Boxing bigot Bob Arum: MMA is for skinheads and homosexuals
by Jesse Holland on Sep 11, 2009 10:36 AM EDT
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"I look at the UFC audience and the boxing audience as being two different audiences entirely. Our audience in boxing is ethnic, Hispanic, Filipino, Puerto Rican, Mexican and the hardcore boxing fan who can't watch, like me, UFC. The UFC are a bunch of skinhead white guys watching people in the ring who also look like skinhead white guys. 90-percent of the people in the audience wear tattoos. For me and people like me, it is not something they ever care to see. They watched it, it's horrible, guys rolling around like homosexuals on the ground. I mean it's not a sport that shows great, great talent. The guys who throw punches can't throw a punch to save their ass, when the punches land, the guys have no chins. These guys are not like boxers. There is no way the (UFC 100) pay-per-view generated the kind of numbers they put out. I know what the numbers were -- south of one million. They're not a public company. Who's to check?"
Long-time professional boxing promoter Bob Arum continues to embarrass himself in public, this time by calling UFC fans and fighters a bunch of "skinheads" who "roll around like homosexuals." Perhaps he missed UFC 98, the one that featured Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans fighting for the UFC light heavyweight belt. It's time for this geezer to retire and direct his talents elsewhere. Like sitting on his front porch and shaking his fist at the teens who drive too fast down his block while "Cocoon" plays in the background.
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Wake me up when this pr!ck has something to say worth listening to.
by attakdog on Sep 11, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions
Mania, why even give this guy a platform to say such crap?
by john G on Sep 11, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
hahahahahaha
thats a “hater!!”
man this guy knows he is going to be working for dana soon. he is right about those fake @ss wanna be tatted up fans.
by Mikeybear on Sep 11, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
This guy is an idiot. Not only did he rip MMA but he also ripped Mayweather. Basically agreeing with Dana that MM isnt a PPV draw and that he is a defensive fighter who doesnt come to fight. LOL
Areil was great interviewing him after he calls the fans of MMA homo’s and skinhead he basically is like I take offense to that because im a Jew, lol, Bob’s face was priceless!!
PS Ive got 4 tats and watch boxing and MMA so I guess those tattoo’d guys also can be boxing fans! What a dumb$hit
by Fokman on Sep 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope this guy has a “bucket list” and it includes getting a facking clue. What does this guy have against MMA besides the fact that it is more exciting than watching two dudes punch eachother retarded with pillows on their hands? He should worry about boxing and forget MMA.
by jay on Sep 11, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Did he make this statement before or after he pooped himself?
by PW on Sep 11, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
this just shows how fast mma is growing
10 years ago no ex-boxer or boxing promoter would even mention mma in the same sentence as it, now they are running there mouth
and people usually run there mouth when they are scared or cannot face the truth
by ufcaddict on Sep 11, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
fight rumor***
UFC 107:
Todd Duffee vs. Paul Buentello
by john G on Sep 11, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Great matchup if true John. That’ll sure test how good Duffee’s striking really is.
by attakdog on Sep 11, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Buentello won’t crumble from one shot, that’s for sure.
by PW on Sep 11, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope and chances are he’ll give a few back too.
by attakdog on Sep 11, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
A jesus, they’re trying to get Paul Murdered? His reach is too short for Todd and he can’t wrestle. Power and athleticism isn’t even comparable. Excellent fight though for a bright prospect. Great name, very durable so fight might go long, good skills but enough holes in his game. His weakness are in areas that Todd can flex his game and get ring time.
As far as arum – this is boxing’s dying body twitching trying to hang on for a few more seconds.
by NameNotRequired on Sep 11, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure all of the skinhead fans are really excited to be watching TUF 10 with the two black coaches Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson. Not to mention all of the publicity surrounding Kimbo Slice. No wonder skin heads love it so much. The homosexuals must love having Brock Lesnar as a champ too, huh?
by RyanHobbs on Sep 11, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
This guys a giant A Hole! I hate it when people say theres no skill involved in MMA…rolling around like a bunch of homos? I can’t watch 5 mins of boxing because they can stand toe to toe and swing like its a chick fignt and no one gets KOed! That sucks! I will never EVER pay to see a boxing event, but I will drop my fifty bucks every month to see the UFC.
Go away you big loser!
by mmamac on Sep 11, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I am a big boxing and MMA fan, but this is just too much. STFU Arum if you really don’t know what you’re talkin’ about!
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Coming from a White guy with a shaved head (mostly because my hairline is moving) and Tattoos, I take offense to this. I don’t really take offense to it, but what a d-bag thing to say. And last I checked almost every boxer that I’ve seen over the past few years is covered in tattoos. Someone tell him to Shut up.
by BeerMan on Sep 11, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Beer, I have no tats, and my hot gf thinks i am gods gift to women, boy do I have her fooled :) and I love UFC,
This guy is an ass, and you only hear this crap, the race card, when morons like him are on their last leg.
Be watchful though, Arum has friends in high, very high places, ie, the government. Dana will be getting phone calls soon enough being “advised” mention ppv #’s.
any of you that vote against freedom and privacy, here is one wake-up call. Arum won’t give up on this, it is all he has left, tear down the one that starched you and your business.
by the Slovak on Sep 11, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Slovak…Congrats on the hot gf and I agree with you on all of your points.
by BeerMan on Sep 11, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
You have to love his thoughts that the MMA fighters are untalented. We all see how well straight boxers have done in the Octagon.
by Guitarfrk on Sep 11, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Ei! Doesn’t your mom give you enough attention at home?!
Wait, listen..She’s calling you! Dinnertime sonnyboy!!
