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Old 06-02-2008, 03:33 PM   #54
JayP
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos View Post
Boxing is notoriously controlled by criminals (Don King, the mafia). The most famous and (arguably) successful boxer of the last 30 years went to prison for rape in the middle of his career, never mind all the other stuff he did. The whole goddamn sport is fixed and everyone knows it.
The difference is that in boxing it's that the fighters have been trained since they were 7 to box. In MMA, as long as you're in your 20's and you're tough you can be taught a few ground moves and be a half-decent fighter.

In boxing, it's a boxer who commits crimes. In MMA, it could easily be some criminal who just happens to hold his own outside of the bar.
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