The MMA world and the boxing world seem to cross paths on a regular basis these days. With James Toney signing with the UFC and Ricardo Mayorga fighting in Shine, the appeal to put boxing and MMA in the same sentence is a topic of conversation quite a bit these days. A big boxing match took place last weekend in Dallas when arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport Manny Pacquiao defeated Joshua Clottey in what has been regarded as a very lackluster, and unexciting fight.
UFC welterweight contender Dan Hardy weighed in on boxing during a media conference call on Tuesday, where even he as an admitted boxing fan doesn't like the sport nearly as much these days.
"I've always been a huge fan of boxing, I'm really selective about what boxers I watch, and about what fights I watch," said Hardy.
"I would say probably unfortunately now 50 or 60% of the time I've watched a boxing match I've been looking forward to, I kind of feel like I've been robbed of 45-minutes of my life."
Hardy talked about the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight, and the style that bores him in the ring.
"In a boxing ring to a certain extent the boxers can hide," said Hardy. "Clottey didn't really want to fight Pacquiao, he didn't come to win. It was kind of like my fight against (Akihiro) Gono, my first fight in the UFC. The guy didn't come to win, and they're not my kind of fights. I really struggle to watch those kinds of people."
Still, growing up a boxing fan, Hardy likes the sport for certain fighters, but also feels that the excitement and adrenaline surrounding MMA are some of the reasons why the sport is blowing up world wide.
"I like guys who are taking the risks, who are putting their neck on the line," said Hardy.
"People need to see that intensity in the fight. That's what boxing's losing, don't get me wrong, there's some fantastic fighters out there, and I'll always watch the big boxing matches when they come on, but at the end of the show I'm not always happy I've watched it."
18 comments:
Prepare to have my riddum splashed all over your chin and gnarled up teeth.
Bring it Georgy... You know you're going to sleep.
N.W.A. says, FUCK THE PO-LICE!
Who the hell is Dan Hardy?
Ask your mothers loose vag who Dan Hardy is.
I really doubt thats the real GSP or Dan Hardy.
But I will laugh when GSP gets pummeled again. He deserves it for how many fights hes just humped the guys leg for 5 rounds.
You are a moron who has no idea how mixed martial arts works
Except for 1 lucky punch Hardy has no chance in hell in this fight.
Just to prove the people who think Hardy has a chance wrong I hope GSP does ground and pound his face for a couple rounds to bloody him up then at the start of the 3rd open up with some striking, through a head kick and put the British Bitch to sleep and hopefully shut his mouth for a while as we all no he will never stop talking.
Humped a guy's leg for 5 rounds? How are you on this site and not know anything about GSP? He COMPLETELY DOMINATED BJ PENN who is probably one of the best and most talented fighters in the world...He dominated the last Matt Hughes fight who was a dominate champion...He avenged his loss to Serra by COMPLETELY DESTROYING HIM at all levels...He made Jon Fitch's face look like a car accident after a 25 minute BEATDOWN!...What more do you want from this guy??? You see some trash talking, red mohawk wearing Brit thats had a COUPLE of knockouts and you think he's going to walk thru GSP??? Watch some Fights before making stupid comments like that.......
LOL Everybody crying about GSP go fuck the guy why don't ya? In love with a guy who's gonna lay on people for 5 rounds? oh excuse me penn gassed cause hes a fat slob great "domination" of that bum.
Boohoo! GSP Boohoo! Ive watched every fucking UFC and know enough to tell you... GSP COULDN'T TAKE A PUNCH IF HE WOULDNT TO. Oh well he can take punch fon Fitch but has he even knocked anyone out???? Penn's a fight lightweight that cant fight at welterweight because he will gas he doesnt have fuck all for punching power in WW.
If my opinion pisses you off this much that means your a little too obsessed and need to get your own life that doesn't consist of defending/kissing GSP's ass.
Eat your own words when the "lucky" punch lands and GSP buckles...
And yeah... If a punch lands ITS NOT LUCKY IT FUCKIN LANDED BOOHOO! Go make some more excuses for GSP.
You seem to know so much about the UFC but can't spell a lick. "Couldn't take a punch if he WANTED to" Not wouldn't. MORON....GSP doesn't need to take a punch, that is the wwhole thing...go in and nit get hurt but lay a hurt down on Hardy. why don't you get off Hardy's nutsack already.
The odds of Hardy winning are right up there with me shitting a diamond incrusted log of gold. St. Pierre wont let him out of the first round
All you got on this guy is typo LOL what a fuckin joke. Telling someone to get off Hardys sack is pretty much what Hardy was saying to all you people who count hardy out even though you know if he lands a punch flush on GSP old george will drop. Still people like you cant even handle other peoples opinion, cause your weak minded people.
Have fun watching glass-jaw george get ko'd and swallow your pride along with georges load.
"why don't you get off Hardy's nutsack already." Sir I do reckon If you can hand an opinion about good ol GSP then I think your the one's a little too close to the nuts of GSP so steal some other insults from dan hardy and put them into different context when I'll just make you look more stupid each time you brown nose GSP.
Get your own life stop trying to steal GSP's someone else is already writing his autobiography.
Yeah... GSP is hurtin these days. Too worried about getting put asleep since the first Serra fight. Sick of seeing him do fuck all for 5 rounds of my life that I'll never get back.
Ya no shit. GSP does the whole lay and pray a little too much. The only person his standup even looked impressive with was Matt Hughes and Hughes has no standup. Oh ya, neither does fitch and avles has only knocked out bum fighters who should have retired already.
you keyboard warriors are real tough
Hopefully not as tough as your mothers cornhole.
damn I cant stand brits...but at least they're not as stupid as brazilians!!!
if Brandon Vera was HALF as good as he thinks he is, he would be Fedor
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