers arent wrestlers, and if they had to fight someone who just tripped them up and put them in an arm lock, they might find it hard too.
I personally prefer to watch the sweet science to a scrap with little skill other than the skill to inflict harm. Perhaps some people DO prefer the all out style of MMA. Some people prefer all the drama of WWF too....
There will NEVER be a Muhammad Ali of MMA.
In fact, there will never even be a Frank Bruno or Henry Cooper of MMA.
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