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Originally Posted by Steve-o
Lame. Boxing is doing anything it can to stay alive with the UFC breathing down its neck in terms of popularity. Boxing is going down, and they know it. Theyre clutching the end of the rope.
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Im a big fan of the UFC and mixed martial arts but it will never replace boxing. Never. Sure they'll get some decent PPV numbers but I dont think they will ever really compete with boxing for the following reasons:
1. Grappling is boring. When the fight goes to the ground it really gets boring from a casual viewers perspective. If you're lucky, you'll get to see some GNP but for the most part, its just boring and no where near as exciting as boxing.
2. MMA core fan base. The "core" fan base of MMA is lower-middle class midwestern heavily tattoo'd white guys who either lack education or skills for real job who based on their "street fights" think they can strike it rich in MMA. If you've viewed any of the "Ultimate Fighter" TV shows on Spike you will know what I mean (cursing, drinking, destruction of property, etc.). They also favor fighters with similar background to theirs but unfortunately, I think "the look" of MMA will become very similar to boxing (i.e., dominated by Hispanic and Black champions). There was a HUGE fight this past weekend between Anderson Silva (black guy from Brazil) and Dan Henderson (white guy from USA). Silva dominated Henderson and forced him to quit in round 2 but there was hardly any mention about the fight in the MMA Forums. I wonder why?
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