Fountain79
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Wed May-20-09 10:08 PM
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| Boxing or Mixed Martial Arts? |
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I grew up watching boxing as a kid. I used to love watching Iron Mike knock guys out and was devastated when he got knocked out by Buster Douglas. As I grew up I turned away from boxing and I have of late been enjoying MMA a lot more. I like the different fighting styles that are used and the fact that in many ways it is safer than boxing.(Seriously!) What do you think?
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| -Boxing or Mixed Martial Arts? |
Fountain79 |
May-20-09 10:08 PM |
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Iron Mike getting KOed was the death knell for boxing. |
LostInAnomie |
May-20-09 10:19 PM |
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Definitely MMA |
Mojambo |
May-20-09 10:33 PM |
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I wish I had the game console for it... |
Fountain79 |
May-20-09 10:42 PM |
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I'm amazed they got the ground game right. |
Mojambo |
May-20-09 10:44 PM |
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Good, I can't stand Sanchez! |
LostinVA |
May-21-09 05:21 AM |
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MMA |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-20-09 10:43 PM |
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I've been turned off to MMA ever since I watched an armless and legless person try to fight |
DS1 |
May-20-09 10:47 PM |
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Wha??? |
Fountain79 |
May-20-09 10:48 PM |
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That was a disgrace |
Mojambo |
May-21-09 01:07 AM |
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That was no more mma than a bar fight is boxing |
LostinVA |
May-21-09 05:19 AM |
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Boxing, like Greco-Roman Wrestling, is a sport |
no name no slogan |
May-21-09 01:08 AM |
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I don't think you understand what MMA is |
LostinVA |
May-21-09 05:17 AM |
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I disagree... |
Fountain79 |
May-21-09 10:32 AM |
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Respectfully, your view of MMA is quite outdated. n/t |
Mojambo |
May-21-09 12:22 PM |
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Boxing, with the caveat that I've probably never seen good MMA |
WildEyedLiberal |
May-21-09 01:16 AM |
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Still like up to middleweight boxing, but |
Dappleganger |
May-21-09 01:19 AM |
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Neither. I don't understand folks wanting to see people hurt other people. |
flvegan |
May-21-09 01:24 AM |
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Hmmm...... |
Fountain79 |
May-21-09 10:48 AM |
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In the first boxing match I watched, "Boom boom" Mancini killed Duk Koo Kim |
Kolesar |
May-21-09 05:18 AM |
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MMA -- love it! |
LostinVA |
May-21-09 05:20 AM |
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They'll never call mixed martial arts, "The Sweet Science" |
HamdenRice |
May-21-09 06:47 AM |
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Bruce Lee didn't do karate |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-21-09 06:57 AM |
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Bruce Lee "did" everything, although correct, he did not teach or espouse karate |
HamdenRice |
May-21-09 09:26 AM |
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Yeah, but no one in anything had near the level of Bruce Lee's skill |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-21-09 09:30 AM |
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Since Bruce did western boxing (1958 amateur champion), I would like to have seen |
HamdenRice |
May-21-09 10:19 AM |
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And Arnold Palmer, in his prime, would beat a MMA guy in golf |
AngryAmish |
May-21-09 10:45 AM |
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Not at all an analogous comparison |
HamdenRice |
May-21-09 10:51 AM |
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I disagree... |
Fountain79 |
May-21-09 10:54 AM |
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I don't think we disagree as much as you think. But I do think that MMA is an "anti-sport". |
HamdenRice |
May-21-09 11:45 AM |
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What you call the elegance of boxing is an artifact of the rules |
AngryAmish |
May-21-09 01:11 PM |
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still boxing |
Blue_Tires |
May-21-09 07:20 AM |
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Boxing |
SoxFan |
May-21-09 08:39 AM |
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Actually, most MMA fighters are college educated |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
May-21-09 08:43 AM |
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The MMA has never contained Thimerosal |
Orrex |
May-21-09 08:59 AM |
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Boxing |
jakefrep |
May-21-09 12:38 PM |
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MMA is boring, I almost threw my shoe at how bad the last pay per view was |
Tektonik |
May-21-09 01:15 PM |
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Neither |
ForrestGump |
May-21-09 01:40 PM |
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A very well thought out post but to point out one point you made... |
Fountain79 |
May-21-09 02:13 PM |
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Nope, I think you're |
ForrestGump |
May-21-09 02:53 PM |
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