boxing is dying!!!!!!! with all due respect thats crap, and it bugs me everytime its said on here. No other combat sport even comes close to its level of prominence. Boxing is on mainstream TV in every major western country, fighters earn millions whilst loads earn thousands, there are hugely successful magazines such as boxing news, ring, boxing monthly, etc, etc whilst the circulation of FIGHTERS, the 'trade' paper for MT, KB, etc sits somewhere between that of knitting world and fishing for beginners!!...Boxing has major personalites in every era, De la hoya, Mayweather, Hatton, Amir Khan being just a few of todays. Thousands of people saw the career defining fights of Calzaghe and Hatton live in major venues, never mind the millions on TV....whilst this thread is about a major MT show where it seems more people are discussing it than actually watched it!...Get real, Boxing is still light years ahead of any other combat sport,and its MMA (as has been said) thats closest to it.

One point I would just put forward for consideration is this...If the people in Boxing had had the attitiude of some of those in MT we would still be watching the likes of Tom Cribb and Tom Molineaux fighting 30 rounds bare knuckle in a field somewhere.