you are. I agree that UFC is FAR superior to boxing in terms of entertainment value, but I'm not sure that the majority of America has the stomach to handle it. When I first started watching it, I found myself grimacing and reacting without even knowing it whereas with boxing, I've never once given an unconscious cue that I was seeing something that bothered me. Now, with the more UFC I've watched I rarely do that anymore except with a few of the submission holds (like when Frank Mir broke Tim Sylvia's arm - yeeeooowww!!!!).
I definitely think that UFC will only gain in popularity as it becomes more visible and they get more charismatic participants. I know I started watching it because a friend of mine was a participant on the Ultimate Fighter season 3 reality show and he's funny as H3LL! It was a shame they didn't focus on him and his humor as much, but I guess they wanted to make the guys w/ the bad@$$ attitudes shine because that's what sells. :-/
One thing I like about the UFC is that there are so few REALLY well rounded fighters and so the tide of the match can really turn VERY fast depending on where the fight is taking place and the match can end at ANY time. With boxing, it's gotten boring to me because so many of the bouts go the distance because those guys have just conditioned themselves to take 12-15 rounds of punishment and still look fresh. I also like the fact that UFC fighters just wear the little 4oz gloves. It makes defending an onslaught SO much more difficult and it takes a LOT more skill to defend, and to land strikes.
Anyway, I'll shut up now. As I was saying, I HOPE UFC becomes more popular than boxing, I just don't know that it'll EVER happen. In the meantime, I'll be happy with the gains it's making
jb
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Jonathan Brady
"Sarcasm is angers ugly cousin" -Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson) in "Anger Management".

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