Do promoters, networks, fighter's management team listen to fans?

Have there been any case or cases where you felt they did? What is your take on this? I mean, there are fights that most fans, not just a few, clearly want like the Crawford vs Spence fight, which is no longer there, unfortunately. And it's clear they didn't listen. I don't think GGG/Canelo 3 is one of them. Casuals couldn't care less about the Canelo/GGG 3, for example. It's a split among hardcores, so don't waste your time making this as another example.

Comments (8)

Toffee

They'll listen to millions of casuals prepared to pay. They're not even slightly concerned about credibility amongst the boxing hardcore.

6y ago

_Rexy_

As Rexy said, they listen to the casuals. These guys know which fights get fans bubbling and which fights bring in the casuals which brings in the money. But they run a risk assessment through it before they just start throwing their stars in with all kinds of monsters willy nilly. But they know what the fans are saying and what the casuals are saying. Yup. Exactly. That's what marination is for, to build it for casuals. We all hate that ****, but it's all about the bottom line, unfortunately.

6y ago

KingHippo

They usually do, unless the fans' opinions' are completely idiotic from a business standpoint

6y ago

DaNeutral

6y ago

_Rexy_

Why would they? They listen to casuals. Fans will watch no matter what garbage they put on. We prove that every week.

6y ago

HtownFinest

PBC at fault. If ESPN and DAZN make fights. Self explanatory PBC trying to monopolize

6y ago

kraftzman

Never. Not once. Joshua vs Wilder was never in fans' radar screens initially, but making it happen became a topic of conversations on a day to day basis to a point where fans/media want to see it happen. Perhaps just to end all the bickerings, blame games, and all that sh^t. Get it over with. Fans clamouring for Davis vs Loma is another example. Did they listen? No.

6y ago

genrick

To me they rarely listen, if at all. I mean why is Haney acting like fans have power to make fights happen? Haney: I'm Pushing For Loma Fight, Fans Need To Pressure Him He's paying a percentage of his income to his management team, why can't he just order them to work their asses off and make the fights he wants for him? Go and talk directly to Loma's team you clowns. And then fans will decide who is ducking who.

6y ago