{"id":449060,"date":"2022-06-01T01:01:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T08:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=449060"},"modified":"2022-06-01T01:01:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T08:01:04","slug":"dana-white-has-no-interest-in-doing-anything-with-the-broken-business-of-boxing-why-would-i-even-want-to-dive-into-this-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-has-no-interest-in-doing-anything-with-the-broken-business-of-boxing-why-would-i-even-want-to-dive-into-this-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White has no interest in doing anything with the \u201cbroken business\u201d of boxing: \u201cWhy would I even want to dive into this nightmare?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White has admitted he has no interest in diving back into the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-sounds-off-on-the-recent-fight-purses-in-boxing-all-those-fcking-guys-are-overpaid\/\">sport of boxing<\/a>, which he&#8217;s described as &#8220;broken&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>For many years we&#8217;ve heard about the prospect of &#8216;Zuffa Boxing&#8217; with Dana White leading the charge. Alas, as time has gone on, it&#8217;s seemed less and less likely that he&#8217;d go down that route with his work in the Ultimate Fighting Championship taking priority.<\/p>\n<p>He did dip his toe into the water when helping to promote Conor McGregor&#8217;s superfight with Floyd Mayweather back in 2017 but aside from that, he&#8217;s actively avoided the crossover route &#8211; even more so when talking about Francis Ngannou&#8217;s possible mixed rules showdown with Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLOCK Party S1 EP5: Dana White, Laura Sanko, AJ Vaynerchuk\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZaxvLHF9NY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEvery time I try to think about doing something with boxing, I go, \u2018Why would I want to do this to myself?&#8217;\u201d White said. \u201cYou know what I mean? Why would I even want to dive into this nightmare?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThat\u2019s why I haven\u2019t really done anything,\u201d White said. \u201cIt\u2019s a broken business that is an absolute nightmare to try to fix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/05\/mma-news-ufc-president-dana-white-says-boxing-is-a-broken-business-that-is-an-absolute-nightmare-to-try-to-fix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>While many MMA fans agree with this assessment, others feel as if boxing is as healthy as it&#8217;s been in a long time. From Canelo to Fury to other rising stars like Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia, the mainstream appeal of the sport is growing &#8211; albeit with controversial decisions still being littered around every single division.<\/p>\n<p>White seems to be quite adamant in what he&#8217;s saying but if the right kind of opportunity presented itself down the line, it&#8217;s hard to imagine him not jumping on it, especially when you consider how long he&#8217;s loved boxing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you believe Dana White when he says that he has no interest in entering boxing? If he changes his mind, do you think Zuffa Boxing could be a success?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White has admitted he has no interest in diving back into the sport of boxing, which he&#8217;s described as &#8220;broken&#8221;. For many years we&#8217;ve heard about the prospect of &#8216;Zuffa Boxing&#8217; with Dana White leading the charge. 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