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, cause skinheads just love hanging out with homosexuals!
by shonuff on Sep 11, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
WOW, just shows how bad boxing is doing. What a hater. Give me a break and he isn’t worth really commenting on besides what I already said.
by Bluepit on Sep 11, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
This guy is an idiot. He should look at the crap going on in his own sport before spreading idiotic comments like this about MMA.
by Jase on Sep 11, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
This guy is lost like a kid from seattle stuck in Kenya.
by Sir Chokemout on Sep 11, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
intresting considering one of his moneymakers Kelly pavlick has a shaved head is as white as you can be and has a few tattoos.
he is the definition of ignorance
by dia mette on Sep 11, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA! cool cat. he’s right though, they are not a public company, the UFC can make everything appear as they want.. next step should be to fire Rogan&Goldberg and have some real commentators outside of the UFC do the work, Im tired of hearing everything worked in, and how biased they are
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions
Rogan’s good. He probably has more MMA knowledge than anyone on this site. You do know he’s a high-level practitioner as well right? As far as Goldberg, I could take him or leave him.
by MM_Eh on Sep 11, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I like them both, I know rogan knows his shit he is just not articulate
by mayhemike on Sep 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I love Joe Rogan! but you can tell that he’s been told what to and what not to say about many things when he’s commentating for the UFC.. I just don’t like the fact that they are controlled by the UFC, that way we won’t hear the truth many times
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
RoBerto, I’m not sure what you expect. When you work for a company, you try to sell their product. There have been many occasions where he’s mentioned PRIDE fighters that beat UFC fighters. I’m not really sure what you’re going on about.
by ballhawkdawk on Sep 11, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
ballhawkdawk, working for the company you are commentating for is wrong… I mean the commentators should be ppl outside of the UFC! I have swedish commentators though ’cause i live in sweden and they are better cause they tell you the truth…
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
RoBerto — Are you kidding? Then who’s gonna pay the commentator? The Commentator’s Union? C’mon. You’re not making sense.
by MMACrossfire on Sep 11, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
point is, the UFC should be on real tv with real commentators from a TV Network..
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Roberto — Oh… I get it. You want UFC for free all the time. Just say that. Why all the pretense about “real” commentators, etc.?
by MMACrossfire on Sep 11, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
that won’t happen ‘cause they want to control everything, who gets hyped or not so they can fool ignorant fans… kinda like Mir’s win over Nog how they blew that up
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I have the UFC for free cause i live in Europe (sweden) but it should be like that everywhere, with commentators from a real Tv channel..
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Roberto! You want people who have no idea what they are seeing to commentate? And why wouldn’t the UFC want to have control over everything? They are the ones who put the money on the line when MMA wasn’t a paying venture.
by jay on Sep 11, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
you seem to know everything, turn the volume down and talk to yourself then, im pretty sure you love the sound of your own voice
by Egads on Sep 11, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I do know everything yes. jay; no of course not, Joe Rogan obviously knows his sh!t and i like him… thing is UFC sell their products for big $$ to let others come in (tv deals like they do in europe) so they’re going to make money…
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
RoB if the TV channel picked their own commentators then you’d get clueless clowns who had no idea what they were talking about instead of the witty and informative commentary provided by Rogan (and the laughs from Goldberg).
Look at Eurosport their coverage of every sport in the UK is awful as they hire their own idiots to talk over the programmes when they have no idea what they are talking about, for the Werdum-Aleks fight the commentator didn’t know what was going on and was amazed when the fight ended because he had no clue about BJJ and didn’t notice Fabricio sinking in the arm triangle. Another Eurosport commentator was only interested when the fight was standing and called the ground game boring. Even if ESPN over here had some knowledgeable commentators (which they don’t) they’d end up overhyping all of the British fighters so we’d have them talked up constantly no matter who they were fighting.
Sure Rogan can be biased at times about his favourite fighters e.g. Belcher at 100 but he is very knowledgeable and does give credit to outside organisations and fighters, I’d much rather have him commentating than some local idiot hired by a TV channel.
by David W-S (the only respectable poster named David) on Sep 11, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, alright then… I like Rogan as i said, I just hate how the UFC keeps lying and hyping guys that doesn’t deserve to be hyped. Like they didn’t even mention a thing in Mir’s win over Nog about how bad Nog looked, all Joe did was going “wooow, what an incredible performance, this is the best Mir we’ve ever seen”
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
That was annoying mate, as was “Belcher got robbed” when he clearly didn’t but MMA is nowhere near big enough for sports networks to bring in impartial MMA commentators and even if it was chances are they’d still big up their favourites like Rogan. Look at Mir and Florian on WEC, them two were so biased in favour of Faber and Torres it was unreal.
However, I’d take any of them 3 over “wow it’s over er I don’t know what happened there” or “good they’re standing that’s so much more interesting than the ground game” anyday. MMA is way behind the other sports in that regard so I’d much rather have UFC employ knowledgeable commentators than TV networks allow any talentless loser to talk rubbish and act clueless all of the way through as it would detract from the fights.
by David W-S (the only respectable poster named David) on Sep 11, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Rogan’s a better commentator than he is a comedian that’s for sure. Goldberg’s just a f@cking clown.
by attakdog on Sep 11, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
attakdog — Oh, give me break. Goldberg is better than any other MMA commentator out there not named Joe Rogan. They work very well together, and I don’t want to hear anyone else commentating UFC events, except possibly KenFlo (he’s good). As far Joe’s humor, well that’s a matter of taste. I happen to agree, but I’m sure there are others out there who don’t.
by MMACrossfire on Sep 11, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not about how good or not they are, if they were from ESPN or something outside of the UFC i’d be happy… now they have ppl putting words in their mouth, and tells them to hype this or that fighter!
by RoBerto on Sep 11, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Better than any other MMA commentator not named Rogan? Have you… have you ever heard Goldberg’s commentary?
“His precision is very precise Joe”
“Would you call Travis Lutter the Micheal Jordan of BJJ?”
“Ortiz is taking a book out of Chuck’s chapter there!”
“And Joe for Matt Hughes, dislike may not be a strong enough adjective!”
