Question to European boxingscene posters..

[BattlingNelson]

Thanks for the response Bat. BTW, have you ever considered making a trip to Germany to watch a fight live? How long a plane ride would it be from Denmark?

I'd drive. If I wanted to watch Abraham tomorrow I think I could be there in 3 hours.

[meltonfoxes4]

I live in england. Well i know 3 people who like boxing. 1 knows nothing about it apart from huge names. 2 know their boxing. I think the reason for the decline in england is it really is hard to watch fights these days unless you have sky or setanta which you have to pay for. The fights on ITV are good but their not the fights to get people hooked. Get big names fighting for free on itv and boxing would be huge over here and then ppv it. Boxing just is not accessible for the average person. With the exception of hatton fans who just follow him.

I mean the average person really couldn't tell you champs in any weight classes anymore. No one i know had even herd of mayweather b4 the hatton fight. Khan got a buzz going with him fighting on itv with huge audiences but then went to ppv and no one talks about him anymore.

[Derranged_]

I'd drive. If I wanted to watch Abraham tomorrow I think I could be there in 3 hours.

Wow, I didn't know that Germany was that close. Why don't you do it? You can take some pics and post them up here on boxingscene...

[BattlingNelson]

Wow, I didn't know that Germany was that close. Why don't you do it? You can take some pics and post them up here on boxingscene...

There's a hundred miles to the border from where I live.

I'd love to go but I wouldn't do it by myself. I know noone but myself who'd want to go watch AA. Kessler would be another matter. I have plenty friends who'd love to see him fight.

[Savino]

Like most people said about the UK, when Hatton or Calzaghe were fighting it would get alot of press but I wouln't say it is in the top 5 choices of sports in the UK.

[Porter's Dad]

I live in england. Well i know 3 people who like boxing. 1 knows nothing about it apart from huge names. 2 know their boxing. I think the reason for the decline in england is it really is hard to watch fights these days unless you have sky or setanta which you have to pay for. The fights on ITV are good but their not the fights to get people hooked. Get big names fighting for free on itv and boxing would be huge over here and then ppv it. Boxing just is not accessible for the average person. With the exception of hatton fans who just follow him.

I mean the average person really couldn't tell you champs in any weight classes anymore. No one i know had even herd of mayweather b4 the hatton fight. Khan got a buzz going with him fighting on itv with huge audiences but then went to ppv and no one talks about him anymore.

Yeah, accessiblity is the problem. I know so many people who really enjoy boxing....when they get to see it.

It's not that people don't have the thirst for boxing, it's that it's so tucked away. It's getting better these days, but for quite a long time, post the Benn-Eubank-Watson era, it was hard to stay in touch with the sport.

I've always thought if promoters marketed aggressively, boxing could be huge. The internet has helped (I don't have to rely on my brother to tape fights on Sky Sports for me anymore) but still, it's just way too tucked away.

Don'r forget, Calslappy and Hatton are two of the most popular athletes in Britain.

[boxasmash]

uk to germany on a plane is 1 1/2 hours, it's really not far at all to travel.

the uk has back page and double page spread in newspaper for fighters like calzaghe and hatton leading up to big fights. the news in the uk will cover both fighters on a daily/weekly basis (manchester, wales bbc) leading up to the fight, hatton and calzaghe are the only top names really.

khan and haye are on the way there and froch has got a bit of catching up, he's probably about as famous as maccarinelli.

you should see it in australia, it's crap! sure we got katsidis who is great to watch but some delusional ****ers thing mundine is the 2nd coming of roy jones jr.

[Derranged]

Here's a thought.....

Boston sucks.
That means you....


FAIL


Mars>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mass.

[Derranged_]

Here's a thought.....

Boston sucks.
That means you....


FAIL


Mars>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mass.

If you don't have anything productive to add to my thread go back to the dive bar you crawled outa...

Oh yeah, my worst thread > all of your threads combined...

[Gorgeous George]

the olympics did wonders for irish boxing, i see loads of kids being inspiered here, any of our pro fighters who fight in ireland sometimes get shown on tv on r.t.e our on national channels, which is good when it happens! bernard dunnes world title fight is on tv march 21st which im lookin forward too,andy lee is on the undercard, to answer question yea its improveing, but is always going to be behind gaelic football and hurling(our national sports) then its football(soccer), rurby,and golf, and finally BOXING