Boxing is coming back to the mainstream stage.

[MANGLER]

I've never bought into the **** about boxing dyin. It's always been a dirty business wit a lotta **** wrong wit it, but it ain't goin nowhere. There won't be anotha Tyson or DLH, but the public will never abandon boxing.

[MOREBASS]

For boxing to get back to previous years popularity it needs american superstars. That and some boxing back on the major US networks.


Impressive on UFC's behalf I must say. How much does the UFC PPV cost compared to boxing PPV?

I agree, but you know it definitely wouldn't hurt if promoters were willing to sacrifice a little 'now money' to invest of the future of the sport, and new fans by putting some quality fights on network television.



UFC PPV events are usually $44.99

[Vasyl’s dad]

Imagine the numbers if PPV was around for Ali-Frazier, Leonard-Duran, Hagler Hearns, Cooney-Holmes, Joe Louis fights.

That will put into perspective what the numbers don't always tell.

[RisAri0]

Boxing will always have a place on earth, it has centuries ago. So when has it ever left to come back?

[deevel79]

Boxing has to do what UFC is doing, and that's "catering to the fans" They give the fans the fights that must happen, and that the fans want to happen. There's no making excuses for not fighting another guy in UFC. If a fighter does, he is stripped!

[BattlingNelson]

Around the same. Anyhere between $40-$55. Difference is, UFC puts 2-3 main events on one card in addition to the undercard fights. This is where boxing fails us. They usually put 2-3 crappy undercard fights before 1 main event.

Oh yes. Back in the day when Don King was in control he made some monster events for sure.

I agree, but you know it definitely wouldn't hurt if promoters were willing to sacrifice a little 'now money' to invest of the future of the sport, and new fans by putting some quality fights on network television.



UFC PPV events are usually $44.99

Yep. That's a major flaw with HBO and others today. They keep showing and promoting boxings seniors tour instead of creating the next generation of stars. There's plenty of talent although definetely not in abundance in America.

[Squabbles94806]

How many gangsters are involved with UFC? Slim to none right?

How many gangsters are involved with Boxing? Organized crime and *****.
Hella right? Well, gangsters make the world go round. How can boxing possibly die with gangsters involved. Of course they don't have a stronghold like they did in the 50's, but believe me, they're still out there.

[MOREBASS]

Another thing, somewhat related.


Am I the only one who thinks the Contender series sucks ?

[Squabbles94806]

Another thing, somewhat related.


Am I the only one who thinks the Contender series sucks ?

No. I think it's terrible. They're too GD big!!! Hella clumsy clods too.
But the Contender isn't going to bring boxing back. This year's weak.

They need to lower the weights in order to make it more exciting.

[mrpain81]

UFC had 12 PPV's this year that means they have 1 card a month to put on the big fights, while HBOPPV had 8. Boxing doesn't need PPV like the UFC does since that is their main income provider. Boxing has HBO which had 20 no-ppv shows this year and SHO which had 24 non-ppv shows. If Boxing had the same structure that the UFC has they would have 12 PPV's a year and the once a month PPV cards would look like this.

January

Trinidad vs Jones -PPV
Mollo vs Golota-PPV
Karmazin vs Bunema-PPV
Chambers vs Povetkin -HBO
Malignaggi vs Ngoudjo -SHO

Feburary

Pavlik vs Taylor -PPV
Montiel vs Castillo-PPV
Klitschko vs Ibragimov-HBO
Williams vs Quintana-HBO
Berto vs Trabant-HBO
Angulo vs Cortes-SHO
Guerrero vs Litzau-SHO

March
Peter vs Maskaev-HBO
Campbell vs Diaz-HBO
Marquez vs Pacquiao-PPV
Casamayor vs Katsidis-HBO
Vazquez vs Marquez 3-SHO

April

Dawson vs Johnson-SHO
Tarver vs Woods-SHO
Cotto vs Gomez-HBO
Cintron vs Margarito-HBO
Calzaghe vs Hopkins-HBO

May

Delahoya vs Forbes-HBO
Gamboa vs Jimenez-HBO
Angulo vs Gutierrez-HBO
Diaz vs Pacquiao-PPV
Dirrell vs Hanshaw-SHO
Witter vs Bradley-SHO

June

Forrest vs Mora-SHO
Quintana vs WIlliams-SHO
Ward vs Ravelo-SHO
Abraham vs Miranda-SHO
Lorenzo vs Marquez-SHO
Pavlik vs Locket-HBO
De leon vs Lopez-HBO
Berto vs Rodriguez-HBO
Arreola vs Witherspoon-HBO

July

Klitschko vs Thompson-HBO
Cotto vs Margarito-PPV
Torres vs Holt-SHO
Alvarado vs Bazan-PPV

August

Judah vs Clottey-HBO
Kirilov vs Darchinyan-SHO
Dirrell vs Pashall-SHO
Wolak vs Smith-SHO
Teron vs Lozada-SHO

September

Bradley vs Cherry-SHO
Diaz vs Katsidis-HBO
Juarez vs Barrios-HBO
Mosley vs Mayorga-HBO
Berto vs Forbes-HBO

October

Gamboa vs Ramirez-HBO
Angulo vs Tsurkan-HBO
Martinez vs Bunema-HBO
Pavlik vs Hopkins-HBO
Tarver vs Dawson-SHO
Peter vs Klitschko-SHO
Bute vs Andrade-SHO


November

Moliter vs Caballero-SHO
Mijares vs Darchinyan-SHO
Dirrell vs Oganov-SHO
Calzaghe vs Jones-PPV
Taylor vs Lacy-HBO
Malignaggi vs Hatton-HBO
Vera vs Kirkland-HBO
Williams vs Phillips-HBO
Arreola vs Walker-HBO

December

Delahoya vs Pacquiao-PPV
Klitschko vs Rahman-HBO
Holt vs Hopkins-SHO
Ortiz vs Resto-PPV
Lopez vs Medina-PPV

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If those were the PPV's boxing was putting on once a month do you think the numbers would even be close between boxing and the UFC???

Boxing fans are spoiled they get a card every weekend and most the time they are on Showtime and HBO. They don't have to wait once a month for a nice card, all they want to do is wish they could have to pay every single month 44.95 to watch quality fights.

PPV has been bad for the sport of Boxing, it has alienated many fans who can't be putting out that kind of money every month. I like the idea of having PPV's for only super fights and it looks like HBO is going to start doing that from now on.

Before the MMA fan boys come in here and say "BUT WE GET UFC ON ****E TOO" yeah well we get Boxing on ESPN2,Versus,Telemundo,Tv Azteca mostly every single weekend.