MMA - Is This the Death of the Professional Boxing Era?

Once the Heavy Weight Boxing Champion of theWrestling (as old as boxing if not more so), Ju-jitsu
world was considered by all as the baddest man on(ground fighting, involving the manipulation and locking of
the planet, an unstoppable human force without equal,limbs and chocking techniques), Kicking (adopted from
those days have now come to an end. In the ancientEastern Martial Arts such as Kung Fu, Karate, and Tai
world of hand to hand combat a new leader isboxing). A person trained in the combination of these
emerging, evolving, and is set to become the mostskills represents and very complete and well balanced
popular fighting form the world has ever seen. MMAfighter able to handle many situations within the ring as
(Mixed Martial Arts) has truly arrived and although itwell as being able to provide an exciting form of
has not quite yet been crowned king the coronation isentertainment due the many different ways in which a
clearly just a few short rounds away.match can reach its conclusion.
The primary difference between the two is that theMMA is not so much the death of Boxing but rather
MMA ring allows the use of the full human arsenal,the evolution of Boxing. Boxing will always have its
meaning the hands, elbows, knees, feet, and body toplace as it is and will remain a strong facet of MMA
both attack and defend oneself. A far greater skill setdue to the science behind Boxing being undeniably solid
and control over the whole body is required toand beyond reproach but the sport of Boxing and the
complete in such a match. The inclusion of these otherpeople behind it need to embrace this evolution rather
skill sets changers the fight arena dramatically withthan fighting it which seems to be the consensus
fighters now needing to deal with a far more variedamongst a large portion of the boxing community at
attacks from there opponents in forms such as Greekthis time.