Isn't it possible the popularity of MMA has improved boxing viewership?

Yep, it would. Some tatooed highschool dropouts talking like they're the greatest and most talented fighters in the world who simply collapse like sacks of sh*t from 1 little shot to the chin in a 3x5 minute brawl in a cage for loose change. Not my thing.
I only watch elite fighters, guys like Fedor, Nog, GSP who not only can fight but actually represent their sport with class and respect and don't go talking sh*t about how great they are. Not these whacky tatooed chinless 20-something cocksuckers Dana's employing. Jack of all trades, masters of none. But good ol' Joe Rogan wants you to believe otherwise with his regurgitated "HE'S GOT PHENOMENAL STRIKING, UNBELIEVEABLE JU JITSU, AMAZING CARDIO!!!!!" :::laughing: Even despite the fact that he barely knows f*ck all about them.
I used to love both boxing and MMA. I guess since the death of Pride and the retirement of the old boxing stars like Lennox, Trinidad, etc along with the rise of that handpicking clown Fraud Cuntweather Jr who supposedly is this great big boxing star now, my interest has waned....greatly.

 

Yep, it only took Brock Lesnar a year of MMA TRAINING to go and make the UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Randy Couture his f*cking girlfriend. LMAO!!!
Not discounting Lesnar's wrestling credentials but last I saw, this ain't wrestling! It's f*cking MMA! Which means you got a lot of weapons you can use outside of wrestling to beat Lesnar. Couture got f*cked up the ass by an MMA novice! ::
Where were those great all-round MMA skills? KTFO by a punch to the head from a wrestler.:atu: And what's funny is Couture was the one with the major boxing experience, not Lesnar. Lesnar had zero striking skills.

 

REED has No Problem w/MMA Broadcasts, for the Most Part...Joe Rogan has Personality & he KNOWS the Sport...He's Definitely a FAN of the Sport & the Type of Guy U WANT Speaking about It...

Having Said that, REED's Absolute FAVORITE MMA Broadcaster is Frank Mir...VERY Articulate, VERY Knowledgeable & his Perspective as a Fighter Leads to EXCELLENT Insight on the Fights he Broadcasts...Being Still Fairly NEW to MMA, REED Can Honestly Say that he VALUES the Work that Rogan & Mir do (& Ken-Flo is Showing PROMISE in this Area Too)...They Know ALL the Terminology (Moves, Pressure Points, etc.), yet they Can Convey it in Layman's Terms....

TFK was Spot-On about Merchant & his JADED, OLD FART Boxing Thoughts...Merchant Spends 99% of his Mic Time BITCHING about Boxing & No Doubt SOME Casual Fans R Negatively Influenced by the COMMENTS of the Guy Being PAID to Verbalize the Sport...



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translation.....Merchant calls Floyd on Floyd's BS

 

That MIGHT B True, but REED Thinks it Depends on How U PACKAGE it...Especially in MAINSTREAM Culture, RACE Is Important...On that Note, if U Want a Hip Hop Angle to SELL, there's Gotta B SOME "Whitness" Sprinkled in...


REED:hammert:

 

Watch your Mouth, Homey...REED is a PROUD Owner of a Tapout T-Shirt...



REED:warning:

 

Is some degree of effort needed to put MMA in "laymans terms"?? I mean, how much description is needed when a man is being choked or poked to death??:dunno:

 

REED Said what he Meant & MEANT What he Said...Your "Translation" was INCORRECT, UNWARRANTED & UNNEEDED...



REED:hammert:

 

Uuuuh, there's VARIOUS Types of Chokes, Dude...Rear Naked, Guillotine, Triangle & Undoubtedly MORE that REED hasn't Heard of Yet...The 1st Couple Times REED Saw a Triangle Choke Applied, he Wondered HOW it Rendered Guys Unconcious...That Is Until he Heard Frank Mir ELABORATE on WHY It's Effective & WHERE it Effects U...



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:crying::crying:...I would have said that Floyds tiffs with Merchant are well documented.

Toys Pram Out.

 

REED Dislikes Merchants PRICKdom, Not Necessarily his Comments on Floyd...He's a Verbal BULLY & has Belittled the Likes of Roy, Floyd, Shane Mosley, Vernon Forrest & Many Others Over the Years....



REED:mj:

 

I am trying to conjure with this image of these buff pro boxers, invariably victorious and invariably black, stripped to the waist, being verbally bullied by a small white guy who speaks around 3 words to the minute, and who poses virtually no threat to their heaving, sinewy selves. It just doesn't fit.....Merchant might be a lot of things, but this "Bully" rap seems "hard to conjure with", as that old lay down-Sally, Howard Cossell once said.

