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Darren Avey

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #75 on: December 04, 2013, 10:40:29 AM »
Like the days everyone said "what ya doing for the Tyson fight"
Who was he fighting, no one knew or cared! they just wanted to see that fucking animal KO someones ass!
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arce1988

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #76 on: December 04, 2013, 12:49:06 PM »
 a death will happen... but it happens in every sport... I hope it does NOT end MMA
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #77 on: December 04, 2013, 12:51:18 PM »
Quote from: arce1988 on December 04, 2013, 12:49:06 PM
a death will happen... but it happens in every sport... I hope it does NOT end MMA

Still healthier sport than BB .
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Radical Plato

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #78 on: December 04, 2013, 01:51:44 PM »
Quote from: arce1988 on December 04, 2013, 12:49:06 PM
a death will happen... but it happens in every sport... I hope it does NOT end MMA
Has deaths in bodybuilding ended bodybuilding? Has deaths in any sport ever ended the sport.  Hell, even bobsledders have died, it's still an event at the winter olympics.  All sports have risks, the public just perceive the risk with combat sports differently, because they are deliberately trying to harm one another.  But intention doesn't minimise risk, for example a bobsledder isn't trying to harm himself or others, but trying to travel as fast as one can down a tube of ice represents an elevated risk and inevitable fatalities.  

The question is, does MMA produce a far greater actuarial risk of being killed as opposed to other sports, and if so, is this level of risk socially acceptable?  I think the risk is comparable to other sports, but I am sure this is a topic that will be argued over and over again, especially as the sport continues to grow.
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Darren Avey

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #79 on: December 04, 2013, 03:27:02 PM »
The do gooder leftys will say ah but MMA is all about maiming and killing the opponent on purpose, the other sports its an accident. Fucking leftys  :(
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #80 on: December 04, 2013, 05:16:42 PM »
Quote from: E-Kul on December 04, 2013, 09:37:50 AM
I am the other way around, boxing is sooooooo boring, it's all point fighting, there aren't many knockout artists and at the top level they are terrified to get in a brawl.
more nonsense the reason KO arent common at the top level is because of defense

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #81 on: December 04, 2013, 05:22:22 PM »
Quote from: E-Kul on December 03, 2013, 07:36:55 PM
Like I said, the UFC has a different model, they promote their athletes differently, their is no standout stars,
Tito, Chuck, Randy, GSP, and Brock

Quote from: E-Kul on December 03, 2013, 07:36:55 PM
In the UFC, somebody might be interested in 3 or 4 fights on the card or different people are buying it to watch a certain fight and not necessarily the main fight.
you really think the casual fan cares about joe nobody fighting on the undercard or are they wanting to see gsp?

Quote from: E-Kul on December 03, 2013, 07:36:55 PM

 Boxing relies on these one off mega-fights that sell mega PPV, but then the rest of the time nothing happening, they are generating much money. The UFC sells it's events regularly, attracting smaller PPV sales but because they market their product on volume, they make more money in the long run.

From a business perspective, the UFC's strategy is far superior to the one boxing adopts.  Boxing puts all it's eggs in one basket and mega fights are few and far between.  The punters lose interest after awhile and they aren't constantly hooked in.  Also when a big star leaves the promotion, they are fucked, like what happened after Tyson left the heavyweight scene.  Boxing started dying, because they rely too heavily on too few a fighters.  Not only that, these so called mega fights are often boring snooze-fests, and the punters are beginning to wake up to it.  As it stand now, the punters are only buying Mayweather fights in the hope they see him lose.  The UFC on the other hand can afford to lose some of it's  stars and have a few unsuccessful UFC events.  

Boxing is on the decline and the UFC is on the climb.
you were probably regurgitating the same bullshit when oscar was around lol
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #82 on: December 04, 2013, 05:25:32 PM »
Quote from: E-Kul on December 04, 2013, 08:49:35 AM
The UFC has had it's most successful year to date, with more events than any other year, the introduction of MMA, the continued success of The Ultimate Fighter and  a deeper pool of talent than at any other time and a continued expansion into International markets.  PPV may be down, but there are more events and free events on FOX. 2013 will be the most profitable year for the UFC and they still continue to expand.

UFC programming is on pay-per-view television in the U.S., Brazil, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Italy. UFC programming can also be found on Fox, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 in the U.S., on BT Sport in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as in 150 countries and 22 different languages worldwide.
you would think so since UFC has a contract with FOX by the way there is no PPV in Brazil
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #83 on: December 04, 2013, 05:27:37 PM »
Quote from: CalvinH on December 04, 2013, 10:28:44 AM

Plus boxing doesn't have a big draw right now ...no boxer "everyone" wants to see fight.
floyd didnt earn his money from  sponsorship or charity
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arce1988

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #84 on: December 04, 2013, 08:22:15 PM »
 ;)
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #85 on: December 04, 2013, 08:25:11 PM »
Butterbean beat a few asses along the way.
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Radical Plato

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #86 on: December 04, 2013, 09:48:10 PM »
Die hard boxing fans always get butthurt about the UFC relegating it to the dark ages.
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #87 on: December 05, 2013, 05:26:29 AM »
Quote from: MoralMan on December 03, 2013, 11:59:17 AM
Boxing was once the biggest sport in the world, nothing like a big fight, Even my nan asked me who won ALi - Foreman back in 74. At the moment a lot of people don't even knows what MMA means or have heard of UFC never mind be interested in any of the fights. So i wonder what makes some of you think it will reach the heights of boxings 1920s- 1970s peak.

It already surpassed it.
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Darren Avey

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #88 on: December 05, 2013, 06:16:35 AM »
Its already surpassed it? I must have missed a big MMA fight being on the front page of newspapers, being top of regular news bulletins (not sports bulletins) being talked about by young and old.
What the fuck are you on about?
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Radical Plato

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #89 on: December 05, 2013, 08:37:50 AM »
Quote from: hardgainerj on December 04, 2013, 05:16:42 PM
more nonsense the reason KO arent common at the top level is because of defense

I know about boxing! Spent my first 20 years of life in love with it, It doesn't change the fact boxing is sooooooo boring.  Who cares why KO's aren't common, maybe it is because of defense.  Which sounds like the same reason you are dragging your butthurt all through this thread.  Too defensive.
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #90 on: December 05, 2013, 08:41:27 AM »
A buncha barefoot idiots? No. Just no.
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Darren Avey

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #91 on: December 05, 2013, 08:50:09 AM »
I agree there, they need shoes, i like female feet, male feet makes me sick  :-X
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #92 on: December 05, 2013, 10:16:53 AM »
Quote from: Fortress on December 03, 2013, 06:30:02 PM
But remember, these attributes mean nothing in a fight.  ::)

Except for when all other things become close to equal...Evolution and science creates bigger, stronger and faster athletes.
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The Abdominal Snoman

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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #93 on: December 05, 2013, 10:25:35 AM »
Quote from: arce1988 on December 04, 2013, 12:49:06 PM
a death will happen... but it happens in every sport... I hope it does NOT end MMA

Yes it happens in other sports. But other sports have a system in place to handle it. Dana White is his own worse enemy. He'll say all the right things the day after it happens, but what about a week later or month later. This NFL concussion thing that is going on has the potential to change the landscape of all sports in the near future.
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Re: Will MMA be as big as boxing once was?
« Reply #94 on: December 05, 2013, 03:30:39 PM »
  Fuck Dana
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