Comments on: Don King thinks the UFC is in decline

By: ctownhood

ctownhood — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:34:59 +0000

I know this card (UFC 80) was touted as weak, but in retrospect, this is one of the best PPV broadcasts in a long time!!! Every fight was enjoyable! I thin it’s unfair to judge events on paper before they happen, because some of the cards that looked great om paper turned out to be snoozfests!

By: Popetastic

Popetastic — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:41:15 +0000

Even if that were true, your comment is just stupid.

By: Sam is BS

Sam is BS — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:21:11 +0000

Because I think your very biased towards boxing and some fighters and im not the only 1 who thinks that.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:50:57 +0000

Can’t someone express an opinion on this site without you accusing them of having someone’s penis in their mouth? Either start bringing something to the table when you comment or your comments from this point forward will be deleted.

By: Sam is BS

Sam is BS — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:33:27 +0000

did you have Dana’s penis in your mouth while writing this

By: andy

andy — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:47:57 +0000

i’ve been lucky enough to run into a couple dudes from the UFC where i work (theres a large fight oriented TV station close by) and so far.. they’ve all been stand up guys. all willing to stop and say hello.. answer a couple questions, etc. seems like they’re all quite down to earth, just regular people (as cliche as that sounds). anyways, thats just been my experience.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:05:14 +0000

I agree with Sam on getting sick of professional players being jerks to their fans. I do have alot of respect some athletes who enjoy fans and realize that its the fans that in the long run pay their salaries. On the other hand I have met hof hockey player Ted Lindsay and he is an asshole to people. So believe me he lives up to the nickname terrible Ted. Popetastic I could not agree with you more because there are really not very many boxing events that I would get on ppv because of the lack luster bouts. I used to get all of Tysons ppv events when he was in his prime and I would not care if it was 40 dollars because I knew he was going to knock someone out and if it lasted 2 mins it was bonus coverage. I also think that all boxing promoters are crooks.

By: Davey D

Davey D — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:58:26 +0000

Boxing wasn’t so bad in 2007. Lets see….Maywheather vs Oscar, biggest draw eva, still thought the fight sucked though. These were the better ones…Cotto vs. Mosley, Kesler vs. Joe Calzege, Taylor vs. Pavlik, The Contender finale, Kermit Critton’s KO win was sweet. Lastly, Pretty Boy Floyd vs. Ricky Hatton, which was frickin’ awesome.

So, I guess Don King feels the need to say something about one slip in the cracks. Why? Because this is America and everyone has their own opinion’s and no matter how stupid they are. People will respond. Like me.

Don, if you don’t think you’ll get your hard earned cash money’s worth out of UFC 80. Go to your local Hooters, Strip Club or Buffalo Wild Wings and watch it there. Wait…hold the phone. You may not be able to because of Tito vs. Jones. Which, I’m sure your all warm and fuzzy about. Right?

Wait til’ UFC 80 is over, which by the way, is a great start for the New Year. Then you can tune in and watch the UFN this Wednesday night on Spike TV. UFC 81 on February 2nd. UFC 82 on March 3rd. UFC 83 on April 19th. I could keep going. All the PPV events currently have Title bouts with plenty of undercard fights that will keep people on the edge of their seat for the whole night.

Decline, you say? Keep dreaming Buster.

By: KOuch

KOuch — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:01:59 +0000

Don King is a senial cock monger. His bias opinion is based on jealousy. Trinidad and Jones?!? What a joke. How about the UFC have Ken Shamrock and Tank Abbott? I am yet to hear one boxing fan, promoter or any associate make an educated comment about MMA. Fuck Don King. The sooner him and Arum are gone the better for boxing.

By: el feo

el feo — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:55:15 +0000

I’m going to defend boxing here and talk up guys like Kelly Pavlik, Miguel Cotto and Pacquiao as worth paying to see. Ironically being a fan of MMA got me back into boxing as well.

Don King, though, I will never defend him. The sooner he is gone from the boxing and media scene, the better.