“Because SOAKoudjou is so highly touted, you almost want to sit back and watch and SOAK it in.”
“If Jardine’s last name were Johnson, the nickname Dean of Mean would make no sense.”
regarding Jens Pulver “Lil’ Eagle flies again!”
“He has a 2 lb reach advantage.”
“He’s got him in some kind of strange choke I’ve never seen before!”
Joe Rogan: “That’s a rear naked choke.”
etc, etc, etc, etc, etc
by yohnstoppable on Sep 11, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
rofl, wtf…thanks for making me laugh so hard i almost sh*t myself..jesus!!
by gaara on Sep 11, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, Keith “The Dean of Mean” Johnson…Where does Goldberg get this?!?
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
yohnstoppable, where did u find that?… or do you just write them down whenever u hear ’em… lol… “little eagle flies again”… funny sh*t!!!
by DAVE A on Sep 12, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve heard Rogan talk about missed calls and judging all the time. I’ve also heard him praise fighters from outside of the UFC all the time as well. He does show some favourtism, but then again who doesn’t. I would say a lot of the time his commentating is really good.
by MM_Eh on Sep 11, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Watch other organizations, the UFC guys are great! Watch old broadcasts with Rogan not there, his knowledge of the sport brings a lot to the shows and he is a very intelligent person aside from MMA. You have to have a passion for what you are commenting about or it shows through. Both of these guys love the sport and I appreciate that as a fan.
The HBO Boxing guys are very good at what they do. Much better then our UFC team. BUT, they also have had 100 years of footage to watch and become fans of the sport. Their fathers and grandfathers were fans of the sport. They grew up in a time when boxing rivaled Baseball in popularity. MMA started 13 years ago!
And of course they say silly/stupid stuff every once in a while, it’s a hard job!
We are in the infancy of an amazing sport. Let’s go out of our way to support it. Think with clear heads and speak wisely. Then lets all shave our heads, get tattoos and roll around homo style!!
by KTH5000 on Sep 11, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
awful awful comment. Rogan & Goldberg are a tremendous team with passion for the sport. Who else is even close to as good as them?
by thetuf75 on Sep 11, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ve watched a lot of MMA over the years, and nobody has been even close to as good as the Rogan/Goldberg tandem. As far as Rogan’s stand-up comedy goes…I for one love it.
by MM_Eh on Sep 11, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Rutten and Quadros….I even like Ranello at least more than Goldberg but he was pretty biased against fighters he did not like and that did annoy me….
by ItsCalledMMAnotUFC on Sep 11, 2009 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Bas Rutten’s commentary more than Mike Goldie’s…
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
ok…….put any top ranked boxer against a so so MMA fighter. we’ll see what happens Bob you cunt haha
by BALL on Sep 11, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions
WOW THIS GUY DID NOT DO ANYTHING BUT MAKE ME HATE HIM MORE AND ANY FIGHTER HE REPRESENT’S
by CAPS LOCK on Sep 11, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions
Arum u had yr day in the sun, move aside make way for MMA, all u did was make yourself look, old/out of touch/hateful/ignorant… u and SEARS need to hang it up.
by DAVE A on Sep 12, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Best thing Dana can do is ignore him, never feed a troll. The fact that he’s had to say all that cr@p shows you he’s scared stiff of MMA and it putting him out of business.
by attakdog on Sep 11, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
YEA DONT FEED INTO HIM WHEN IT WAS DANA WHITE THAT FIRST STARTED TALKING CRAP ABOUT BOXING.. HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET TROOL
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Everybody listen to zack!! He must have something incredibly important to say coz he writes ALL IN CAPITALS!
by attakdog on Sep 11, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And he called you a trool K-Dog, a cross between a troll and a tool or simply the piss poor insult from an idiot who can’t spell or use correct punctuation.
As for Arum he has taken this silly boxing-MMA feud to another level by spouting off ignorant racist insults about the MMA audience and competitors. As silly as Dana looks at times with his anti-boxing rants he doesn’t resort to the needless racial sterotyping that PBF and Arum do when they make their idiotic statements. If you need to insult someone else to get your point across then it can’t be a good point to begin with.
by David W-S (the only respectable poster named David) on Sep 11, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, that hurts Attak. It’s like you’re a drooling, trolling, MMA fool! Hehe!
But Zack’s right. Dana’s the one who started it. Let’s see ’em go at it!
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
That is true but Dana won’t be able to help himself.
by JT on Sep 11, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Dana will surely have some thing to say about this, he will rip Arum a new one. This guy is a dinosaur and boxing is pretty much a dead sport.
For him to say UFC fighters have no chin is stupid, guys in boxing get KOd and they are wearing big pillows for gloves.
Arum is totally irrelevant.
by mmafreak on Sep 11, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
1 about guys in boxing getting KO’d. Most of the top guys have a 75% KO rate.
by ballhawkdawk on Sep 11, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow guys!!!!!!! So you’re telling me BJ Penn is a skinhead? And Anderson silva is one too?? Oh oh and lyoto is one as well?!?! OMFG??!?!?!
hops on the sarcasm train
by Drew C on Sep 11, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions
where does that put the chicks who watch mma?? i used to watch boxing and dropped it like it was hot when i got into mma..so i guess i should shave my head..and start sporting some nazi tattoo’s and oh yeah..get me a girlfriend so i can be a homo too..
sorry the depends demographic might not like mma..our lose!
by sarah on Sep 11, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I like the sounds of that Sarah. Make sure to send pics when you get your girlfriend. LOL.
by jay on Sep 11, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Just make sure you get one of those hot porn lesbians and not some unshaven Harley-riding bull-dyke.
by PW on Sep 11, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I am a HUGE boxing fan WAY bigger than mma. He is wrong about this I like MMA a lot. Bob Arum is an idiot, I have met him and former employees of his and they will tell you he is just a very bitter man. No chins cause the gloves are smaller, and he doesnt understand it at all. Like tattoos matter, and skin heads?
