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When was the last time a Williams fight was not televised?
Most people like slugging type fights where both the fighters go head to head. Those kinds of fighters who are consistently in brawls either one-sided or not doesn't matter to some.
As a fan, I like action packed fights but just because a fighter does not ko almost all of his opponents every time he is in the ring, that does not make someone boring.
I think Sergio Martinez is one of the best boxers out there for example and no one wants to fight him and the networks would rather pretend that he does not exist. He is very skilled and outboxes all his opponents but he does not commit to brawling with people. He seems boring and Letterman runs his big mouth about it the whole time during the fight but that does not mean I'll turn my back on him or not watch his fights.
From a boxers standpoint, I guess the money draw would be more important because that is a bigger check. Most big money draw fighters are very skilled as well but tend to have brawls instead of crisp boxing/defensive strategy type matches; that's what sells best.
I'll watch any kind o match but that is just me. For a lot of people out there, this fight will be the only one they will watch unless Mayweather/Marquez comes on before December because this fight has the only two fighters that they have ever heard of. A lot of those PPV sales are from the random watcher/fan....not someone who catches almost every fight.
Most people like slugging type fights where both the fighters go head to head. Those kinds of fighters who are consistently in brawls either one-sided or not doesn't matter to some.
As a fan, I like action packed fights but just because a fighter does not ko almost all of his opponents every time he is in the ring, that does not make someone boring.
I think Sergio Martinez is one of the best boxers out there for example and no one wants to fight him and the networks would rather pretend that he does not exist. He is very skilled and outboxes all his opponents but he does not commit to brawling with people. He seems boring and Letterman runs his big mouth about it the whole time during the fight but that does not mean I'll turn my back on him or not watch his fights.
From a boxers standpoint, I guess the money draw would be more important because that is a bigger check. Most big money draw fighters are very skilled as well but tend to have brawls instead of crisp boxing/defensive strategy type matches; that's what sells best.
I'll watch any kind o match but that is just me. For a lot of people out there, this fight will be the only one they will watch unless Mayweather/Marquez comes on before December because this fight has the only two fighters that they have ever heard of. A lot of those PPV sales are from the random watcher/fan....not someone who catches almost every fight.
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