And I still easily prefer MMA. 5 good fights on a PPV versus 1 good undercard fight on a boxing show if you’re lucky.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:00:15 +0000

plain and simple:boxing has been in decline since the 20s. its a top dog sport at this point. The core audience will always be the underprivleged and more hispanic. mma has the white male 18-38 demo. everyone else isnt the core audience of either sport.

By: Popetastic

Popetastic — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:35:37 +0000

The thing that always gets me about old farts like Don King’s prognostications about the rebirth of boxing and the decline of mma: Where are the stars of boxing? Who is going to replace the aging De La Hoya, Trinidad, Hopkins, Jones Jr.? Holyfield, Lewis, Tyson, Bowe, Moorer and Foreman are all done. No one has replaced them. There are very few young boxers left with any sort of draw. Mayweather has no competition, so he’s resorting to a rematch with an Oscar De La Hoya years removed from his prime.

I mean, the best P4P boxer in the world, hands-down, is Bernard Hopkins. He’s 43 years old! And he’s basically the only guy left in boxing that I’d drop pay-per-view dollars on. Imagine if Randy Couture was the only guy worth watching in MMA? That wouldn’t speak too highly for the future of the sport.

But it’s boxing, not MMA, that has this problem. I think you need stars to build and maintain interest in a sport. MMA, and UFC in particular are building more and more bona-fide stars each year. Tired goats like Larry Merchant, Jim Lampley and the evil Don King aren’t going to be able to defend their product too much longer without it sounding like a complete joke.

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By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:30:31 +0000

“Evan, I lost a lot of interest in football, baseball, and basketball while covering it but I lost interest because of how the athletes conducted themselves and treated people. So far in covering MMA, I find the athletes and the way they treat everyone to be the most enjoyable aspect of covering the sport.”

You know what Sam…I have heard that before. I have also heard that people who cover the NHL never grow tired of it because of the unique attitutdes of the players. Just like you said with MMA athletes.

By: Derek B.

Derek B. — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:19:12 +0000

I met a handful of Dodger pro baseball players up in dodgertown while my brother played for them. I found that most of the ones that I went up to weren’t very open to being greeted by their fans. After that day i lost alot of respect for baseball players.

I’m still waiting for the day that I meet a MMA Figther on the streets or at a bar or something…that’d be the day of my life.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:14:21 +0000

Evan, I lost a lot of interest in football, baseball, and basketball while covering it but I lost interest because of how the athletes conducted themselves and treated people. So far in covering MMA, I find the athletes and the way they treat everyone to be the most enjoyable aspect of covering the sport.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:57:10 +0000

Sam I wonder how much of a MMA fan you will be in a decade or two if your’re still doing this. I know some sports writers have a hard time truly enjoying the sport anymore after a given time.

Anyway I don’t take what a conviceted murderer says too seriously. I wonder if he still sees the faces of the two guys he killed in his dreams. Maybe the guy who he shot in the back he just visits his dreams on odd days and the guy he beat to death on even days? Roast in hell Donny Boy! Considering your age it won’t be too far away!

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:51:28 +0000

Trinidad vs jones is a joke. this is boxing getting desperate.

By: Sam Caplan

Sam Caplan — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:49:25 +0000

Gabber:

I’m not sure about your question? I got into writing about MMA as a hobby, not because I thought I’d get writing gigs out of it. If I had wanted to write about boxing, I would have done that instead. I just lost interest in boxing over time and gained interest in MMA over that same time.

I am definitely nothing more than a casual boxing fan. I will watch a good fight if it’s on but even if it’s a big fight, I won’t pay for it if I know I can watch it for free on HBO or Showtime a week later.

I am not familiar with Showdown Joe on the Fan 590. I’m in Philadelphia.

By: Gabber

Gabber — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:41:58 +0000

Hey Sam,

Do you find it hard to give objective opinions with regards to Boxing vs. MMA on your CBS Sportsline colum? The only reason I ask is because that is how I originally found you was the boxing tab, now while you’re still a boxing fan, would you classify yourself as more of a casual Boxing fan?

I personally keep up to date on all the MMA content I can find. And have swayed from my addiction to NFL & NHL.

Do you ever speak on/with Showdown Joe on the Fan 590? He is so under-publicized and his time slot sucks, so I never hear if he has any decent guests or not.