Hasim Rahman Jr gets brutally mocked by fans for suggesting MMA is inferior to Boxing
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Rahman Jr came under fire for calling boxing the superior sport
Hasim Rahman Jr inserted himself into the ever raging debate over what is the better combat sport, boxing or MMA and realised it the hard way that his sport may not hold the same prestige among fans as it once did.
Rahaman Jr was best known as the son of Former Heavyweight Champion, Hasim Rahman Sr and being a scheduled opponent for Jake Paul before the fight was cancelled a week before it was supposed to take place at the MSG. Since then Rahman has been campaigning for a fight and has received it in the form of Vitor Belfort making his second boxing appearance after an earlier KO over the legendary Evander Holyfield, last year in an exhibition boxing bout.
The argument that Boxing is bigger than MMA is a tough one to calculate or back up as a fact. It is true that the UFC can consistently pull great revenues even with a lack of household names however the same cannot be said of other promotions. Boxing on the other hand outdoes MMA on a night any big name like Fury or Alvarez might be involved but other than that the cluttered divisions may leave none interested in the sport.
Fan reactions to Hasim Rahman Jr’s statement claiming Boxing to be better than MMA
The fans however seemed to be unanimous in their reaction to Rahman’s claims and roasted the boxer for even insinuating the debate. Here are the best reactions to Rahman’s statement.
Some were just tired of having this debate over and over again
While others argued based on the willingness of Athletes to cross over to the other sport.
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Another pointed to the idea that most MMA fighters are not polished to perfection in a single sport and instead have to divide their attention between honing multiple skills. Thankfully it was refuted very quickly.
Even Derek Brunson jumped in arguing that boxing was bigger during a time, but that time is long gone
Even the financial aspects of the sport were a point of contention
The eternal words of Conor McGregor found it’s rightful place
The recent invasion of the boxing scene by youtubers was also criticized
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