I thnk boxing was far more interesting back in the day. To fight the nubmer one man in your weight, you had to first defeat the number 4 man, the number 3 man and then the number 2 man. There was no other way to get to the belt - you fought your way through the rankings. THAT makes boxing really interesting. You saw the guy beat Jim, You saw him beat Ted, You saw him beat Robert.. Now he's fighing Gus. He earned the right - now this is his shot. The way boxing works now is depressing. It is more about who the fighter knows than strictly what he can do. They will keep their money-fighter from fighting guys that they think can beat him. This makes the sport ridiculous. I think MMA, overall, brings more people around watching boxing. I do not think boxing suffers because of MMA. I think people who never would have watched much boxing become more interested in the fights find on tv - and mostly because they like MMA. They are great sports and complement each other well. I think the relationship is symbiotic.