With the thoughts you’d be thinkin’
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain
by mayhemike on Sep 11, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
HOw many times does this have to be explained?
The punching power that’s generated from a boxing glove and an MMA glove are virtually the same.
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Always tryin to hold the white man down…
by O damn he got caught on Sep 11, 2009 10:47 AM EDT reply actions
LOL. I agree.. I’m just a poor white man tryin to make it in this world.
by neeko on Sep 11, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought that was a bad picture of Robert D’Niro at first glance. I think someone should RNC or arm bar his old ass and ask if that is how homo’s fight. I think he just mad because the MMA fighter is leaps and bound in education over the average boxer. So he can’t exploit the MMA fighter like he could a boxer.
by Da Monkey on Sep 11, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions
he who sang the praises of one MIKE TYSON should not throw stones, the list of thugs in the boxing world is far too long to expound on, along with the GREASY PROMOTER,this is a non topic, anybody who is a fan of combat sports and is born before 1970 has seen the steady and steep decline in the boxing world, it was all we had, thank god for MMA.
by daz on Sep 11, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions
I agree, & as a long time fan of boxing since Tyson made his 2nd or 3rd appearence, I was getting bored with it till I discovered MMA in the late 90’s. It’s called evolution. Boxing has been promoted the same way since the first shark promoters who took advantage of the boxers who are now dead, suffering from parkinson’s or other ill disease caused by too many punches to the head.
by neeko on Sep 11, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a lesbian, so I guess he is half right about me.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Sep 11, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions
Question is, are you a skinheaded Lesbian with Tats?
What is this guy trying to do anyways? Trying to get the non-white, straight men & women to watch boxing as a challenge?
To be honest as a non-homphobic white male, I do feel good watchin MMA with my boys & girls who just happen to be asian, black & italian…haha! But to be honest he probably only saw my man GSP wearing that awful lookin tight ass shorts he tends to wear. I knew someone was gonna say something eventually…
by neeko on Sep 11, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesse you have just been waiting all week for a story like this… What a tool this guy is. First off, I believe MMA is the most natural form of fighting. Its just two guys in a ring using their WHOLE bodies and their mind to beat each other. Its not about the violence or bloodshed, its about the nature of the sport. Second, this guy is gonna compare boxing to MMA? They are using gloves 3 times the size of MMA gloves. They have no chins? No its that they get hit harder and the brain short circuits quickly instead of getting hit 130 and causing brain damage. Anyone heard Ali talk lately? That guy was sharp as a whip in his day. Now he can barely stammer out “I-I-I’m Mu-mu-mu-muhammed Al-al-Ali”. Randy is 46 and hes been in some form of combat sports HIS WHOLE LIFE and he could outdebate any person here and bench press Kevin with me standing on top of him like I’m the king of the mountain. No offense man, I’m just saying you’re a large person. I hate when people talk about things they don’t understand and that goes for the Homosexual comments and the MMA Comments. I’m not gay but I bet Homosexuals woud probably take offense to this. Maybe this is good. He just made our cause the homosexuals cause and those guys vote far more than I do…
by Sp00ner1234 on Sep 11, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions
Spooner, LMAO. But Ali has Parkinson’s I think that might have something to do with the speech problems. I agree with the whole post though.
by jay on Sep 11, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
PW, parkinson’s isn’t caused by boxing. I am ignorant and I admit it, but he could have had the parkinsons and the speech problems without boxing, correct?
by jay on Sep 11, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s possible, but according to WebMD, Parkinson’s is caused by a deterioration of nerves in a particular part of the brain, and taking thousands of punches to the head could very easily cause that.
by PW on Sep 11, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
FIRST OFF MMA IS NOT THE NATURAL FORM OF FIGHTING. THE NATURAL FORM OF FIGHTING IS FIGHTING!!! NO RULES. MMA IS A SPORT. WITH THE RULES OF IN THE UFC U STILL CANT KNOW WHO IS THE BEST FIGHTER. THE PRIDE RULES WERE WAY MORE LIKE STREET FIGHTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ELBOWS. THE UFC RULES ARE FOR WIMPS. SO DONT GET INTO THAT ARGUMENT ABOUT “REAL FIGHTING” BOXING AND MMA ARE BOTH SPORTS!!! COMPARE THEM AS SUCH. THE UFC WHEN THE GRACIES OWNED IT WAS MORE COMPARATIVE TO STREET FIGHTING, ONLY IN THAT SITUATION CAN U REALLY SEE WHO THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE WORLD IS. ONLY WHEN THERE ARE NO RULES CAN U REALLY SAY THAT. AND U HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ALI, WHAT IS UP WITH THESE TROOLS DISRESPECTING GREAT FIGHTERS. u WUD NEVER MAKE IT A DAY TRAING BOXING OR EVEN SPARRING. U R A HOMOSEXUAL MMA FAN.. AND PS ALI WUD KILL RANDY “TOO OLD TO TURN HIS HIPS” COUTOURE
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Turn it down dude, my eyes hurt
-JH
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
most of the guys in the ufc have some sort of collage degree most boxers are bums cant wait for Dana to rip this guy a new ass hole
by plum crazy on Sep 11, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions
Heheh. Yeah, cause DANA WHITE is sooooo articulate and inoffensive! He would never make derogatory statements about homosexuals or a competing promotion. Not our beloved Dana!
I’m thinking this Arum dude might be Dana’s real father.
by shonuff on Sep 11, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
So Dana is Luke Skywalker while Arum is Darth Vader? LMAO
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I think if you look up shady promoter in the dictionary you would probably find Don King’s picture.
by Jimbob on Sep 11, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
Bob should shut the hell up. Fight fans are fight fans. I enjoy both boxing and MMA as long as its a good fight.
by Sinista_C on Sep 11, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions
Sounds like a bitter old man that is stuck in a era when boxing was good. I don’t mind boxing, but as combat sports they (boxing & MMA) should stand shoulder to shoulder not putting each other down, save that for all the “ball” sports.
