Have fans finally acclimated to prevalent inactivity in boxing?

It's awful for the sport, and it's awful for the fighters. I know someone who signed to PBC before the pandemic, and he's had 4 fights in almost 5 years. I don't get how people stick up for it.

No, I don't think they care that much anymore. Look at T Bud Crawford being able to roam around open spaces flaunting his presence not feeling apologetic for fighting once a year in the last five years. Five years ago he's in his early 30s. He's even given special privileges and excuses for not going after the top guys in his current division. Nothing can be done about it bro. He's got fans that support his inactivity. It's a fk-d up sport.

Speaking of lined up, featherweight needs to friggin make up their mind on who is gonna be the "the man" for Inoue to fight first when he goes up because forget undisputed, they haven't had an unified champion since...I dunno, who was the last unified 126 champion? Juan Manuel Marquez i think? He defended the WBA Super and IBF titles against Victor Polo on 5/7/05. The titles are almost always fractured at this weight.

Since Inoue is a cash-cow, he can afford to be as active (or inactive) as he desires. He'll always have an opponent lining up to face him. Speaking of lined up, featherweight needs to friggin make up their mind on who is gonna be the "the man" for Inoue to fight first when he goes up because forget undisputed, they haven't had an unified champion since...I dunno, who was the last unified 126 champion?

I mean, given the endless bickering Inoue gets for fighting Doheny for his stay busy fight in between two mandos, I have a feeling some people would've rather had Inoue just fight twice this year, Nery and Goodman only, instead of three times in Nery, Goodman, and an extra Doheny so inactivity is a virtue these days /s Since Inoue is a cash-cow, he can afford to be as active (or inactive) as he desires. He'll always have an opponent lining up to face him.

they used to fight 2 or 3 times a year. now spence, crawford fight once a year and charlos fight every 2-3 years

I'm also getting used to weeks passing between decent fights, and skipping big event fights that are lame. I'm watching less boxing than ever before. Thanks for freeing up my time, boxing!

I mean, given the endless bickering Inoue gets for fighting Doheny for his stay busy fight in between two mandos, I have a feeling some people would've rather had Inoue just fight twice this year, Nery and Goodman only, instead of three times in Nery, Goodman, and an extra Doheny so inactivity is a virtue these days /s Fulton came back only after 14 months since his last fight and complains why he's being treated unfairly for being on the untelevised portion of the Canelo/Berlanga card.

Every week it's a tune up level fight because everybody is inactive. And it's gonna get worse without another network coming in because espn is leaving boxing after 2025 when the top rank deal ends.

I mean, given the endless bickering Inoue gets for fighting Doheny for his stay busy fight in between two mandos, I have a feeling some people would've rather had Inoue just fight twice this year, Nery and Goodman only, instead of three times in Nery, Goodman, and an extra Doheny so inactivity is a virtue these days /s No one gets any medal for being active in this sport. Not even a plaque of appreciation. The inactive ones eventually get their HOF induction even for just fighting once every 18 months.

No, I don't think they care that much anymore. Look at T Bud Crawford being able to roam around open spaces flaunting his presence not feeling apologetic for fighting once a year in the last five years. Fiver years ago he's in his early 30s. He's even given special privileges and excuses for not going after the top guys in his current division. You know damn well he was locked out of all the big fights at 147-154. PBC wouldn't let him fight Spence or Charlo, who had all the belts.

So many platforms and all that streaming really turned off a lot of fans.

I hate it. I think it’s really hurt the mainstream popularity of the sport too.

Less fights, less risks. Makes perfect sense. With the added bonus of letting the active potential opponent incur wear and tear first before getting into him.

They will beg for fights in their late 30s, don't worry. They'd be on undercards and get paid peanuts. They won't have proper, expensive training anymore because they can't afford it. It's a downward trajectory from that point on. Would be almost impossible to get big money fights by then, which they desperately need.​

The less you fight, the less you lose and the longer you stay champion/unbeaten for. You wanna be a star? Fight once a year (preferably against over-matched opposition) and put in the real work on social media. Name-drop and start beef with all the top guys in your division so that people think you will fight them. Allude to all the sparring sessions you won in the past. Do anything to keep your name out there (except fight). Activity is terrible for boxers. How are you meant to stay up all night tweeting and deleting if you're tired from the gym? What are you gonna blame your next loss on if you can't use the almighty Ring Rust™​ as an excuse? That the other guy was just better?? Hogwash! Excuses are what you need. Just remember to start off each sentence with some variation of "I make no excuses tonight..." right before you rattle off all your excuses. Fools 'em every time.

No, I don't think they care that much anymore. Look at T Bud Crawford being able to roam around open spaces flaunting his presence not feeling apologetic for fighting once a year in the last five years. Fiver years ago he's in his early 30s. He's even given special privileges and excuses for not going after the top guys in his current division.

I mean, given the endless bickering Inoue gets for fighting Doheny for his stay busy fight in between two mandos, I have a feeling some people would've rather had Inoue just fight twice this year, Nery and Goodman only, instead of three times in Nery, Goodman, and an extra Doheny so inactivity is a virtue these days /s