Comments Thread For: Tito Ortiz: I Thought Silva Would Be A Gentleman And Make 200-Pound Catchweight; Shows He Respects My Power

[Slowhand]

Why the f*** are 2 retired old MMA guys boxing?

Money? And I think the other old MMA guy just beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

[Bob]

You signed the contract & Have cried about it ever since.
Just get off the peds, at his age its not like his body holds the same mass any more.

[TMLT87]

Boxing is popular rite now everyone wants to box. NFL/NBA players, Actors, MMA fighters, YouTubers etc. It’s a lot of money and exposure involved. I don’t know why people are claiming boxing is dying when it’s the opposite

So people that arent even boxers walking into boxing paydays and outperforming 90% of real current boxing matches commercially is actually an indicator of the sport being in good health?

[Noelanthony]

So people that arent even boxers walking into boxing paydays and outperforming 90% of real current boxing matches commercially is actually an indicator of the sport being in good health?

Nothing beats two fools fighting at your local pub it hilarious, apart from perhaps two rich, famous fools who cant fight putting on boxing gloves and fighting. Its great entertainment

[Amir Imam]

So people that arent even boxers walking into boxing paydays and outperforming 90% of real current boxing matches commercially is actually an indicator of the sport being in good health?

Can you prove this statement with actual facts/analytics? Not word of mouth but actual facts? Doubt it.

[TMLT87]

Can you prove this statement with actual facts/analytics? Not word of mouth but actual facts? Doubt it.

Tyson/RJJ exhibition with Youtuber vs NBA player - 1.9m PPV buys
Floyd/Logan - 1m
Paul/Askren - no official number but claims of well over 1m

vs

Tank/Barrios - 200k
Spence/Danny - 250k
Tank/LSC - 225k
Charlo/Derevyanchenko - 120k
Arreola/Ruiz - 150k



Yeah boxing is so healthy right now lol.