How can he say MMA fighters roll round like homosexuals, firstly that is very insulting to two sets of people, how can this man get away with that without a public backlash.
I do find with boxing all it is a 3-5 punch combo followed by a nice little cuddle, it is so annoying to watch. Obviously this guy has no knowledge of Jiujitsu but not to see the tactics being used on the ground just makes him look retarded. And such a 90’s comment about MMA.
Get upto date mate and take a lesson in JJ to see if it is like two homo’s rolling round.
Ignorant old fool.
by Dixon on Sep 11, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions
I’m a boxing fan aswell, as I do boxing for exercise and I’m a proud filipino that cheers for pacquiao, but man arum, you really are an ignorant bufoon! These guys you call skinheads and homos are masters of DIFFERENT disiplines (karate, jiu jitsu, muay thai, wrestling etc)! Boxers only know one thing, just to punch. Cmon arum, you really are a prick!
STUPID STUPID BUFOON!
by big_evil on Sep 11, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions
Fukin tard. Boxing is dead, we’re taking over. As for rogan and goldie, they are quality commentators and wouldnt have anyone else.
by Riley on Sep 11, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions
hey, I’m a Jew and I’m not racist. Unless you count those goddamn Turks.
by PW on Sep 11, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
WHAT AN IDIOT WE ALL KNOW MANY OF THE UFC FIGHTERS HAVE COLLEGE EUCATIONS. I’M WITH DREW C. I DIDNT KNOW BRAZILIANS WERE SKINHEADS.
by Big D on Sep 11, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions
Hahahaha I’m a homosexual skinhead Filipino.
I always knew I was different!
by MMAFAN204 on Sep 11, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions
I think Bob needs to just come out of the closet already.
by Deuce on Sep 11, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions
I’m impressed that MMA has the ability to bring diverse groups like skinheads and homosexuals together.
by Tony on Sep 11, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions
Yes and it even has the ability to get some skinheads to admit they are homosexuals!
by MMAFAN204 on Sep 11, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
if you see anything homosexual in mma you’re a homo
by FatAttack513 on Sep 11, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions
Well, I’m not a homo, but seeing Ivan Salaverry prance and dance around the cage doing pirouettes is pretty gay. And it was traumatizing to me.
by The Terminator on Sep 11, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
i’m talking about noobs that see 2 guys grappling and say that its gay to roll around with another man
by FatAttack513 on Sep 11, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Well i though about that before, and I’m sure I’m 100% straight. Hehehe!
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Not being an american I just can’t understand how you whites in america deal with the constant hate and racism towards you…
How about standing up for yourselves for once? Wheres the white version of Al Sharpton to condemn this racist and push for legal action?
Huge double standard going on.
by Lester The Pimp on Sep 11, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions
The last thing white people need is any version of Al Sharpton. All that fool does is throw gasoline on the fire. Our country will never truly heal until all the ethnic groups start standing up and denouncing racists in their own ranks. White people need to be the ones pulling down the Nathan Bedford Forret statues and black folk need to shout down racists like Sharpton and Farakan. And real men need to start kicking the crap out of sexist rap stars and wife-beating thugs/rednecks.
by shonuff on Sep 11, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
There IS a white version of Al Sharpton. His name is Rush Limbaugh.
by Pat on Sep 11, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Rush is an opinionated loud-mouth pompous windbag with tunnel-vision…but his agenda isn’t racially motivated. Rush doesn’t see the world in black and white, he sees it in left and right. He doesn’t care what color you are, just whether or not you agree with him. He’s an equal opportunity asshole.
by shonuff on Sep 12, 2009 3:17 AM EDT up reply actions
What a dried up stinky dicklicker. Washed up ol’ fool. He’s just mad because someone stole his new candy-striped cockpump.
Bob, adjust your pad, and gobble a dick.
by The Terminator on Sep 11, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions
Hey, I’m a skinhead homosexual, and I enjoy both MMA and boxing.
by danthrax on Sep 11, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions
skinhead white guys like:
rashad evans
cain velaquez
cheik congo
rampage jackson
jon jones
rua
machida
jose aldo
bj penn
anderson silva
this list go on for days and days
what an ignorant jackass
by dana blanco on Sep 11, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions
Welp, I was a pretty big boxing fan but this is the nail in the coffin for me. I will never again watch a boxing match, I feel pretty disrespected. Rest in Piss Boxing.
by Rest in Piss Strikeforce on Sep 11, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions
Ok! Don’t watch the impending Money-PAcman showdown, ok?
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet Dana will give boxing respect and not even comment on this grub. Why feed this clown publicity.
Rather be a skinhead then a dirty Mexican……lol
by DF on Sep 11, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions
Have a friend who works for globecast, a key satelite leaser and program distributer for both Pay per view and Direct-tv. Unfortunately he is right. I aske ym buddy what the numbers were. so far the only UFC to get over 1 million was Tito Ortiz- Chuck liddell 2. he said ufc 100 had about 879,000 subscribers.
we may hate Bob Arum, and he may hate the sport, but a guy with that much power has some credibility.
by Javster on Sep 11, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions
Is that just individual homes or does it take into account all the bars and restaurants that ordred it too?
by PW on Sep 11, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
truth! that’s a fact…but thats just basically it! everything this tad says is ignonrance!
by gaara on Sep 11, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
He has a point, we all know how skinheads love to watch homos. BTW if you watch the Jones Jr. vs. Lacy fight, the crowd looked like a my name is eral reunion. boxing is dead and so will this guy be soon.
by BoBBy on Sep 11, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions
This guy is a moron and really ticks me off…he looks like a homo and on his way out of this word in the next couple years. Pure reject…
by What? on Sep 11, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
The skinhead comment might be referring to Cain Velasquez and his “Brown Pride” tattoo lol!
by Danny_c on Sep 11, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
This guy is a tool, he knows boxing days are numbered. People are sick of how boxing is corrupted. If boxing is so much better than why does the UFC have NFL players, boxers, and others wanting to get into the UFC.
