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docbungle · 11-10-2007, 09:09 AM

Strange,

Debating this with you is pointless, so I don't really know why I bother, but I am simply pointing out the flaws in your logic.

You state that the Hatton Mayweather fight will be one for the ages (and you may be right; I know I'll be watching it. I enjoy both mma and boxing, and watch both religiously), but the stats posted above show that, while you may prefer one over the other, mma is certainly a force to be reckoned with as far a popularity goes. It is already outdoing boxing in PPV buys, and HBO PPV is worldwide, so don't give me any of this national bias crap. You will never hear any nationalist speak coming from me.

So your claim that mma is nowhere near boxing today is just without merit. If you don't follow a sport, your opinions on it are just that: opinions based on nothing other than personal bias.

Insulting the sport of mma certainly doesn't make your opinions any more viable.

The numbers speak for themselves. Boxing is in a lot of trouble and has been for a while. The heavyweight division has been non-existent since Lennox Lewis retired, and most of the major fighters in the lighter divisions are used up or ready for retirement themselves. The absence of DeLa Hoya will be huge, as he accounted for the biggest ppv draws in the division's history.

There are a few rising "stars" with potential, such as Cotto and Hatton, but the promoters are killing the sport, and have been for a long time. They will continue to do so as long as the sport is unregulated. The promotors actually control the entire sport of boxing, which is why it is so corrupt, and you don't see this in any other sport. All other professional sports compete off of ACTUAL RANKINGS. That is the whole point of having a LEAGUE. You wonder when boxing will wake up to this fact.

The alphabet ranking organizations, more often than not, award fights based off of money, not actual rankings. There are so many uncompetitive championship fights nowadays, and that is why the popularity of the sport has plummeted. That, and all of the scandals, indictments of the rankings organization officials, bad judge decisions, bribes, and so on and so forth.

This is all widely documented and very easy to find on the web.

You say that mma will never be what boxing is. Well, I say that mma may never be as large as boxing WAS, but, then again, I say neither will boxing.

But time will tell.

11-10-2007, 09:09 AM	#103 (permalink)
docbungle It's all downhill from here Location: Denver	Strange, Debating this with you is pointless, so I don't really know why I bother, but I am simply pointing out the flaws in your logic. You state that the Hatton Mayweather fight will be one for the ages (and you may be right; I know I'll be watching it. I enjoy both mma and boxing, and watch both religiously), but the stats posted above show that, while you may prefer one over the other, mma is certainly a force to be reckoned with as far a popularity goes. It is already outdoing boxing in PPV buys, and HBO PPV is worldwide, so don't give me any of this national bias crap. You will never hear any nationalist speak coming from me. So your claim that mma is nowhere near boxing today is just without merit. If you don't follow a sport, your opinions on it are just that: opinions based on nothing other than personal bias. Insulting the sport of mma certainly doesn't make your opinions any more viable. The numbers speak for themselves. Boxing is in a lot of trouble and has been for a while. The heavyweight division has been non-existent since Lennox Lewis retired, and most of the major fighters in the lighter divisions are used up or ready for retirement themselves. The absence of DeLa Hoya will be huge, as he accounted for the biggest ppv draws in the division's history. There are a few rising "stars" with potential, such as Cotto and Hatton, but the promoters are killing the sport, and have been for a long time. They will continue to do so as long as the sport is unregulated. The promotors actually control the entire sport of boxing, which is why it is so corrupt, and you don't see this in any other sport. All other professional sports compete off of ACTUAL RANKINGS. That is the whole point of having a LEAGUE. You wonder when boxing will wake up to this fact. The alphabet ranking organizations, more often than not, award fights based off of money, not actual rankings. There are so many uncompetitive championship fights nowadays, and that is why the popularity of the sport has plummeted. That, and all of the scandals, indictments of the rankings organization officials, bad judge decisions, bribes, and so on and so forth. This is all widely documented and very easy to find on the web. You say that mma will never be what boxing is. Well, I say that mma may never be as large as boxing WAS, but, then again, I say neither will boxing. But time will tell. __________________ Bad Luck City Last edited by docbungle; 11-10-2007 at 09:13 AM..