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UFC on FOX: Why UFC on FOX Will over-Shadow Pacquiao vs Marquez

UFC on FOX is the sporting event on November 12th, not Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Marquez.Pacquiao vs. Marquez may garner millions of pay-per-view buys, and perform better on pay-per-view than many of the UFC’s cards in 2011, but it means little in the gr…

UFC on FOX is the sporting event on November 12th, not Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Marquez.

Pacquiao vs. Marquez may garner millions of pay-per-view buys, and perform better on pay-per-view than many of the UFC’s cards in 2011, but it means little in the grand scheme of combat sports.

Pacquiao, being one of the most talked about boxers in the world today, will gain the sport of boxing some interest for a little bit and talk of Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather will circulate.

There will be some buzz for a while. However, when people realize that Pacquiao vs. Mayweather isn’t happening (and that even if it did happen, boxing would still die), boxing will again fade from public interest.

Compare this to the UFC on FOX.

Yes, it’s only one fight, and yes, it’s ‘afraid’ of going head-to-head with the Pacquiao-Marquez fight but its long term implications are far more important than anything boxing can produce in its current state.

UFC on FOX will present the UFC product to millions upon millions of fans for the very first time. The UFC fanbase will dramatically increase in size overnight as a result.

Can Pacquiao-Marquez boast the same?

Of course not.

Pacquiao-Marquez will just appease the graying boxing fanbase and do nothing to bring new life into the decaying sport.

UFC on FOX is an event that will be talked about at water-coolers around the world on Monday morning but not only that. It’ll be one of the most important milestones in the history of combat sports while Pacquiao-Marquez will go down in history as just another boxing match.

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UFC 137 Results: What Fight Fans Have to Look Forward to for Rest of 2011

MMA is growing, whether people choose to accept it or not, and it’s shown for most of 2011 so far. We’ve seen knockouts come forth in stunning fashion, we’ve seen legends take hard shots while other legends gave hard shots, we’ve seen non-traditional submissions win fights, and of course, we’ve seen Jon Jones’ “Bonejitsu”. The current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion is 3-0 in 2011 bouts, by the way.

The wild, crazy, insane, and unfathomable have all taken place in 2011, but we still have quite a ways to go before we’re done with the year, and as combat sports fans in some respect, we’re not just leaving it at MMA either—though, an entire section could be dedicated to what’s left in the boxing world in 2011. With all that being said, what exactly can we expect in the last few months of 2011?

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5 Reasons MMA Is Better Than Boxing

This is going to be painful to write.When I was four years old, I watched Larry Holmes beat down Muhammad Ali on national TV. I didn’t know why at the time, but it made me really sad, sort of like watching someone kick your favorite old dog.&nbsp…

This is going to be painful to write.

When I was four years old, I watched Larry Holmes beat down Muhammad Ali on national TV. I didn’t know why at the time, but it made me really sad, sort of like watching someone kick your favorite old dog.

Four years later I read my first “adult” book, “The Greatest: My Own Story”, Muhammad Ali’s autobiography. I was instantly hooked, not just by the sport, but by this man who took on racism, war, religious intolerance and pretty much the entire South.

Again, I didn’t know why at the time, but I knew Muhammad Ali was someone to look up to. I still do.

I can’t say the same for boxing. What was once one of my favorite sports has turned into a hot mess that is on the verge of extinction. I grew up in one of boxing’s Golden Eras watching Sugar Ray, Hagler, Hearns, Duran, a young Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield.

It was all going great until Don King came along and ruined the whole thing. Now I feel like boxing itself is the old dog and I am the one kicking it.

It might have taken years, but I will finally admit that MMA is far superior to boxing and here is why.

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Mayweather Jr. Answers Questions Two Dudes ‘Axe’ him About De La Hoya, Merchant, Ortiz and Pacquiao

(Video courtesy of RadioPlanet.tv/KRSP/Shade 45)

Anyone who ever complains about the growing number of MMA fanboys with URL’s and podcasts claiming to be journalists needs to listen to the clip above of two dudes, who are obvious fans of Floyd Mayweather, feeding the boxing champ softball questions. In fact, some of the questions aren’t actually questions at all, but at least we sort of get to hear what Floyd has to say about a few things.

One of the interviewers is a DJ by the name of “DJ Whoo Kid” and the other seems to be DJ WK’s hype man and FMJ’s biggest fan, given his numerous nuthugging statements like “Ortiz got exactly what he deserved after that headbutt.” He obviously wasn’t listening during the first half of the interview as he continually asks the exact same questions as Whoo Kid.

As a public service for those readers who can’t (or won’t) sit through the interview, check out the key points after the jump.

