Dana White on the current state of boxing.

if you had lifted a finger to watch him fight you would know he is exciting.

 

you never seen David Haye fight, go back to the rassling forum man ::

 

:laugh11:

Watch Haye vs. Mormeck, Maccarinelli, Barrett or Ruiz...Haye's Almost Always EXCITING...He Punches Hard w/BOTH Hands, has GOOD Handspeed & is AGGRESSIVE...& To Top it Off, Haye's VULNERABLE...

"How is David Haye Exciting?"...Hopefully U're JOKING...



REED:mj:

 

That may be, but you just linked a John Ruiz fight and questioned how and why a boxing fan didn't watch it......Nuff said.

 

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He can clearly state what he wants. Doesn't mean I believe him, the guy has talked more than enough shit about boxing and has even gotten into pissing matches with a couple boxers so I have an idea where he stands. Also I didn't mean that all MMA guys want boxing to die, I would never believe such a broad statement like that.

You seem to have picked your side a long time ago as you're constantly the one defending MMA. I got no problem with that personally, but please don't sit there and make MMA seem all perfect in every aspect. Also I've realized that US boxing is heavily on the decline, I never disputed that.

 

Haye is fighting Harrison next. I'm excited. Not.

 

Easiest argument I ever won.

 

The "America Is the Center Of the Universe" sentiment that has damaged boxing, is going to damage MMA too.

 

He's not joking, he isn't a boxing fan anymore. Finding excuses and justifications for why you shouldn't watch an exciting heavyweight/cruiserweight fight is not what any real boxing fan does

 

even if you do still claim to be a boxing fan, these are the types of "fans" that hurt the sport, people who haven't seen fights yet still seem willing to comment on them. you haven't see haye fight and you think he isn't worth lifting a finger to see him fight. you no longer qualify as a boxing fan.

 

Beyond pathetic. You had your mind made up on Haye long before you actually were shamed into watching him fight for the first time.

 

Yes, that's exactly what's damaged boxing. :Alabama:

 

he's a clown man ignore him

 

I have stated in this thread some of the things that are wrong with boxing (biggest being that the promoters and upper level fighters have no incentive to change because they are doing fine as it is, and making plenty of money) and have also stated in this thread in a response to Trplsec that I think boxing has a huge uphill battle to regain its popularity in this country and have stated reasons why this is the case.

Spare me the "are you ten years old?" bullshit. just because you cannot backtrack your statements. You want another thing that is wrong with boxing? People who claim to be fans yet don't exert any effort to watch some of the upper level boxers, who are exciting, fight. Instead they say things like:

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How is david Haye exciting? If he was exciting, i would have seen him fight.

You spend more time conjuring up reasons why you haven't watched David Haye fight than it would take to just watch him online or even highlights... seems something a fan would have an interest in doing. Instead you say:

I never felt the need to watch Haye vs. Ruiz online. Im sure i coudl have seen a haye fight if i wanted to. but why? And against Ruiz? No thanks

When this isn't about Jon Ruiz, its about David Haye - the guy we have been talking about, an exciting fighter who talks trash, KO's most fighters but can be dropped in return. This is a fighter that any real boxing fan would take a bit of time to see.

 

Hard to consider this the statement of a boxing fan, current or former.

 

Why are you even engaging him?

How many times does he even post in the GD section in a thread that doesn't involve MMA (or that he doesn't involve MMA in), let alone doing so in some meaningful way?

 

100% agreed with the bold. I also think it has become more advantageous to young kids in this country to go to NFL, NBA and Wrestling (which can provide a solid background for an eventual MMA career) due to their rising popularity and the higher potential for college scholarships associated with these sports.