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    Boxing is the number 4 most popular sport in the US - Harris Poll

    03-18-2022, 01:30 PM
    Great news for real Boxing fans. Although no longer centered in the United States, Boxing is the 4th most popular athletic spectator sport in the US, the largest revenue contributing nation! (And the three that lead it are largely provincial sports).
    https://*********.com/who-says-boxing-is-dead/129354


    By Karl Freitag

    Hardcore boxing fans tend to gnash their teeth at the recent spate of exhibitions featuring former boxing legends, MMA fighters competing in boxing matches, combination boxing/Verzuz events, and Internet “influencers” squaring off in the ring. But there is a very bright side.

    In the most recent Harris Poll, boxing now ranks as the fourth most-popular sport in the United States, behind only football, baseball, and basketball. And ahead of MMA. Ahead of ice hockey. Ahead of soccer. Ahead of tennis. Ahead of golf.

    This is rather startling considering boxing wasn’t even in the top ten previously. And perhaps even more shocking is the fact that boxing is no longer just your grandfather’s favorite sport. Young people are flocking to the sweet science, even preferring boxing to baseball!

    There is a market for celebrity boxing. Obviously, these match-ups aren’t high level, but they can be entertaining. And they’re clearly attracting a new audience to the fight game.

    For example, on Saturday there’s a free stream featuring Game of Thrones star Thor “The Mountain” Bjornsson against British strongman Eddie Hall in a six round boxing match. This spectacle is nothing more than sports entertainment, but it’s still boxing.

    And, the more people interested in watching boxing at any level, the better it is for the sport.





    I wonder if this Harris Poll result suprises anyone? Harris is one of the most famous polls there is, so their findings are meaningful. Plenty of people who were never fans of Boxing were quick to proclaim it's demise without any supporting data. We now know what BS that is.


  • #2
    Very surprised very happy.

    Would have lost big on a bar bet for sure.

    Actually also surprised that it slipped out of the top ten for a while I find that hard to believe.

    What beach volleyball?

    My guesses would have been:

    Football
    Basketball
    Baseball
    Tennis
    Golf
    Hockey
    NASCAR
    Soccer
    Boxing
    Horse racing

    I would love to see how the question was asked. Do you have a copy of it?
    Last edited by Willie Pep 229; 10-02-2022, 10:16 PM.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Willie Pep 229 View Post
      Very surprised very happy.

      Would have lost big on a bar bet for sure.

      Actually also surprised that it slipped out of the top ten for a while I find that hard to believe.

      What beach volleyball?

      My guesses would have been:

      Football
      Basketball
      Baseball
      Tennis
      Golf
      Hockey
      NASCAR
      Soccer
      Boxing
      Horse racing

      I would love to see how the question was asked. Do you have a copy of it?
      Agreed. I assumed it would be a lot lower.

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      • #4
        I'd argue that boxing is STILL centered in the United States.

        Just not to the extent it used to be.

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        • #5
          Great news. Im surprised also its that's high

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          • #6
            Is definitely good news for fight fans. Harris is numero uno for scientific poll data. I don't have anything about how the poll was conducted beyond the pasted content.
            I recall reading that for more than a century, if one were to make a list of the top 5 athletic spectator sports in the United States, and another list of the top 5 Outside of the US, Boxing would be the ONLY sport appearing on both lists. Looking at this poll results, I can see that just maybe, that might STILL be true, which astounds me. I think it astounds us all.
            doest anyone here remember about a dozen years ago, UFC spokesman Joe Rogan proclaiming that MMA was going to "Swallow boxing whole"?? Many yonger people believed him. But, that didn't happen, as things turned out.
            Last edited by Willow The Wisp; 10-03-2022, 12:02 PM.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Willow The Wisp View Post
              Is definitely good news for fight fans. Harris is numero uno for scientific poll data. I don't have anything about how the poll was conducted beyond the pasted content.
              I recall reading that for more than a century, if one were to make a list of the top 5 athletic spectator sports in the United States, and another list of the top 5 Outside of the US, Boxing would be the ONLY sport appearing on both lists. Looking at this poll results, I can see that just maybe, that might STILL be true, which astounds me. I think it astounds us all.
              doest anyone here remember about a dozen years ago, UFC spokesman Joe Rogan proclaiming that MMA was going to "Swallow boxing whole"?? Many yonger people believed him. But, that didn't happen, as things turned out.
              Not yet but I fear it still might. I can't seem to find anyone under 25 who wants to talk boxing. My son and all his friends gather to watch (steal) all the big UFC matches. They barely know who Tyson Fury is except that they think him goofy.

              I fear we are slowly dying off and when we are gone.

              But I was very happy with the Harris poll and I took notice that your said young people were positive about boxing. That was great news.

              As I suspect you have noticed people on this forum dislike the manner in which I approach sources but with that understood I would love to see the full results of the poll, can you point me in that direction?

              P.S. Considering the media capabilities of my son and his friends, and their questionable value system, resulting in them stealing damn near, if not everything, they watch, I wonder if the UFC will ever be able to generate the PPV revenue that boxing still enjoys.

              There's no doubt that theft has altered the course of popular music I wonder how the UFC will adjust to the constant hacking.

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              • #8
                As much as I hate to admit it, I'm guessing the Paul brothers likely helped move the needle on boxing revenue and popularity in recent years. Pulling in the casual fanbase from Youtube that probably never cared about boxing before.
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                • #9
                  Mark Ratner and I had a long talk about Boxing and MMA some time back. My point was that these are two versions of the same broadly defined sport (Prize fighting); and he was mystified why people think one has to decrease in stature for the other to thrive. Coke n' Pepsi, Chevy n' Ford. I have followed and written about MMA from the beginnings. In Denver in 93' for the UFCs launch. I like it. More complete fighting in terms of open rules/skills used, but not as complete as a handful of sand in the face and razor blade across the side of neck though. I like the ascetic of boxing better. Just me. What the future holds, who knows. Seems like both will do fine. Boxing on the merits of history making it more important.

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                  • #10
                    Data....

                    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.***...eople/%3famp=1

                    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.for...audiences/amp/

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