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Originally Posted by BurntToast
I live between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Philly was always known to have good boxers so I generalized based on what I knew growing up. I think if anything boxing and MMA are (at this moment) on an equal level. MMA is on its way up and boxing is on its way down as far as numbers of people participating. This is just me guessing and I have no data to back it up.
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Yeah, fair enough - here in Ontario boxing has been on a long decline for many years so that is my basis for comparison.
I think the transition from traditional martial arts to MMA is easier than from boxing to MMA. With judo, ji-jitsu, tae kwon do, akido, etc - you use all parts of your body, just as you do in MMA. With boxing, you are effectively only using your hands/arms to attack, and you attack a limited area (the front of the body between the eyes and waist) - and I think that is one reason it is more accepted by traditional martial arts practitioners than boxers.
As for Strange's bizarre assertation he's either A) off his meds, B) in need of meds, or C) trying to win people up.