look....we can go on and on and on about which sport is better, more brutal, harder to train for etc, etc. its amazing how so many ass clowns on here act like they are the "experts" at these contact sports when all u are showing is a bias toward one of the sports. Unless you've trained with the top dogs in BOTH sports, you cant talk shit about either one cause you dont know shit. 4oz gloves vs 16oz gloves, 12 3min rds vs 5 5min rds, great fights, boring fights, big paydays, shit payday...who gives a fuck....both sports take a shit load of cardio and countless forms of training and always a good possibilty someones going to get their ass kicked. simply put...you put a boxer in an mma ring, he will get his ass beat, regardless of how great he is. put 16oz gloves on an mma fighter in a boxing ring.....well same shit duh. being a fan of both, i respect both.