UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen
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That was after 7 rounds of Ali absorbing an onslaught from Foreman to gas him out, and then finishing him off when he realised he had nothing left in his tank.
Not 3 like your MMA fights. 7 rounds of being a human punching bag.
Both of them looked exhausted? Yeah no shit.
Out of shape? Troll more.
Er...
To be fair,
Boxing is not a gym sport. You can succeed and not be in the best shape of your life. Boxing has a great deal of skill involved but one of them is not physical condition.
the UFC is a gym sport. It has much smaller gloves, wrestling and grappling (which forces blood into the arms and weakens punching ability) and etc etc
In comparison to MMA fighters? Hell yeah those guys were out of shape.
Boxers have always put good emphasis on rope work and cardio in general but nothing compares to the level MMA took it.
some of these guys are training at Olympic levels. They have the physical statistics of marathon runners/triathlon competitors of world calibre. It's just a whole new science in terms of health and fitness.
Boxers have always put good emphasis on rope work and cardio in general but nothing compares to the level MMA took it.
some of these guys are training at Olympic levels. They have the physical statistics of marathon runners/triathlon competitors of world calibre. It's just a whole new science in terms of health and fitness.
Today's athletes are leaps and bounds better. This is true for ANY sport. Larger population pool + better training = better results.
But arguing today's boxers are in worse shape than their mma counterpart is fucking absurd.
Boxing is dying because top athletes go into other sports.
But arguing today's boxers are in worse shape than their mma counterpart is fucking absurd.
Boxing is dying because top athletes go into other sports.
lol, i don't think you have cause and effect down pat on this one.
if the money was there and talent translated to money, they would be there. if you're a top athlete a guaranteed contract sounds a lot better than trusting a promoter in a shady sport to 'bring you to the top'
I agree with you. I didn't say WHY top athletes no longer pursue a boxing career, just that they don't.
I was commenting on the "Boxing requires less cardio than MMA" comments. Fucking ridic
well, it definetely doesn't require more. Personally i always thought wrestlers often had the most strenuous workouts
Boxing is dead because it's a hidden sport. Only on PPV, no fights on ABC's Wide World of Sports like the old days. Greed from promoters has caused this. 4 leagues, too complicated to follow. If boxing was so great, it would be on ESPN, or a major network (ABC) like the old days, but it isn't. They don't want to develop a soap opera. Every sport needs a soap opera for the fans to follow, or it doesn't matter.
MMA fighter in K1: