This is why boxing is in trouble

[Pullcounter]

****** or not, it was the last regular boxing program on any of the major major networks and it made stars out of its top boxers.... had boxing supported it, it could have been showcase for good young talent on a major network...

nah, they just need to bring regular boxing on saturdays... like when they had juarez, diaz, and cintron on in the afternoons... something like that would be good

[P29]

it is doing relatively well in europe, it has certainly been almost rejuvinated in the uk the attention towards boxing had slowly drifted away with the demise of naseem hamed, however personalities such as calzaghe,hatton and haye are keeping the interest from mainstream audiences.The klitchsko's,and other eastern european boxers are generating alot of interest in their respectivve regions!! it also begginning to pick up in other countries such as India where boxing is starting to generate interest amongst the youths who are getting involved as they have a few boxer who fought in the olympics and now proffesional ranks!!! The reason it has dwindles is because that in America the top fighters dont seem to fight each other as they used to- and for a long spell in boxing america hasnt produced a top heavyweight contender!! in addition to this boxing has become too much of a de facto sport, where boxers move up and down at will-the belts have lost all meaning and credibility!!!

[guru]

Ttt ! ! ! ! !

[moy22487]

maybe there arnt that many in there but 1st place is a boxing match

[Chups]

What boxing needs is more white american boxers, like pavlik then the white youth would get more interested in it again, people need fighters they can relate to, and in boxing espcially america the majorty of american boxers are black hispanic mixed race etc, theirs hardly any white elite guys, you look at ufc and theirs white americans from every part of the us fighting, they can relate to guys like liddel etc

Really? Then maybe more black fighters should infiltrate the UFC, smashing the white fighters so it won't be interesting anymore.

[The Gambler1981]

If MMA is so succesful why does every company that is not UFC go out of business. UFC is succesful but that is a promotional outfit like Golden Boy or Top Rank.

UFC's biggest star right now is Brock Lesner (LOL) all the PPV he has been on are at the top of the UFC heap. They had to get someone with WWE fame, they did not build up Lesner, Vince McMahon did.

[deevel79]

If MMA is so succesful why does every company that is not UFC go out of business. UFC is succesful but that is a promotional outfit like Golden Boy or Top Rank.

UFC's biggest star right now is Brock Lesner (LOL) all the PPV he has been on are at the top of the UFC heap. They had to get someone with WWE fame, they did not build up Lesner, Vince McMahon did.

Its his freakish size that draws fans interest. Not WWE. Lets not forget that Lesnar is actually a NCAA all american wrestling champion. Not some wrester/actor.

[DA1CATAS]

I think It all starts with people training...

If people would train harder and have a little more confidence they would take fights that they normally wouldn't take. And also not worry about the money so much but about getting to the top..and then making money in different things around boxing.

I have a whole plan set out and I'm just boiling with how people are going to recieve things next year.

My last fight and my latest fight can easily show the improvement in skill though it may not make be the best boxer in the world the difference is night and day. I will continue to improve and get better and better QUICKLY. I look forward to people doubting and waiting for me to fail... as long as they are waiting for me.

If I can complete the first phase of what I've got planned then I can possibly be apart of the Re-Crowing of boxing as the Greatest sport in the world. And then Bringing it far beyond soccer.

Of course someone will say... "You aint the saviour, you aint shi..you just had your best fight ever and that wasn't even close to great"... atleast I'm improving and got a plan.

[The Gambler1981]

Its his freakish size that draws fans interest. Not WWE. Lets not forget that Lesnar is actually a NCAA all american wrestling champion. Not some wrester/actor.

Dude, No one in america can name NCAA wrestling champions (unless maybe they go to or went college in Iowa). I know he was a great ameture wrestler, but he is famous because of the WWE. They built him up, to be next big thing.

If he was just some big dude I am sure UFC fans would like him, but he would not be drawing the audiences he is. His name is known because the WWE this can not be disputed.


Also why did they give Brock a very large contract before he had ever had a UFC fight, if the WWE played no part in his fame.

[guru]

If MMA is so succesful why does every company that is not UFC go out of business. UFC is succesful but that is a promotional outfit like Golden Boy or Top Rank.

UFC's biggest star right now is Brock Lesner (LOL) all the PPV he has been on are at the top of the UFC heap. They had to get someone with WWE fame, they did not build up Lesner, Vince McMahon did.

IMO, the UFC is MMA, the other companies are like minor leagues...

as far lesnar, he only counts for this year... what about the two previous years where the UFC had 7 out of 10 top PPV's...