I personally think it hurt boxing. MMA was called out early on in the hype for this fight by Mayweather, Freeman and others so there was a lot of interest in this fight, it was being looked at as an end or a beginning. Even people who didn't watch the fight were still interested in the outcome, the fact that it failed to deliver on the war it promised only helps to enforce the arguement that boxing may be dead. Good job on Mayweather delivering the final blow by calling out MMA to promote his fight, he pulled in non-boxing fans just long enough to pump up the ppv buys, collect his cheque and crip-walk out the back door. Apparently, we have been trolled.
PS: Mayweather went back on his previous assessment of MMA after the fight...gee, I wonder if he was sincere the first time around.
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