Why this message board is removed from the reality of boxing

[IMDAZED]

that's true. I was listening to a talk radio show in my car today and even though the show has nothing to do with sports or I've never heard them talk about sports ever, they mentioned the DLH-Pacquiao fight as being officially signed. this fight is huge to everyone except the true boxing fans who know the deal. it really is sad that this fight is gonna be 100 times more popular than the cotto-margarito fight.

Yeah and you can thank GBP & HBO for that. Unlike Cotto-Margarito, there's gonna be a 24/7 tucked into possibly the biggest boxing budget ever. I'm so disappointed this fight actually came off but Oscar De La Hoya just keeps getting away with it. Shame on Pacquiao but hey, can you blame him? Here's hoping he wins and then does the right thing by giving his fellow lightweights a chance.

[ottoevans]

Oh yeah, i cant remember where i think it was Espn they had a poll of who u want to see oscar fight, and they had Pacman over Hatton, Maragorito and Floyd.

People on boards like this are the only ones who thinks this is horrible,
and i bet u more than half of us are going to buy the PPV

[Scott9945]

Oh yeah, i cant remember where i think it was Espn they had a poll of who u want to see oscar fight, and they had Pacman over Hatton, Maragorito and Floyd.

People on boards like this are the only ones who thinks this is horrible,
and i bet u more than half of us are going to buy the PPV

Oh yeah, I would definitely bet the overs on that one.

[bsrizpac]

Imaginary friends don't count.

Ouch, coming from a 5'4 internet thug that talks about his "bar fight" experience and storming bars with his buddies starting fights- that really hurts me.

Keep on rocking on Keyboard warrior.

[alt-mellow]

Imaginary friends don't count.

jajajajjaj j te guillaste!! eso es asi!!..

[bsrizpac]

Oh yeah, I would definitely bet the overs on that one.

co-sign that

[¡VIVA MEXICO!]

I'm going to make this short and sweet.

A lot of you are living in a dreamworld.

Just a personal example, and I know this doesn't mean anything but it might be something to consider.

I throw boxing parties all the time, where I get people who don't care about boxing to come out and watch fights.

I tried to get people to come to Cotto Margarito and no one, even people who watched boxing like I do, came or cared.

I've already gotten ten texts about Oscar vs. Pac and people's opinions on the fight and how they can't wait to see the superfight.

Just cause you guys say something is a joke, or killing boxing, doesn't mean it's true to the average fan.

Just something to think about.

i have to agree with you. this group here is full of very hardcore fans and we know whats going to be a good fight and whats a bs fight. its funny that dlh is such a huge draw but basically no one likes him on the forums even before he was chasing the pac fight.

[P4P Opinion]

I'm going to make this short and sweet.

A lot of you are living in a dreamworld.

Just a personal example, and I know this doesn't mean anything but it might be something to consider.

I throw boxing parties all the time, where I get people who don't care about boxing to come out and watch fights.

I tried to get people to come to Cotto Margarito and no one, even people who watched boxing like I do, came or cared.

I've already gotten ten texts about Oscar vs. Pac and people's opinions on the fight and how they can't wait to see the superfight.

Just cause you guys say something is a joke, or killing boxing, doesn't mean it's true to the average fan.

Just something to think about.

Same in the UK with the Calzaghe-Jones Jr fight. True boxing fans know it doesn't mean that much, but the casual fan on the street is excited. One friend of mine who I didn't know cared about boxing at all started discussing it with me the other day out of the blue.

[Eaner0919]

but those are casual fan's

who give two ****s on what casual fans think?

we the real boxing fans know what sup with this fight....

we already know it like DLH vs Floyd and is going to be hyped up beyond reason....we all know in reality oscar is doing this for money and an easy win......

who care what they think

this fight is a joke

end of story

thats not a very smart approach IMO, especially if you want to see boxing thrive in the future

casual fans become hardcore fans by having people around them know and teach them the sport from a hardcore spectator's view.

You show them DLH vs Manny then tell them about Cotto vs Margarito, Diaz vs Katsidis (almost guaranteed to be an all out fight), Dawson vs Tarver, etc.

you get them to know the names of the fighters who truely make up the sport.

honestly, we as the hardcore SHOULD care about the casual fan because their interest is in the right direction and all we need to do is coax them along. I have seen done a lot hell I was more a casual fan back in the late 90s then a hardcore one

[JoartCC]

I'm going to make this short and sweet.

A lot of you are living in a dreamworld.

Just a personal example, and I know this doesn't mean anything but it might be something to consider.

I throw boxing parties all the time, where I get people who don't care about boxing to come out and watch fights.

I tried to get people to come to Cotto Margarito and no one, even people who watched boxing like I do, came or cared.

I've already gotten ten texts about Oscar vs. Pac and people's opinions on the fight and how they can't wait to see the superfight.

Just cause you guys say something is a joke, or killing boxing, doesn't mean it's true to the average fan.

Just something to think about.

If anyone is living in never-neverland, then it is you idiot gayweather fan.