I used to really like boxing but I can't watch it any more. And definitely can't watch MMA. I hate hockey fights, too. I see enough barbarism watching the news; I don't need to watch "sports" in which the entire idea is to beat the living crap out of the other guy -- or girl.
I know others really like it, and this isn't a value judgment on those of you who do.
I'm the same way.
Back in the day when Racine (where I live) had cable and Kenosha (where I grew up and where most of my friends were from) didn't, I always rented the big fights and invited my friends.
Now I don't care. I probably couldn't name the champion in any weight class. And I have never watched a single minute of MMA.
I always understood the "sport" in boxing. I don't see what sport is involved in MMA. It seems to me just a way for guys who would be out fighting in the street or in bars anyway, to collect a paycheck.
Personally, I loved the contact in sports. It's why I played football and it's why - at 6'2" - I wanted to play under the basket in hoops. I still like the physicality in sports - the hard contact - but I have no desire to see the fights anymore.
