When did fans become so obseesed with t.v. ratings, ppv#'s, and fighters purses?

[fanofslug]

For example Brook offered Khan 50/50 when Khan is a international superstar

No one thinks Khan is an international superstar except you, and that's only because he's fighting your boy. Your lies are getting out of hand. I might have to report you.

[The Gambler1981]

More information is freely available and statistics can be used to back up almost any point context be damned.

[fanofslug]

Is this something new or is this just apart of this social media era? Im 32years old (born in 1983) and I became a boxing fan around 15-16yo (1998-1999) an avid fan around 19yo (2002) but is it just me or have fans or have fans just recently cared so much about what I just mentioned? Also what do you think caused fans to care about these sorta things?

Answers from Old School fans much appreciated,

It's obsessed, not obseesed unless you're a be3n3r. Shame on you.

[Basco]

All this PPV buys and TV ratings is a tool that people use to justify ducking other fighters. Fans use it, promoters use it and fighters use it!

Who doesn't want to see the best fight the best?

[-Kev-]

Go to any forum of any field where money is involved, it's gonna be the same. Music forum (Album sales), MLB forum (player salaries), Movie forums (Box office, movie budgets, actor salaries).

Boxing fans aren't neanderthals you know.

[WarVeteranO01]

It's obsessed, not obseesed unless you're a be3n3r. Shame on you.

I have terrible vision. Thanks for the correction @$$

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

When their fighters are so ****ing boring in the ring they had to point at other things to be like see thats a W for us.