 

You are wasting your time Reed. There are a couple of posters here that are completely ignorant about the sport who would rather just bash the sport because it is not something that they enjoy. Very childish.

 

Well Floyd Mayweather thinks it was invented by whitey so he could win at something........I dont think many posters here are yet to plumb that depth of childishness, yet.

 

Oh Jesus. He just shows his stupidity on so many levels.

 

You just hate Merchant cause he tells the truth on your pussy hero Fraudweather Jr, REED.

 

beat me to it.

 

Yeah, he called them out whenever they handpicked opposition. Merchant tells it like it is, REED. Nobody has to be a professional fighter to call it as it is. If you're a boring pile of sh*t like Chris Byrd, then you get verbally punked and deservedly so. If you're a ducking f*ck like Roy Jones was for years, then you get called out. Merchant is real!
You hate him for being real. We all know F*ckweather Jr's been ducking real comp for years. The motherf*cker doesn't even fight legit fighters in his own weight class. Now he's gonna pray Mosley's every bit his age. But Shane's gonna f*ck that cunt up!

 

Oh ok. You think that Shane will fuck him up, yet when Floyd kicks his ass, Shane will instantly be declared "shot". What a cunt.

 

Boxing fans are alot smarter than MMA fans. You can't tell boxing fans that bums like Griffin and Coleman are elite fighters. It amazes me that MMA fans can't understand that 90% of the UFC's roster minimum is whack.

 

Yes, Floyd's gonna kick Shane's ass using that same pussy, back-foot, tip tap, running sh*t he did against Oscar. What a beating Shane's in for! :: Shane's gonna get tip-tapped to death over 12 boring rounds and then wonder to himself "Was I even in a fight?"
Fraudweather is garbage. Barely edging a completely shot Oscar in a split decision. Shane's gonna expose this farce!

 

Actually some boxing fans are pretty dumb too. A lot of them are on this board. They're the ones who actually think Fraud Fagweather Jr is a legendary fighter.:: Despite never having been in an epic battle, never having fought an elite fighter at the top of their game in their right weight class and barely edging shot fighters in boring 12 round decisions.
Not to mention he's ducked every potential threat to him including Cotto, Wright, Margarito and Pacman.
Shane's gonna eat this fag alive!

 

He should of never been in TUF in the first place.

 

But...I mean...the kid has actually been saying this...many times.

I prefer boxing, many times over...I do admit there is SOME skill in the martial arts...I just think that they need to trim the fake tans, the tattoos, the whole "Afflicted" thing...needs paring back, just a bit.

There is an awful lot of shouting, and they are probably all Pedding like a mannyfucker.

 

Take a look at all of the dominating champions and top few in each weight class. Besides Brock, they are pretty much all respectful, professional, and do not fit the description that you have posted. It's mainly the wannabes and neverhavebeens that feel the need to loom the part due to their lack in abilities. You really should do some homework on the sport if you plan on posting about it.

 

So if you aren't really interested in boxing please tell me why you are on a boxing website crying like a little bitch. I mean I'm not into MMA or any that style of fighting so therefore I don't go to the MMA section to complain about it. This shit kills me. I'll Holla 5000

 

Just like guys on here didn't give a sh*t about Alabama Man but still couldn't get enough of him, basically going after him everywhere he went.::
I need to vent, dawg!
Boxing sucks ass compared to 10 years ago but I still got to watch the big fights. Pacman fights particularly. Don't give a crap about Fraud Mayweather unless he's fighting real fighters which is few and far between.
He's not exciting to watch in the least. He's boring as sh*t actually and highly overpaid. Too bad most boxing fans are too drunk and stupid to figure out this con-artist is taking their money.

 

Thats right. Both the Klitschkos can fight, and a few others too, but the heavyweight division is dying. I dont care if Spiderman is a reserved talented guy....I have to listen to the fake Mickey Buffer and Joe Roidgan roar for an hour before i get to see him. What part of that don't you get?

 

i used to train and compete in mma and literally 90% of the guys who train are like the fans. alot of cool guys...but 50 times more douche bags.

mma in theory is a great sport, but it needs competition and hopefully strikeforce does that, cuz my interest really fell with PRIDE going down.

 

Isn't it possible the popularity of MMA has improved boxing viewership?


YES..