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"May 24, 2007
NBCeSports
Who will win: Boxing versus Ultimate Fighting?
There have been ramblings recently concerning one sport versus another sport. In reality, it would be one sport versus one spectacle. Boxing, the sport, versus the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the spectacle and certainly not a sport.
In what clearly is a futile attempt by the teenie-bop fad of the UFC, certain fighters have been calling out certain boxers to fight in a cage and act like caveman animals. These UFC guys, who are your typical inebriated 5-day-a-week bar patrons, make less than $5000 a fight and are trying to goat in legitimate athletes who earn six figures and have a productive lifestyle. Classy move.
Of course, you won’t hear any challenges to current boxers. No, these bar brawlers are calling out boxers past their prime, as if this could signify legitimacy in their caged sport. Ray Mercer, Tommy Morrison, and even George Foreman have been called out to fight UFC guys in their mid 20s. Fantastic idea, if you’re an imbecile.
But when these “tough” guys were recently called on their bluff, they folded like 7-3 against pocket aces. Floyd Mayweather stepped up and challenged any current or past UFC fighter to step into a ring or a cage. Kermit Cintron followed up Mayweather’s challenge with that of his own. The UFC’s response....silence. You could hear the crickets from miles away and see the tumbleweed drift by the offices of the UFC.
It’s been said before, and will be repeated by knowledgeable sports fans forever: “Boxing is a sweet science”. The UFC is a gimmick aimed at impulsive needy teenagers and wannabe tough guys who think sucker punching an overweight drunk man is the “sporty” thing to do. This whole boxing versus UFC argument makes me sick. What is next, will some guys start a football league where the rules allow kicking and punching, and then challenge the NFL to a fight?
Putting aside your beliefs and values, one must look at the facts. Boxing has produced magnificent men who have glorified the meaning of success in sports. The UFC has produced mohawked drunken men who rob banks, sell drugs, and produce pornography.
Which “sport” do you envision actually making it to 2010?
Boxing wins this fight by KO in the first round.