How many former NFL players and current MMA fighters turning into boxing as their sport.
Boxing is done fighting has evolved.
by mr-fancypants on Sep 11, 2009 11:56 AM EDT reply actions
Skinheads praising gay combat… makes PERFECT sense to me.
by Luppers on Sep 11, 2009 12:00 PM EDT reply actions
Hahaha this is quite funny. Never seen anyone be so wrong or ignorant.
Another boxing nuthugger getting his pants in a twist cus MMA is stealing boxings spotlight.
Funny
by UK_Chris on Sep 11, 2009 12:03 PM EDT reply actions
HAHAha GREAT BOB ARUM IS A RESPECTED BOXING PROMOTER HE’S PROLLY WORTH MORE THAN DANA WHITE. HE;S TOTALLY RIGHT THESE GUYS GO DOWN AND CANT EVEN THROW PUNCHES COMPARED TO BOXERS. IMAGINE A GREAT BOXER WITH THOSE 4 OUNCE GLOVES IT WOULD BE OVER. ANYWAY I LOVE MMA BUT U GUYS TALK TOO MUCH CRAP ABOUT BOXING, BOXING IS A TECHNICAL AND SKILLED SPORT. INSTEAD OF CRAPPING ON BOXING YOU GUYS SHOULD BE THE ALL AROUND FIGHT FAN. I LOVE AND WATCH BOTH, THERE ARE GREAT UP AND COMING BOXERS. ANYWAY U TOOLS THAT BASH BOXING PROLLY NEVER HAD A STREET FIGHT IN YOUR LIVES OR EVEN COMPETE. NOTHING MORE MANLYER THAN STANDING UP WITH THE FIST!!
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions
“U TOOLS THAT BASH BOXING PROLLY NEVER HAD A STREET FIGHT IN YOUR LIVES OR EVEN COMPETE. NOTHING MORE MANLYER THAN STANDING UP WITH THE FIST!!”
Spoken like a true keyboard warrior.
by attakdog on Sep 11, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
lol – zack is a grub. Put on 4 ounce gloves with two boxers and it’s a two round (max) sport. Street fights…….lol
by DF on Sep 11, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Zack is either 15 using his mom’s computer or he’s having a tough time letting go of his youth. Did you know Al Bundy scored 5 TD’s in one game?
by DF on Sep 11, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
yea i know .. im sorry though for getting u guys scared..i know u guys scare easily
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Hehe, nice zack. Show these kids who the man is! LOL
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
guy, you are an idiot. i never crapped on boxing and neither do most fans. boxing crapped on itself, with all the mob guys and like 20 different belts and what not. boxing is an amazing skill and something unlike mma you cant start very late in live and do. but also realize that boxing has been around for centuries and mma is still a baby compared to it. if boxing is so much better than mma then why does freddie roach, a great boxing coach, love mma guys and think allot of them could succeed in boxing. why would he lie?
by bobby o'shea on Sep 11, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
yea ok. and what mma guys have done good in boxing. and freddie roach does not think that or he would have mma guys in boxing
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
he trains mma guys caus they want him too remember tyhey pay him money to get trained
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Ya but boxing is fucking boring and corrupt as hell and I wouldn’t watch it even if it was free. I appreciate the skill involved but 90% of the fights are boring as hell.
by J Bone on Sep 12, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I l;ike the fact that Ariel stood up to him and defending hismef and the fans!
Arum is a bitter jealous idiot!
“MMA is garbage” yet he goes on to say “We are trying to duplicate what they do in the Arensas”
by manalito on Sep 11, 2009 12:12 PM EDT reply actions
Has anyone called him a complete Tool yet? Losers that whine are the worst.
by Brian "Die Bisping Die" on Sep 11, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe when this guy talks about “MMA fans” what he means is “Dana White” is a skinhead homosexual. It’s not such a stretch of the imagination. DW hangs out in men’s locker rooms wearing suits. His head is shaved. “Dana” is a female’s name and “White” is self-explanatory. I can see where Bob would be confused.
by shonuff on Sep 11, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions
For every 10 times Dana White talks shit about boxing, a boxing promotor talks shit about MMA, so who really cares? I thought it was a hilarious quote.
by Punchintheface on Sep 11, 2009 12:17 PM EDT reply actions
Dana White never trashes boxing. He always says that boxing has some problems, but that he loves boxing.
by prokstar on Sep 11, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah? Watch his last tirade about boxing then. It’s in one of these threads…
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
darn kids and their ufc pretend fighting…what an absolute clown!
by Shayne on Sep 11, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions
Let me tell you guys a litle story about this guy. I used to be a HUGE boxing fan. I read Ring magazine (the bible of boxing) for years. About 14 years ago this idiot was fined a couple hundred thousand dollars for paying a fighter to throw a fight against George Foreman so that George would look real good to set up a bigger fight with then IBF #1 contender, Axel Shultz. The IBF found out about this guy getting paid to throw the fight and they launched an investigation which determined that Arum had paid several fighters to throw fights or take a dive over a period of several years. He avoided jail time but was basically just slapped on the wrist. He is a large part of the reason that boxing is dead. And it is! He is nothing more than a sewer rat.
by Wes on Sep 11, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions
Talk about another black eye for boxing! Insulting millions of fans and a lot of those fans are boxing fans?
by Puck Head on Sep 11, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions
MMA guys do suck at boxing but are still really skilled in so many other areas, both sports should be respected.
