Yeah boxing isn't worse than MMA in my opinion. There is a ton of politics with the sanctioning bodies, promoters, TV networks, etc. But for the most part HBO has the talent, the PPV market opens up the interpromotional fights. I remember Tyson-Lewis, but christ didn't HBO and Showtime come together for Mayweather-Judah too? That's nowhere near the size fight I thought it'd take for them to co-promote an event, but sure enough they did it. But like dude said, there hasn't been an UNDISPUTED champion in MMA since PRIDE came along. In MMA the level of talent is split almost right down the middle, with a bigger piece of the pie going to PRIDE obviously.
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