The last great fight I saw was De La Hoya vs Mayweather, and Mayweather wrongly got the decision, when I counted De La Hoya winning by about 3 rounds. Because Mayweather came on in the last 2-3 rounds the decision went in his favor. I have no doubt that De La Hoya clearly won that fight, and it was evident that Mayweather was sh%t scared of De La Hoya's power, when he was hit by his jab in the 1st round.
Seeing terrible decisions in boxing like this one, is WAAAAY more common. As soon as blood is seen in boxing, the fights are called off. In Australia a bloody nose stops a fight. It's soft when you consider that UFC fighters practically have their head split in two, lose 25% of their blood and often go on to win the bout.
2 very different sports, but MMA is true fighting in every sense of the word, whereas boxing is more bound by a very stringent set of rules, has too many sanctions to turn newcomers and youngens to it, is very confusing for spectators to fathom decisions sometimes as different judges all have there own criteria for giving a decision, and the most prolific, exciting weight class is now no better than dead.
In the early days of MMA I still loved boxing, as they were so much more skilled with their hands, timing, footwork and co-ordination, as opposed to the 1 demensional aspect of old school UFC fighters.....But now UFC fighters are as good as 90% of professional boxers or kickboxers on their feet, and also have the other skills to either avoid takedowns, or end fights with one.
Watch UFC 4..This was the last really good boxer I witnessed enter the octagon...He was a african american pro, who had a damn lot of fights, and an impeccable boxing record.....Yet he failed to bet past the 1st round of UFC 4.
You can't compare the 2 because boxing is more of a regulated sport, as opposed to UFC's more realistic approach to a fight.
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