In an interview with Dan Patrick, Dana White talked about the prospects for the world's hottest boxers in MMA: Patrick: "If I put Pacquiao and Mayweather in the Octagon, could you tell -- from their boxing skills -- how they would be in the Octagon?" White: "I'm a huge Pacquiao fan. Pacquiao is a more aggressive fighter and his fights are more fun to watch, but either one of those guys would get beaten in mixed martial arts." Michael David Smith begs to differ: Obviously, White isn't going to say that Mayweather or Pacquiao could just waltz into MMA and beat the best fighters, but it is worth noting that ...

When the negotiations for a "Superfight" between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fell apart, MMA fans smirked and nodded.  The general reaction was something like this: "You see, this is exactly what is wrong with boxing.  They finally get a big fight that everyone wants to see, the fighters agree to all of the material issues in principle, and then it falls apart over some minor issue."  Dana White was among those that mocked the sport of boxing for failing to promote such a huge fight. He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. Most fans and experts agree that Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre are the top two pound for pound fighters in the sport of ...

Scott Christ over at Bad Left Hook is writing some of his finest work to date: Where else but in boxing can you get a catastrophe that will define the sport in the short term, putting it in a negative light, and then have everyone mud-sling instead of try and fix what's wrong? Bob Arum and Co. will spend their time calling Mayweather a coward, and Mayweather and Co. will spend their time pointing out that all Pacquiao had to do was agree to their demands.  My love of boxing makes me hesitate to say this, but there's an opening here for the UFC. Lesnar's long term absence or departure removes the possibility of the doors ...