By: Tim Crowley

Boxing writer Tim Crowley covered Affliction Banned ringside, for Brickcityboxing.com and contrasts that huge event with Boxing’s best.

With the rise in popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the United States, many have speculated whether MMA contests like UFC and Affliction Banned

Affliction Banned: One of 08’s Big Events

will soon overtake boxing as the premier combat sport. The debate is enhanced by comparing the Margarito/Cotto fight vs. the Affliction Banned card, held three weeks ago.

Each was arguably the biggest event of the year for their respective sports. Margarito/Cotto was a pitting of the two best welterweights in the world, with each having proved themselves by winning against the best opposition the sport had to offer.

And for Affliction Banned, it was a sort of re-packaging of some of the sports top talent who may have been previously overlooked by mainstream media