UFC vs. Boxing

UFC vs. Boxing

UFC vs. Boxing is a debate that many combat sports enthusiasts always debate! The UFC aficionados say that the UFC has surpassed Boxing in entertainment value and offers a lot more in their pay-per-view card. On the contrary, the Boxing fans say that UFC are a bunch of uneducated "street-fighters" that really have no technical ability compared to boxers. These views of the UFC are most prevalent in the world-class promoter of Top Rank, Bob Arum. However, the UFC President, Dana White, has been on record multiple times saying he has nothing against boxing and is a big fan. He has attended many boxing events but has stated that boxing only puts out 2 or 3 major fights in a calendar year with the undercard not being entertainment. Boxing has a legendary/historic story that goes back to the basis of combat sports, whereas UFC is a such a young sport with a history that is still in their teenage years of existence. Come Saturday, November 12, 2011, the two sports will collide once again but this time, a lot more is at stake for both events.

UFC Broadcast Partner

UFC will be on network television for the first time in the promotions history. UFC confirmed that on the Fox network, they will only show one fight but the one fight is of mammoth proportions. The number 1 contender, Junior Dos Santos, will be looking to take the belt away from current UFC Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez. Cain Velasquez has not fight in over a year due to a shoulder injury suffered from previous bout that needed to be surgically repaired. Whereas, Junior Dos Santos has had a few bouts before but most recent was his destruction of the behemoth known as Shane Carwin in Vancouver. Both fighters are strikers but Junior Dos Santos is more of a boxer based while Cain is more muy-thai based. One advantage, pundits, experts and fans alike always point out to Cain's wrestling background and superb Cardio, which has been the achilles heel of many heavyweights. What these people forget that Junior Dos Santos has world class Jui-Jitsu and from his recent bout with Shane Carwin, his wrestling is above average. For having only one fight on network TV, UFC is definitely giving the fans a gargantuan size bout that as Dana White has said "can go 15 seconds to 25 minutes...nonetheless, it will be an explosive match."

Juan Manuel Marquez vs Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao

The UFC will be free for everyone to watch but the boxing will not. The boxing will be televised on pay-per-view between Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. This will be the third time, these two legendary boxers will meet in the ring for the WBO Welterweight Championship Belt that Manny currently holds. The first two fights ended in undesirable results for Marquez, since the 1st ended in a draw and the 2nd ended in Manny being the victor, in which many believed Marquez won the fight. They first fought in 2004 then they fought again 2008 and now they will settle their feud in 2011 in the Welterweight Division. Since both fighter have been fighting each other since 2004, the bouts have gone from being only professional to personal since both fighters believe they won the fights, and now they have one more chance of redemption. This time around, Marquez "properly" gained the weight and strength to compete with the heavier opponent. The last time, he went up in weight, he was dismantled by a technical Floyd Mayweather. Will Marquez come even close to the blinding-speed of Manny Pacquiao? To say this fight isn't personal, both camps have been on record saying: Manny Pacquiao has said that he will knock out Marquez and Marquez, as well as his trainer said that they know Manny well enough to deter the Floyd Mayweather mega bout that many speculate will happen on May 5, 2012. 

UFC vs. Boxing on November 12, 2011 is what a combat sports aficionado dreams. Not only will Boxing and UFC be shown but the main event bouts have so much implications in both sports. Both fights are for a major world title as well as a major payout in future match-ups that will only create exciting bouts for the fans. Furthermore, the implications for the UFC is being accepted as part of mainstream sports and media. For boxing, it is whether or not, Manny will come out victorious and fight Floyd Mayweather. Dana White stated in one of his recent Vlogs that the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez bout will not be missed, if one were to choose to watch the UFC on Fox. As with most boxing cards, the undercards are not entertaining only if one is a true boxing fan, so watching the UFC on Fox is a good addition to the main event that everyone especially Mexicans and Filipinos will be waiting to watch. Will you being watching the UFC on Fox and miss the boxing undercard, or will you be strictly watching the boxing event?