MMA vs Boxing

The UFC, is the leading power in the fastest growing sport in America, Mixed Martial Arts.

The UFC seems to be making many in the boxing world feel a little defensive about the integrity of their long and storied sport. Boxers like Floyd Mayweather Jr. have felt the need to jump to the defense of an aging sport that seems to have lost its punch.

Mayweather has called the UFC a piece of human excrement and has said he would give Chuck Liddell, the once reigning UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, a million bucks out of his own pocket if Liddell fought against, and beat, a similarly weighted pure boxer. Of course, he would only agree to promote the fight and guarantee the purse if Liddell agreed to do it under the banner of Mayweather Promotions.

UFC President Dana White has offered to have Mayweather fight UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk, who weighs in at 155 pounds. Regarding Mayweather’s comments about UFC, White had this to say, “"I used to talk like Floyd Mayweather when I was involved in boxing. I talked just like him, until I educated myself about this sport. These guys are amazing athletes, Floyd Mayweather is one of the best boxers ever, (and) Sean Sherk will whoop his ass in under two minutes."

Agree or disagree?

I tend to agree, these guys in MMA have too many tools in their fighting arsenal to be beaten by a guy who can only do one form of attack, throwing punches.