> Why some people keep comparing MMA with Boxing?

Why some people keep comparing MMA with Boxing?

Posted at: 2015-04-20 
Its the MMA fans who kept on comparing.

I do watch MMA, too. GSP is my favorite MMA fighter. Its just that the elbows and knees to the face attacks that horrify me. One can break a skull doing that.

I've noticed the boxing community mostly has negative things say about mma because they try to compare striking and I think they feel a little threatened because there's a big mma fight like every month if not weekend and the only big fights are the floyd and pacquaio fights obviously the landscape changes all the time but I think with time mma will get the respect it deserves

I Like both alot. Only idiots argue between the 2.

Their both great sports, so is Glory kickboxing. No one with a brain would compare. These are all different sports. None are real fighting. Only sports, with different rules.

Both sports involve fighting, im guessing

I like both...

cause they both got beef with each other.

Don't you see it's pointless by now? Boxing has more history without a doubt (like wrestling has more history than boxing) but MMA is a fast growing combat sport that attracts many fans. Why do we need to compare them in the first place?

I personally admire legendary MMA fighters such as Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Fedor Emelianenko and GSP as much as I admire legendary boxers such as Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano, Harry Greb and The Klitschkos.

Why can't we enjoy both sports?