by Mc19 on Sep 11, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions
he’s playing the race card because its all he has left. dirty secret is a lot of black boxing fans dont like mma because it shows some white dudes taht can fight. just sayin. Mayweather anyone?
by DAMN! on Sep 11, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions
it shows white dudes that can lay on more skilled brazilians and canadian fighters. lets be serious there are no good white fighters (white american) they all get beat by black guys and brazlians. white american guys cant fight they jus know how to wrestle. ur last hope was chuck and died when a black guy knocked him out
by zack on Sep 11, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
THERE JUST SCARED COS THEY NO UFC/MMA HAS TOOK OVER COS ITS WAY BETTER IN ALWAYS, he talking crap about o white head with skin head wtf is he talkin about
by levis on Sep 11, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions
Without even doing a search I’ll bet everything this guy is Jewish. Once you understand their playbook (not all Jews of course) spotting this type of behavior becomes second nature. Gary Shaw (also Jewish) is another classic example.
by Rassann on Sep 11, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
what an old ass, hurry up and become a corpse!
someone never told this guy that boxing is boring and always has been.
by vincenwc on Sep 11, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions
Arum is an a hole, the comment about no chin, well bob, you put pillows on your fighters hands, let them take a 12 round beating, let them get up 4 or 5 times after getting knocked down to take more of a beating, scramble their brains, and then they end up drooling the rest of their life and can’t put a damn sentence together.
and bob, I have no tats, a hot girlfriend and USED to like your sport, so kiss my white a$$.
by the Slovak on Sep 11, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions
its funny b/c im south asian so i dont fit into the normal stereotype of an mma fan. does this guy even know that bjj is from brazil. look at the ufc champions:
Lensar – i dont like him and yes he tatted up but he’s a former ncaa wrestling champ
Machida – no tattoos, well spoken, true martial artist
Silva – the definition of a mma fighter, no tatts,
GSP – two tattoos, but considered the most humble person in the world
bj penn – no tatts, and comes from a wealthy upbringing
some mma fans arent the great but neither are boxing fans. this guys is just an old senial fart. he’s one of the reasons boxing is already dead, not dying but dead.
by bobby o'shea on Sep 11, 2009 1:58 PM EDT reply actions
her’s an idea, take that list Bobby just put up
Lesnar
Machida
Silva
GSP
BJ Penn
THEN, find their boxing counterparts(champs in equal weight class) and put them in the cage, eh BOB Aholerum, then we’ll see who is talking out of their a$$.
and for good measure, get Urijah Faber or Mike Brown to shut mayweather up once and for all.
by the Slovak on Sep 11, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
there’s a lot of mma fans, that are also boxing fans… and this sagging fatass just insulted all of them… i can’t wait to see what the numbers for the mayweather fight will look like. How many millions they lost because of this guy’s big mouth…
by jaime on Sep 11, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions
wouldn’t he think that the skinheads wouldn’t coexist well with the homosexuals? what a stupid idiot
by kibbled_bits on Sep 11, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions
I wonder if hes willing to go up to Olympic Greco-Roman wrestlers and say that they roll around on the ground like homosexuals.
Or how about the the majority of MMA practitioners are asian and of latin descent (brazilian = portuguese ).
Or how tough boxing chins would be with little 4oz gloves instead of the big padded ones they use now.
I can deal with people not liking MMA, but statements like these are no better than any other ignorant prejudice comment.
by Larry on Sep 11, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
…another victim shouting hysterical nonsense from the sinking ship known as boxing…
by erba on Sep 11, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions
what a moron i boxed for 12 years and had fun but i decided to try something new in bjj and muay thai and wow what a homosexual thing to do actually its a hell of alot harder then boxing more training this guy is a complete retard
by kingkong on Sep 11, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
This guy is a retard, boxing is just one part of mma just with much,much smaller gloves hence the frequent ko’s. So is bjj gay? Olympic wrestling? judo? mauy thai? What a total dumb ass, obviously blindly contemptious against mma because its destroying boxing.
by nathan on Sep 11, 2009 2:48 PM EDT reply actions
i hope dana posts on the internet the proof that ufc 100 did over 1.5 million buys to shut this fool up.
by bobby o'shea on Sep 11, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions
I want pacqiao vs penn
St pierre vs mayweather
brock vs klitchko
by Albert on Sep 11, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions
“They watched it, it’s horrible, guys rolling around like homosexuals on the ground.”
Well, he may have a point, i for one don’t care much for the ju jitsu game.
by Conan the Barbarian on Sep 11, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions
“i for one don’t care much for the ju jitsu game.”
Then you really are indeed barbaric.
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He FAKED HIMSELF UP AND LISTEN TO ME WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN… THIS IDIOT WILL END UP APOLOGIZING TO GAY PEOPLE…. YOU’LL SEE…
I WILL B LMAO WHEN THIS HAPPEN
by LEAGUE on Sep 11, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions
i think pacqiao would light penn up and knock him out in seconds. one shot from either of the klitchko brothers would send brock to the hospital. a boxing v. mma matchup would not look good for ma because the only chance they have of winning is to dive for a takedown right away. do you really think things would end well for lesner or pen if they stood up with their counterparts for even a minute???
by Conan the Barbarian on Sep 11, 2009 3:25 PM EDT reply actions
I think Pacq would take Penn, GSP would take Mayweather and Brock would take the Klitchs brothers.
by DAMN! on Sep 11, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
if that’s the case then consider these mma fighters dead
by gaara on Sep 11, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
LMAO ! THIS GUY IS LIKE THE DANA WHITE OF BOXING!!!
by d*locc on Sep 11, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions
watched it, it’s horrible, guys rolling around like homosexuals on the ground….. well put. mexicans rule toe 2 toe fist fighting -————————————————————————>JUST CHECK OUT YOUTUBE SEARCH MEXICAN VS…
by MIGUELION111 on Sep 11, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions
and hes wrong this sports is not just for skinheads me for one Im a hispanic and I use to love boxing but it just got boring there something missing mma there everything you want kicks,ground game,punches what else can u want,me for 1 I dont want to c 2 guys hug eachother for 12 rounds and throw 1 punch in between fuck this guy
by denni on Sep 11, 2009 5:25 PM EDT reply actions
This guys is exactly right. I never realized it until he said it.
by Anderson Silva on Sep 11, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions
Oh my god, this man is offensive on soooo many different levels. Unbelievable!
