It also gives him plenty of leverage over the UFC's athletes. Of course, he could still try getting into a boxer's face, like Hopkins, for some of his antics the way he supposedly did Lensar's...but I'm guessing the result might be different.
I'd say boxing is in trouble, but the problem isn't the public tiring of it, or moving on to MMA, it's the pitiful fucking talent pool. Pac-man, JMM & PBF aside, there's barely anybody that would have made a top 20 p4p list in any other previous era.
Why don't you become a boxer and help the sport out, Hut? I'd pay to see you whup ass (or better yet...get your whining ass whupped!) J/K ::
Mayweather vs Marquez is much better than Ortiz vs Franklin.:: 2 great fighters vs 2 overated hype jobs.
The guys he beat, Pacman murdered easier. And the guy doesn't even want to negotiate a Pacman fight. He doesn't even bring up Pac's name as a possibility as a future fight. Hell he doesn't even want a piece of Mosley.
Your boy claimed an 'injury' to save himself the humiliation of fighting in front of a half filled arena against Marquez. That's why this fight was pushed back in the first place. He's basically hoping Marquez attracts the mexican fans on a mexican holiday to help sell this fight.:laughing:
True that. Horrible comparison by Z. They aren't even in the top 25 P4P fighters in MMA and both are old! Yet here you have two top 3-4 fighters in boxing going at it in their prime!
Floyd's the one playing the race card, saying white people can't win at boxing, so they have to go and do something else. And the funny part is that the UFC was started to showcase Brazilians (the Gracie family).
The biggest difference is, UFC 103 will be filled with good matchups from top to bottom, whereas the Floyd card will be a Main Event, and nothing else worth watching. TFK
If boxing promoted it's undercard fighters like the built in marketing that MMA does, it would be a totally different story. Just because you know of the fighters, doesn't make them any better than they actually are. Not all MMA fighters are good:boohoo:
Fighters like Dos Santos, Koshcheck, Tyson Griffin, Sherk, Franca, Kampmann, Trigg, Cro-Cop and Swick...they're all good. But you hit the nail on the head in your first sentence....boxing does nothing at all to market their undercard fighters. That strategy makes it hard to build new stars. TFK
Please come up with a better reply than that. I know what a good fight is and Franklin vs Ortiz is not a good fight. Marquez-Mayweather is thousands of levels above that fight and anybody who knows shit about MMA and Boxing knows it.
I don't care much for the UFC or MMA...but i rather watch Ortiz vs. Franklin......than John vs. Juarez AGAIN...:shit: at least i know Ortiz vs. Franklin will end early...hopefully brutally.... John vs. Juarez another 12 round of boring ass clowns....
AND???:dunno:... Tommy Hearns Beat Roberto Duran MUCH EASIER than Marvin Hagler Did, but WHAT Happened when Hagler & Hearns Fought???...Moreso, Floyd has OPENLY Spoken of a Pac Fight...He's Made it CLEAR that Pac WON'T Get 50% of the Purse, which is JUSTIFIED... Floyd vs. Dela OUTSOLD Pac vs. Dela...Floyd vs. Hatton OUTSOLD Pac vs. Hatton AND Floyd vs. Marquez WILL OUTSELL Pac vs. Marquez...There's NO WAY In HELL that Floyd Should Accept PARITY w/Pac.... REED:nono:
Let's B HONEST Though, Buddy... The MAJORITY of the Best MMAists in UFC R WHITE & Probably 95% of the UFC Fanbase is WHITE... Floyd was WRONG in Saying that Whites CAN'T Dominate Boxing, but CLEARLY Whites DOMINATE MMA...& that's NOT a Good/Bad, Right/Wrong Thing....It's just the WAY it Is.... REED:hammert:
I guess the fight won't happen then? Do you honestly think Mayweather has more fans then Pacquiao? Mayweather can't sell beans on his name alone it seems.
Maybee so. However Franlkin-Ortiz is the main event of UFC 103 and Mayweather-Marquez is the boxing main event. Mayweather and Marquez are top 3 p4p and Franklin and Ortiz are both washed up hype jobs. The fight is not even close in terms of quality.
:: uhm...REED, the whole reason Floyd/Marquez got pushed back was because they weren't selling tickets.
Without getting into a 'Boxing vs. MMA' argument, who do you think does a better job building new stars? I think we both know the answer, and it's not even close. TFK
Where are all the new stars MMA/UFC are making? UFC had to beg BJ Penn, Tito and Randy Couture to come back.
You need to get your facts straight,they came back on there own choice.The UFC was going to go do there thing with or without them.