Just for the record, boxing is a better sport than MMA fighting… in a vacuum. However boxing is so corrupt, mismanaged, political, fan unfriendly, etc that it gets blown away by the UFC. The main problem with boxing is that there are too few fights between the best fighters. They can make good money without facing tough competition so why risk it. Plus there are too many weight classes which waters down the competition also. Boxers who were great at one point eventually fight each other long after their prime just to collect one last good check. See Roy Jones v Bernard Hopkins. B Hop was a great champion for a decade and Jones the best pound for pound fighter for years. But they were ready for retirement before they ever had their rematch.
In the UFC there are key match ups all the time and incentives for “fight of the night” for pay per views. They are fan friendly and they are most of all HUNGRY. They want to make it to the level that boxing used to be. Boxing as a whole is fat and lazy. Don’t think the UFC is a fad either. It is growing fast and old outdated sports like boxing and baseball will be blown away by it. Here’s a short highlight reel of the UFC.
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