(Video courtesy of RadioPlanet.tv/KRSP/Shade 45)

Anyone who ever complains about the growing number of MMA fanboys with URL’s and podcasts claiming to be journalists needs to listen to the clip above of two dudes, who are obvious fans of Floyd Mayweather, feeding the boxing champ softball questions. In fact, some of the questions aren’t actually questions at all, but on the bright side, at least we sort of get to hear what Floyd has to say about a few things.

As a public service for those readers who can’t (or won’t) sit through the interview, check out the key points:

• Floyd says Pacquiao is irrelevant and can fight his leftovers

• He doesn’t know who or when he’s fighting next, but he’s downplaying a fight with Pacquiao even though the fans want to see it

• He says Pacquiao is afraid to “take the test,” which is a reference to Manny’s refusal to do weekly Olympic drug testing during camp for the bout

• He knew Larry Merchant wouldn’t give up pestering him about the “cheap shot” he hit Ortiz with

• Mayweather has no preference between Merchant and Max Kellerman because they’re “pretty much the same” and neither want to give him his credit

• He would prefer to see Lennox Lewis do post-fight interviews

• He believes that Emmanuel Steward, Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley want to find a fighter to beat him, but he says they would need to bring in a robot to get the job done

• Floyd isn’t worried about Merchant’s claim that he’d kick his ass if he was 50 years younger

• He blames Ortiz for the controversy since “somebody started it and [he] finished it”

• He says the ref called “time-in” and all of the kissing and hugging is unnecessary and is supposed to be reserved for after the fight

• He says Oscar De La Hoya is jealous of him

According to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s Uncle ‘Money’ Will Fight Pacquiao in 2013

(Video courtesy of YouTube/FightHype.)

Jeff Mayweather, the uncle of IBO, WBC, IBA, IBF and IBO Welterweight World champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. says that he’s confident that his nephew will finally face longtime nemesis and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao some time in 2013.

“I think [Floyd] will be fighting another couple of years,” he told Fighthype.com. “I think that’s being realistic because I think the [best] fight that’s out there will take that long to materialize.”

(Video courtesy of YouTube/FightHype.)

Mayweather shelved the proposed bout last year when he called for weekly Olympic-style drug testing for Pacquiao after insisting the Filipino fighter was on steroids in the “Mayweather After Dark” video above. He hasn’t fought since defeating Shane Mosley in May 2010 and is set to fight WBC Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz on September 17, 2011.

According to his uncle, Ortiz won’t pose much of a challenge for Floyd, which is why the fight with Pacquiao — a bout many boxing analysts believe will breathe some life into the slumping sport — needs to happen.

“I think Victor Ortiz is a beast, but I think Victor Ortiz is going to be taken to school like he’s never been taken to school before in his life. I mean, Floyd has already fought Victor Ortiz. He fought him when he fought Ricky Hatton, and Ricky was a better version of Ortiz. I think that Ortiz is a guy who is caught up in the fact that he’s coming off of his biggest win, and of course he’s riding the wave, but the reality of it is this, Victor Ortiz has never faced anyone who is remotely close to having Floyd’s ability,” he said. “He’s going to be taken to school, drowned in the deep water and get himself knocked out. He’s too smart for him; he can stand right in front of Victor Ortiz and do whatever he wants to do to him.”

According to Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum, “Pac-Man” will be tied up for the remainder of the year preparing for a fight in November with either Juan Manuel Marquez, Zab Judah or Timothy Bradley.

Video: Mike Tyson Talks About Where His Money Went, Pacquiao-Mayweather and His Hall of Fame Status

If you’re a Mike Tyson fan like I am, one of the toughest things to witness was the once thought unstoppable heavyweight’s fall from grace and prominence in the world of boxing.

Whether or not you think he’s guilty of the charges that saw him spend some of the best years of his life in prison is irrelevant to his place in Boxing Hall of Fame and the trials and tribulations the beleagured former champion has gone through in his life, from falling victim to the trappings of success to hangers on like Robin Givens to losing a child.

The interviews above and below are must-watch material for any current and former fans or for those who want to know what happened to Tyson, beyond what he touched on in his acclaimed self-titled documentary.

I have an autographed pic of “Iron Mike” in his heyday on the wall of my office that I’m looking at as I write this that depicts the champ like I remember him and before all of his troubles outside the ring caught up to him. That’s how I want to remember him, because I’m a fan of his performances in the ring back then.

Check out the other parts of the interview after the jump.

If you’re a Mike Tyson fan like I am, one of the toughest things to witness was the once thought unstoppable heavyweight’s fall from grace and prominence in the world of boxing.

Check out the other parts of the interview below.