MMA vs Boxing

Boxing is the only sport where the goal is to hurt someone, even though there will often times be injuries or even deaths in other sports. In football, a player can be tackled and injured by the other team. In hockey, a player can be hit into the wall by the opposing team and injured. Why then is boxing the cruelest sport if athletes are injured in every sport? The purpose of football and hockey is not to hurt the opposing team, but rather to score points. Even though there will often times be injuries in these sports, injuring the other team is not the goal of the sport. In boxing the objective is not to score a touchdown, it is to hit the opponent as much as possible until he is knocked out; boxing is simply “a stylized mimicry of a fight to the death” (Page 185).

The dynamics of the mixed martial arts industry don’t assume competitive rivalry. The companies in this industry have to look into differentiating their product and getting their sport recognized. One might try to differentiate their product by appealing to be more family friendly or appeal to a different type of market. This is the way companies in the mixed martial arts industry have to compete; they have to make their sport slightly different to attract fans.

On Saturday, November 14th, 2015 Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey climbed in to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) cage and began what would come to be known as one of the greatest “underdog” matches in the twenty-first century. Everyone knew from the second this fight was scheduled that it would be legendary because going into the fight both amazing women were undefeated. That being said, Ronda Rousey had twelve straight wins, compared to Holly Holm’s lowly nine, in mixed martial arts that is. With both women being undefeated, and no chance for a tie, it set the stage for a fight to be remembered.

Horse-riding, baseball, lacrosse and even softball are all more dangerous then MMA; resulting in far more injuries and deaths. In America just in 6 years, 77 children have died from being hit in the chest by a baseball. Many more have died riding bikes. Does this mean we should ban baseball and bike riding? No, of course not. That would be ridiculous. Just like it would be ridiculous to ban MMA for the same reason. In a 10 year study by the University of Alberta in Canada, comparing the data from medical examinations between MMA fighters and boxers; the results proved that boxing was by far the more dangerous sport. Boxers were more likely to experience serious harm from concussions and other head trauma, loss of consciousness during fights, eye injuries, smashed noses and broken bones. Other studies, including one by John Hopkins University in Maryland, USA had similar results, finding that boxing was in fact far more dangerous than MMA. On average about 8 boxers die every year due to serious concussions and head trauma while only 4 people ever, have died in a UFC match. MMA is far less dangerous than many other sports that we play, so logically there is no reason for it to be

Did you know the UFC was not always the way it is now. It used to be a battle where it pitted one martial art versus another, wether it be Jiu-Jitsu v.s Boxing or Muay Thai v.s Judo and many other combinations. There were no rules, some

Boxing have always been a sport that I have more interest in than any other sport, to me boxing has it own beauty to it (I know it’s not a talent show, it’s a combat sport) where I want to try it out and see what I can do and how I could improve myself to be better.

If boxing were banned, it would almost certainly go underground and cause even more crimes to deal with. On the other hand, there are some advantages to boxing, in that it generates a lot of income for the organisers, promoters and coaches, and even the boxers themselves get a pay check in excess of one million dollars (in the biggest events). The fighters are clearly willing to take the risk of injury and concussion to earn large amounts of money, and if the worst should happen, they accept the responsibility of their actions.

UFC fighters do not get any health or insurance benefits and get payed only 15% of what NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL athletes make. When the UFC is becoming almost as big as those four sports. Every time they step into the octagon they take a high risk. Even with the UFC looking for money fights they still don't get paid the same. Shouldn’t each fighter get the same amount of money because it's a same fight. Dana White the president is worth half a billion dollars himself, when his fighters make nothing. Nate Diaz says him nor his teammates get paid what they are supposed to. He talks about how the is a bigger draw than most boxers but still boxers are

Boxing is a sport with conventional rules, with longstanding history going back a huge number of years to the era of the ancient Greeks olympics.1 Boxing can be classed as a direct interactive sport. In both beginner and expert forms, the boxers wear cushioned gloves, striking and guarding with your fists clenched. Every session by and large goes on for 3 minutes and the victor is the person who handles the most punches or thumps out his adversary. Boxing is likewise called pugilism and prize fighting. There is a typical conviction that left-given individuals are less skilful. In any case, the accomplishment of the soccer players skilfully utilizing their left feet, and the accomplishments of specialists and tennis players, 4 are likely the best cases demonstrating the invalidity of this perspective(Gursoy, 2009).

The first documented boxing match was in England in 1681. Since then boxing has been know to be a dangerous and violent sport, because so many people who do boxing can get injured really badly and can also get severe brain damage, but boxing is also watched and loved by thousands of people all round the

Firstly is technique or structure of the sports in Boxing the boxer requires a significant amount of stamina and durability. The primary purpose of Boxing is knockout the opponent furthermore the boxer can only land the punch is some specific area in the front of the body as a reason

The development led to the development of the national boxing association which governs and regulates the sport. This transformation made the sport be recognized and enhanced the development of various organizations which trained more boxers who show talent in the art of boxing ("History of Boxing"). This has made boxing to be making a career where professional boxers are able to earn a living out of boxing just like any other sport. Boxing is currently included in the Olympic Games not to mention it is currently classified as a game where professional boxers from different states, can showcase their talent in the sport leading to the development of various boxing champions, such as Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali who both have great boxing

A man who is 5’9 and 147lbs is standing in the ring next to a man that is 6’0 and 170lbs. Imagine what will happen next. The shorter man will be quick on his feet while the taller and heavier man will be much slower, thus giving the smaller man a greater chance of success. Boxing is a sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped in ring (“Boxing”). There are many reasons as to why people choose to pursue a career in boxing: it makes your confidence soar, it teaches you how to manage your adrenaline, it teaches discipline, and it reminds you of your morality.

Diverse/Different weight classes: Separating boxers into divisions guarantees reasonable BOUTS. For instance, a contender who measures more than 200 pounds has more drive behind his punch, while a boxer who weighs 140 pounds will probably be quicker and more light-footed than the heavier boxer. While weight classes were initially isolated into eight divisions, the confining classes today are separated to 17 divisions, permitting contenders to be all the more unequivocally coordinated with their weight partners.

For the people who know me know that I that I am a diehard baseball fan, basketball fan, and football fan. However, one of my favorite sports to watch is boxing. I started to enjoy the sport of boxing after I saw the first Rocky movie. The Rocky movie was my first introduction to the sport of boxing. Even though Rocky is the fictional character he is one of the most iconic boxing figures in the sport. Sure, there are boxing legends like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, and Oscar de la Hoya. But for some reason, Rocky Balboa is the reason that I am a fan of the sport of boxing. As much I loved to talk about the Rocky movies or the other boxing legends that I mention above fights this is not what this paper is about. This paper is about the sport of boxing at the international level. In this paper, I will be going over boxing at the history, rules/regulations, and how it impacts society.