Quote Originally Posted by DTher85:
What over the hill boxer do you know of that's running through MMA knocking people out?
I think there is more money in MMA which is why the boxers are leaving their sport. Wasn't Floyd Mayweather considering a move to MMA not too long ago? Boxing is pretty much dead now, other than Mayweather-Pacquiao there are no interesting fights that people want to see. I think Tyson was Boxing's last big harrah.
As for which sport is more damaging, I think MMA is more taxing on your overall body but Boxing is easily more damaging to your mental health just because of all the punches they take to the head.
You couldn't be more wrong.
Rich Franklin: $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 to win)
Chuck
Liddell: $500,000
Franklin def. Liddell via KO (punch)
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic: $150,000 ($75,000 to show, $75,000 to win)
Pat Barry: $11,000
Filipovic def. Barry via submission (rear
naked choke) Martin Kampmann: $50,000 ($25,000 to show,
$25,000 to win)
Paulo Thiago: $18,000
Kampmann def. Thiago via
unanimous decision Ben Rothwell: $100,000 ($50,000 to
show, $50,000 to win)
Gilbert Yvel: $30,000
Rothwell def. Yvel
via unanimous decision Carlos Condit: $52,000 ($26,000 to
show, $26,000 to win)
Rory MacDonald: $8,000
Condit def.
MacDonald via TKO (strikes) Evan Dunham: $26,000 ($13,000
to show, $13,000 to win)
Tyson Griffin: $28,000
Dunham def.
Griffin via split decision Matt Wiman: $28,000 ($14,000 to
show, $14,000 to win)
Mac Danzig: $24,000
Wiman def. Danzig
via submission (guillotine choke) Mario Miranda: $12,000
($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
David Loiseau: $12,000
Miranda
def. Loiseau via TKO (strikes) James Wilks: $30,000
($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Peter Sobotta: $4,000
Wilks
def. Sobatta via unanimous decision Claude Patrick: $12,000
($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Ricardo Funch: $5,000
Patrick
def. Funch via submission (guillotine choke) Mike Pyle:
$38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 to win)
Jesse Lennox: $7,000
Pyle
def. Lennox via submission (triangle choke)
If you want a real laugh, check out some of the TUF or Strikeforce purses. These fighters are getting stuck in the ass by the promoters. UFC 115 total payroll (including bonuses) 1.3 million. Live gate alone was over 4 million.
Like it or not, boxing is still generating much more cash than MMA at all levels of the sport. ESPECIALLY for the fighters.
Hot Forum Topics
