Fight Night Round 4 vs. UFC 2009 Undisputed: The Showdown

[CeltBhoy33]

Disagree Boxing has become a dead sport get over it let MMA in. I have both and I enjoy UFC undisputed a lot more.

[T-villesFinest74]

Markees007 how can you call boxing a dead sport when boxing has the highest ppv order in the world in a single night. MMA is a great sport and I like them both. Each has its ups and downs but there is alot more money to be made in boxing than there is in MMA and for that reason a lone boxing is the better sport than MMA. Hands down.

[Darxide]

The stand up in UFC is too simplistic to give it a 10-8 in gameplay. Otherwise, i agree with the article mostly. UFC's career mode isn't good enough to interest me in playing through it again. I couldn't care any less about online mode in either game. Fight Night's superior physics and mechanics and it's career mode make it a more enjoyable game for me. UFC certainly did a good job of holding me over, and I'm sure UFC 2010 will be stellar.

[pike]

I'm sorry, I thought we were comparing two video games--not the vital signs of the sport of boxing.

Fight Night is the better game, regardless of the real sport's popularity vs. UFC. Get over that how about.

A couple of other points in FN's corner.....way less lag in online play, much better career mode (the incessant messages to do some crappy autograph signing, with no real reward for doing so really started to wear thin with me), gameplay that better reflects the sport it is emulating (not every UFC match ends in a flash KO in the first round, submissions are basically useless, the ground game is not intuitive, the striking game is missing alot, etc.) and, oh yeah, boxer share.

Boxer share, alone, wins this fight for replay value alone. When I did my LHW career in UFC, I fought the same 5 guys more times than I can count. In FN, the sky is the limit. I have fought Borat, Rocky, Apollo Creed, etc., and UFC can't touch that. I mean, how many times can you fight Rampage and Griffin before you get bored? Add in the fact that you can change weight classes in FN, and geez...I think it is a 10-6 for FN in terms of single player.

I will say, to end this little diatribe, that in real life I much prefer UFC of boxing. Boxing as of late has become a lot less interesting to watch than some of the great UFC fights taking place. So I'm not a boxing fanboy by any stretch. But when it comes to these two games, FN is king.

[thelasthurtknee]

Quote: Originally Posted by FootballForever

sorry, dumb comparison, these games are total different sports, it's like comparing golf to football.

golf to football? well since the gym i train at has a pro boxing coach that works with us as much as the other trainers i would say your comment was terrible. when i played college football i never saw a golf coach out there.

[thelasthurtknee]

Quote: Originally Posted by T-villesFinest74

Markees007 how can you call boxing a dead sport when boxing has the highest ppv order in the world in a single night. MMA is a great sport and I like them both. Each has its ups and downs but there is alot more money to be made in boxing than there is in MMA and for that reason a lone boxing is the better sport than MMA. Hands down.

the amount of money doing it makes it better? lol. ok.

[pike]

Quote: Originally Posted by FootballForever

sorry, dumb comparison, these games are total different sports, it's like comparing golf to football.

Sure, I mean, Tiger hits a mean 3 iron with his pads and helmet on right? And did you see that shoestring tackle he had on John Daly over at the 18th green? Wicked.

Yep, I totally see your point.

But two sports where BOXING is a style involved in the competition, no no no....now that is a dumb comparison indeed. Apples and Oranges.

[parker002]

I think the best comparison that can be made for Boxing vs. MMA is open-wheel/Formula 1/Indy racing vs. NASCAR.

Boxing is the older, more-refined sport. MMA is rougher, edgier, and puts on a higher-octane show. Boxing is FAR more popular in the rest of the world like Formula 1, while MMA fans in the US are rabid, just like NASCAR fans.