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Your thoughts on fighting sports - lots of questions Southside Slugfest II is at The Fred tomorrow night and lots of people have made their feelings known about mixed martial arts, a.k.a. ultimate fighting, but what about boxing and wrestling (the real stuff not WWE, etc.)? Boxing is obviously a "real sport" and it is one apparently in real trouble. Ratings continue to slide at an alarming rate, there are no universally compelling matches or fighters and the business side of the sport can be classified as slimy at best. When was the last time you were interested in a particular match or fighter? As for wrestling, I've attended a fair share of high school matches in my almost nine years at the paper here and the athleticism of student athletes at every weight class is amazing, but it isn't a sport that is going to capture the hearts and minds of everyone in the country anytime soon. Has "wrasslin" taken the spotlight away from real wrestling? if you don't have a kid on the mats, are you interested at all in what is going on down there? What are your feelings on martial arts? There are dozens of schools in the area and people of all ages take classes in everything from karate and tae kwon do to judo and kickboxing. The benefits go far beyond self-defense. Have you ever taken a class or been interested in taking a class? Lastly, if you are O.K. with boxing, wrestling, "wrasslin" and any or all of the martial arts, how do you feel about mixed martial arts? Have you ever watched a television program or any of the pay per view fights? Have you seen it live and would you ever consider going to an event? I went to the last Slugfest and that was the second time in my life I had ever seen ultimate fighting (the first time live). It was unlike anything I had seen before and while some of the fights weren't very competitive, a few stood out. There were definitely some athletes who were trained in boxing, wrestling and martial arts and their skills were showcased very well. I am planning on attending tomorrow night's event, but I still can't see myself paying for the pay per view events which seem to take place every week. I know there's a lot of material here, but let's see if we can get a good discussion going today. Michael Boylan's blog | login to post comments
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