punchoutsb wrote:I love both, I've done both. I prefer standup for whatever that is worth. MMA standup is wild if compared to boxing, but I don't compare them since they're different sports. Having done ground work in the past I have obvious interest and it doesn't bore me, but its just not as exciting to me as the standup game.
I've said before and I'll say again that one thing the UFC does MUCH better than boxing is sell itself. Boxing is so dang negative.
When I watch UFC, regardless of who is fighting, Joe and Goldie sell the crap out of the matchup. Could be a complete scrub and they'll find something good to talk about; dangerous leg kicks or whatever. In boxing we are always treated to hearing about how fighter a has never been tested and probably sucks, fighter b couldn't beat so and so from 50 years ago, this division is weak, that division sucks, etc etc etc. Watch any Klitschko fight in the past ten years and you'll see exactly what I'm saying; "He's no Joe Louis!" doesn't exactly thrill potential viewers (many of whom may not be familiar with Joe Louis) enough to stick around and watch. Teddy Atlas is also very guilty of it. Boxing commentators are basically the worst in sports because I cannot think of a single sports that produces such negative lingo while describing the action.
If there's 2 things Boxing should take from MMA it's not writing guys off when they lose a few fights, because they're certainly capable of coming back and making an impact on the sport still as MMA has shown time and time again, and as Boxers in the past showed with regularity when 2 or 3 losses wasn't a death sentence to your career.
That and making good competitive matchups. Boxing relies on selling fights based off of 1 fighters reputation entirely too much. Much more focus needs to be put on competitive matchmaking in Boxing.
