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Strange Famous · 12-08-2007, 10:14 AM

Is my point not clear enough yet?

I DESPISE MMA/UFC/Cage fighting because it is my opinion that it is unmanly to strike an opponent who is down.

I do not need to know the whole history of MMA to know that striking a fallen opponent is abhorent to me, and the general public.

I do not need to quote Pay For View figures to state that no hooligan who is celebrated in a "sport" - which allows a cowardly attack on an opponent who had been put down - will ever gain the respect of the people.

I do not need, I hope, to over-explain the legacy of the sweet science to you. The heavyweight champion of the world is the carrier of a historic torch, the emporer of masculinity, the holder of the same title that belong to Jem Mace. This is the history of our sport. The MMA champion cannot even be decided upon by MMA fans, but whoever he is - he is simply the last man standing rom the most recent brawl.

And if you want to start crowing that you have no idea who Jem Mace is... go ahead. He is the guy who revolutionised your "sport" as much as he revolutionised boxing.

I respect MMA fighters as tough and skilled in the art of street fighting. I do not compare them to champions of manliness.

There are TWO key points here

The argument about the merits of the sport is, to a degree, subjective.

The argument about popularity is objective. I can tell you - honestly - that a lot of people I work with are talking about Mayweather - Hatton. No one I work with knows who roycie gracie is. I GUARANTEE this.

Now... MMA may have more HARDCORE fans, people that buy PPV's, than boxing... I admit this. But boxing has a far greater infrastructural fanbase, simply put far more people know about boxing than a street fight in a cage. More people know who Mike Tyson is than know who Anderson Silva is. And this will ALWAYS be the case, whoever you swap the names with.

The history of martial arts is long and deep... but boxing, western boxing, is the agreed ultimate martial art of the world. "Da Champ" is agreed to be the kind of his weight. If the MMA fighters you talk of were really champions, they would fight in the ultimate arena. Instead, they chose to be big fish in a small pond. I expect this makes them rich men.

12-08-2007, 10:14 AM	#156 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	Is my point not clear enough yet? I DESPISE MMA/UFC/Cage fighting because it is my opinion that it is unmanly to strike an opponent who is down. I do not need to know the whole history of MMA to know that striking a fallen opponent is abhorent to me, and the general public. I do not need to quote Pay For View figures to state that no hooligan who is celebrated in a "sport" - which allows a cowardly attack on an opponent who had been put down - will ever gain the respect of the people. I do not need, I hope, to over-explain the legacy of the sweet science to you. The heavyweight champion of the world is the carrier of a historic torch, the emporer of masculinity, the holder of the same title that belong to Jem Mace. This is the history of our sport. The MMA champion cannot even be decided upon by MMA fans, but whoever he is - he is simply the last man standing rom the most recent brawl. And if you want to start crowing that you have no idea who Jem Mace is... go ahead. He is the guy who revolutionised your "sport" as much as he revolutionised boxing. I respect MMA fighters as tough and skilled in the art of street fighting. I do not compare them to champions of manliness. There are TWO key points here The argument about the merits of the sport is, to a degree, subjective. The argument about popularity is objective. I can tell you - honestly - that a lot of people I work with are talking about Mayweather - Hatton. No one I work with knows who roycie gracie is. I GUARANTEE this. Now... MMA may have more HARDCORE fans, people that buy PPV's, than boxing... I admit this. But boxing has a far greater infrastructural fanbase, simply put far more people know about boxing than a street fight in a cage. More people know who Mike Tyson is than know who Anderson Silva is. And this will ALWAYS be the case, whoever you swap the names with. The history of martial arts is long and deep... but boxing, western boxing, is the agreed ultimate martial art of the world. "Da Champ" is agreed to be the kind of his weight. If the MMA fighters you talk of were really champions, they would fight in the ultimate arena. Instead, they chose to be big fish in a small pond. I expect this makes them rich men. __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas