The sport's reputation rests in the hands of AJ...

You Ever Invested a Combative Sports Dollar to SEE Dana White, 1100+ UFC Employees OR These Lawyers, Doctors, Trainers, Physical Therapists, etc., You Speak Of???...Of Course You HAVEN'T...


REED

 

its amazing how the NFL, NBA and MLB got all the same shit he mentioned as far as employees and facilities plus more. yet still manage to pay their athletes a fair cut of the revenue.

 

Who Says They SHOULDN'T???...

To Fuuuuurther REED's Point, the TALENT Is Why Combative Sports Dollars are Spent, Obviously, Yet You're Cool w/Said TALENT Getting LESS Than 50% of UFC's Overall Take???...You Want Guys to Just "Shut Up and Fight", But That's Bullshit, Ms. Ingraham, Sorry...


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The question is, if you compared histograms of fighter annual pay, between boxing and ufc, what's that look like? I imagine the boxing histogram is much more skewed, with huge outliers, whereas the ufc salaries are more nornally distributed. But that's just a guess.

 

UFC has a monopoly and I anticipate them getting split up over the next 10 or 15 years, or some strong fighter union.

That said UFC business model ends up providing way more competition for way less money. The boxing model led almost directly to the current "state" of boxing as it is.

Not sure which one makes more sense.

 

I think UFC is stagnating but still on a rocketship in comparison to boxing.

Regardless when you're the only game in town you make the rules. Their recent leaked emails in their case vs cung le and others doesn't look good.

 

There's bellator (dont know where it goes after showtime) and there's prime video's fight league now which is actually awesome so far, especially the muy thai

 

UFC will fall one day. Not overnight, obviously, but in our lifetimes we'll see it lose relevancy. Because it's built and run much in the same mold as WWE; and you see now what WWE is compared to its hey day.

Cage grappling fans can hate on boxing all they want, but boxing is the combat sport that will always stand the test of time. Boxing has been "dying" since the 60s, they said...

I have no study-driven evidence to back this, but it's of my opinion that it's just more naturally esthetically pleasing to watch a fist fight than it is a cage fight; cage fights that often devolve into one guy's face being stuffed into another's crotch. It's my belief that psychologically, people view a good fist fight as the ideal medium of combat.

The only reason boxing lost it's title as king is due to internal issues. They can be fixed, but even if theyre not quickly fixed, I think UFC will find ways to slowly (again, not overnight) self-destruct. When both sports are operating at their bests, with the best fighting the best... people prefer boxing. Especially on a global scale.

 

Another thing, like it or not, in the coming years, the Saudis will weild more and more influence and control in sports. More control in football (soccer), and in boxing. While there's plenty of drawbacks to their influence, it is beneficial that they're willing to inject so much money into big fights. I don't think the Saudis value MMGay to the same extent, which returns to my point, that on a global scale, boxing remains THE premier combat sport.

 

Boxing will always be the highest level of sport when two top guys face off and perform admirably. Corrales Castillo 1 is the greatest sporting event ever

Nothing cage related can compare to the skill/brutality/drama

 

There's also the history. And it DOES matter. MMGay will never touch boxing's history.

Our sport has produced quite possibly the most famous sportsman in history. One of the most famous PEOPLE in history, period. And Mike is easily one of the top 10 most famous athletes of all time.

You add to that that guys like Louis, Dempsey, Robinson, the Fab 4, Foreman, ect. Boxing has produced more famous figures than cage fighting ever will.

The most FAMOUS martial artist who ever lived wasn't even a true pro for fucks sake. He was a fuckin actor. I'm talking about Bruce Lee of course.

 

Was already well aware of that. Both are owned by Endeavor, which is run by Ari Emanuel. I keep up with that sort of news.

WWE is way down from its peak, ratings wise and cultural relevance wise.

 

If he saw the Fury fight and doesn't take it seriously, AJ would have to be in the lead for the biggest dummy on earth.

 

What did you expected him to say?

 

Suck to say but in combat sports, it's a good thing to have fighters ''underpaid'' so that they stay hungry. One of the reason why we get so few superfights in boxing imo is because most boxers would rather milk their titles and fame while making easy defenses for a couple of millions than consistently test themselves against top opposition.

This is not tennis were a bad loss is barely an afterthought the day after. In boxing it means an ass whupping, with potentially severe physical or psychological damage, on top of future revenue loss.

Having promoters/network handing out millions like candies, without having a central structure to ensure the best fight the best, is a disaster for fans. Yes it s not fair that White and the Fertitas (yes I know they sold their shares) made billions while their stars made ''peanuts'', but it was definitely better for the sport. Just see how cards are less stacked nowadays compared to 10 years ago.