I'm sorry, but despite the positive reactions this post generated much of it is factually wrong.
The like about 'at it's best Boxing is nothing but brutality' etc is of course an opinion point but at it's best Boxing is a way for someone to rise from poverty to financial stability and even riches.
Boxing being more fatal then MMA is a bit of a toss up as well. I've never seen a study that looked at it in terms of injuries per competition or time in contest. This is how sports medicine should be looked at. People who say "there are far more deaths related to boxing on record" are ignoring the fact that boxing has been around centuries and modern mma didn't show up until the 90's.....of course looking at pure volume Boxing will appear worse because of the larger sample size.
The claim that most stoppages in MMA are coming from tapouts isn't really backed up by anything I have seen either. The stat breakdowns I have seen seem to indicate that at the pro level the options are basically equally represented around 33% KO 33% Submission and 33% Decision.
Allowing a fighter to get up after they have been knocked down is NOT unique to Boxing. It is quite common in mma as well. Actually it is pretty standard for all combative sports.
I agree letting someone continue fighting with more then 3 knock downs in a round is pretty odd unless there are some crazy circumstances like the knockdowns being based off of balance and timing rather then the punches knocking the other fighter loopy.
You see it all the time in MMA. Not to mention beatings that last way too long. Miocic/Hunt. Shevechneko's last fight. 2 out of 3 Edgar/Maynard fights.
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