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ubertuber · 11-09-2007, 02:05 PM

Why would I do that? I didn't say that MMA is listed higher on websites than boxing. What I said was that among the group of people I know (wide range of ages), there are many fans of MMA and virtually none of boxing. ESPN, Yahoo, etc. don't really know anything about that.

At any rate, listings on websites have more to do with money and corporate control than with popularity or viability. So your thought experiment speaks more to the corporate soul of boxing than anything else. Personally, I don't see the purse sizes and the types of "gentlemen" they attract as being much of an endorsement for boxing.

**EDIT**

I got curious and went to ESPN. Boxing is listed 2nd to last on the title bar. If you click "more", you'll find MMA two links above cricket, which is obviously a fringe sport.

11-09-2007, 02:05 PM	#99 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	Why would I do that? I didn't say that MMA is listed higher on websites than boxing. What I said was that among the group of people I know (wide range of ages), there are many fans of MMA and virtually none of boxing. ESPN, Yahoo, etc. don't really know anything about that. At any rate, listings on websites have more to do with money and corporate control than with popularity or viability. So your thought experiment speaks more to the corporate soul of boxing than anything else. Personally, I don't see the purse sizes and the types of "gentlemen" they attract as being much of an endorsement for boxing. EDIT I got curious and went to ESPN. Boxing is listed 2nd to last on the title bar. If you click "more", you'll find MMA two links above cricket, which is obviously a fringe sport. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam Last edited by ubertuber; 11-09-2007 at 02:08 PM..