I don’t know if anyone addressed this already or not (I could have missed it) but this man obviously has no understanding of what true skinheads are/were. The skinheads who originated in England were not racist- that’s not what they were about, nor did tattoos or shaved heads define who they were. Now when most people hear “skinhead,” they assume the person is racist. It’s a shame that the term has evolved into something which the original skinheads were not about at all. There are non-white skinheads, which most people don’t realize.
But this isn’t the forum to discuss the history of the skinhead movement. I just wanted to point out that he’s an idiot for thinking that he can call guys skinheads based solely on how they look. You sir, are a douche.
by Mpls_girl on Sep 11, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions
Why should we comment amongst ourselves? I have taken the liberty of sending Mr. Arum a letter, as follows.
Mr. Bob Arum,
I address this letter to Mr. Arum with the knowledge that he will most likely never see it. That said, Mr. Arum, your recent comments regarding MMA participants and fans being “skinhead white guys” is most ill informed. I for one am of ethnic background and most certainly don’t look like a skinhead. I will ignore the comment about 90% of fans/participants having tattoos. As such a comment, has no context in my argument. Moreover, the “rolling around on the ground like homosexuals” would be in reference to grappling, wrestling, and jui-jitsu, correct? The latter of these arts practiced for thousands of years dating back to the ancient Olympics. Please correct me if I’m wrong that you are using the phrase “homosexual” in a derogatory way towards the many thousands of practicioners of the aforementioned martial arts. Please, also issue a retraction of your comments in regards, to those who participate in MMA and those who support the sport as being “skinheads”. As this comment holds no truth, I refer you to several participants of the sport who are of South American and Asian origin, to name a few of the many “ethnic” place fighters come from.
As a fan of all martial arts, including boxing, I find your comments frustrating, ignorant and combative. There is room for both boxing and MMA in the world of combat sports. If the sport is not for you or to your liking, then fine. However, to talk poorly of the fighters and the fans of MMA or boxing is unproffesional and belittling. Again, please find it in yourself to issue an apology and a retraction of these most unfortunate comments.
Sincerely yours,
Jeff Allgood
by Jeff on Sep 11, 2009 6:07 PM EDT reply actions
I’m Filipino… Does that mean I can’t watch MMA anymore?
by boom on Sep 11, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions
Boxing is dead! These a-holes are just trying to bring attention to their dying sport, be it bad or good.
by blackBEERd on Sep 11, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions
How about this Bobby Ar-ect-um! I’m a Flip with tatts, and I’m also skinhead sometimes. Does that mean I can’t watch boxing?! Gimme a break! Boxing may be goin’ down, but please don’t take MMA with you!
by The Negation on Sep 11, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions
Who in the fuck does this guy think he is. I myself have not tatoos, am married, have one child, and work a 9 to 5. I have also have a college degree in communication. I watch MMA. He has not idea how technical the sport acutally is. He is going for pure points based on the idiotic things he said. FUCK HIM!
by jTp on Sep 11, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
Arum is an old, ignorant, dinasour like Sear n’ Roebuck neither changed with the times and now they’re both OUTDATED! All Arum did was insult and degrade athletes and fans because that’s all he has left when comparing boxing to MMA, he is soooo’ out of touch. Yup Arum n’ Mayweather are ignorant racists… just stupid, idiotic cum swallowing c*ck suckers! Verbally kick their ASSES D. White!!!…. this is the time I’m really counting on you to fire back and be the public voice of MMA!! “SIC ’EM”!!
by DAVE A on Sep 12, 2009 2:14 AM EDT reply actions
I am also Filipino but I watch both Boxing and MMA?
ALSO in the part where he said that “our audience” is basically false.
UFC has not even showed here yet. I think they postponed because of the recession. Wait until they come here next year. I will be one of those guys screaming in the front of the camera..(well maybe not in front of the camera but I WILL be there)
by Noir on Sep 12, 2009 6:50 AM EDT reply actions
When reading the posts on here,it makes me think of all the kids in high school that used to make fun of us wrestlers for rolling around together, and now that fighting is popular all the same people are grappling experts. Its funny though I get a kick out of all the people on here who probably did the same thing but now they know everything about grappling! LOL
by b-real on Sep 12, 2009 9:18 AM EDT reply actions
b-real, u and I have that in common, I wrestled in a high school and college where wrestling was one of the least popular sports and people always thought karate and boxing made the best fighters… LOL!.. Arum doesn’t know squat about the sport or about any of the other disciplines he probably doesn’t even know that MMA uses 5 ounce gloves! He and his ‘Depends Diapers’ needs to be checked into an old folks home!
by DAVE A on Sep 12, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
This guy clearly has no idea what he’s talking about and comes off in the same way John McCain did back during the beginning of UFC. Dana White definitely has more valid points than this uneducated hack.
by Daniel Contogiannis on Sep 15, 2009 10:21 AM EDT reply actions
Seriously? Because of my job, I am forced to watch MMA. I was forced to watch boxing. We stopped airing boxing several years back.
As a white female, without tattoos, I LOVE MMA. I find boxing to be painfully slow and unexciting.
What about Japan, for example, and their sold out shows. I guess their just hiding all those tats. Oh wait, and they would be Asian as well…
I feel sorry for boxing, this is just one more blow to what has already become a fragile promotion.
by Xgirl on Sep 18, 2009 11:18 AM EDT reply actions
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