Why Do Care For Boxing Over-All Popularity????

It's strange that boxing went from the premier sport in America behind maybe baseball to where it is now. So many gyms and boxing venues have closed which is a shame because the more total boxers you have, the deeper the talent pool, you get better and more matches.

ABC wide world of sports, good times and weekend fights were there - free.

We are diehard fans, we want our sport to thrive as well as we know it could. We will always be fans but we want the casual fan to experience just how great a sport we have, and they will become diehards like we are. Absolutely right! Ive been a Die hard boxing fan for about 11 years, Reading ring magazines, Reading boxing history, all that good stuff. We are acctually very lucky because of the internet and cable. If u told a die hard boxing fan from the 70's that in the future they would be able to watch boxing pretty much everyday on the Television, Have a computer, be able to look up any record of fighters or fights, be able to download fights,watch them on youtube. Talk to other hardcore boxing fans, They wouldent believe you. Before the internet I used to have to wait for a fight to hopefully be mentioned on the spanish news (they never talked boxing on the english news) I would buy the paper everyday sometimes they would have a small article on boxing or upcomming fights. Now if I miss a fight I can download it or go to fightnews. Instant Access, I used to have to buy tapes off other boxing fans thru the mail (they werent cheap) and ussually got poor quality. We are spoiled is the way I see it

Many of you are missing my point...This is what I'm Saying......................... I'm comfortable with the popularity level that boxing has always maintained, but it seems that many, many fans crave for some unattainable level of popularity that surpasses the NBA, NFL, etc... Be happy with boxing and take it for what it is, a beautiful sport with an everlasting, healthy level of popularity

We are diehard fans, we want our sport to thrive as well as we know it could. We will always be fans but we want the casual fan to experience just how great a sport we have, and they will become diehards like we are. Yup, that's it. It'd be comparable to having the most perfect jewel in the wolrd in your pocket but you'd rather hide under a rock and not let anyone else look at it.

I understand this... i'm saying that i'm fine with boxings current level of popularity, but it seems that alot of fans want it to be the biggest thing in sports and they believe unless it reaches that point, then boxing is dead.... that notion is ridiculous I agree with that concept being ridiculous, ppl feel insecure because MMA might surpass boxing's popularity, but the truth is that it won't and there will always be boxing.

We are diehard fans, we want our sport to thrive as well as we know it could. We will always be fans but we want the casual fan to experience just how great a sport we have, and they will become diehards like we are.

Because its a business. Most fighters come from poor upbringings, they work as hard as they do to get a better life. If boxing is not popular, boxers and promoters wouldn't make big bucks and therefore, big fights wouldn't happen as frequent. I understand this... i'm saying that i'm fine with boxings current level of popularity, but it seems that alot of fans want it to be the biggest thing in sports and they believe unless it reaches that point, then boxing is dead.... that notion is ridiculous

i think it deserves more exposure. I am probally the only kid at my school that follows boxing die hard. If it was more popular it would apeal to more kids. and when u have more exposure more kids would try it and we would probaly have more dela hoyas, pavlicks , pbfs. It would also be nice to talk to some else about boxing

As long as you enjoy watching boxing and as long as promoters keep making fights and fighters keep on fighting, why are you concerned with how popular boxing is with the rest of the world??? I see threads about boxing being dead in terms of popularity... WHY???... If you like and watch it, thats all that matters Because its a business. Most fighters come from poor upbringings, they work as hard as they do to get a better life. If boxing is not popular, boxers and promoters wouldn't make big bucks and therefore, big fights wouldn't happen as frequent.