why do you guys even like boxing/boxers

[maguirre]

That's why HBO gave up boxing in favor of the Game of Thrones series. People have something to follow. HBO realized they've been spending more money on boxing just to please a bunch of greedy promoters and fighters. Game of Thrones series is highest rated all over the world and it employed thousands of people from actors to set designers, animators, tailors, makeup artists, carpenters, writers, advertisers, you name it. Thousands benefited, literally.

Game Of Thrones Budget Explained: How Much The Show Cost To Make

https://screenrant.com/game-thrones-budget-show-cost-explained/

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[al-Xander]

Question is do you think what worked years before would work in this day and age of media contents just being streamed for free? I doubt it.

I mean people still talk about marinating fights. But I really don't see Spence vs Crawford getting any bigger, as an example. Other fights can only get big when fighters are seen in the ring often, not once a year.

[BOJACK]

I still enjoy the fights, but it's a frustrating sport for sure. I care about the boxers, but I'm not emotionally attached to any active fighter

i agree

[tomhawq]

Question is do you think what worked years before would work in this day and age of media contents just being streamed for free? I doubt it.

I mean people still talk about marinating fights. But I really don't see Spence vs Crawford getting any bigger, as an example. Other fights can only get big when fighters are seen in the ring often, not once a year.

Nowadays, no. The value of a certain fight today could be the same as it will be 2 - 3 years later. That's assuming it's generally a clamored fight. With the advent of the internet and social media, fights are no longer watched the traditional way like on cable TV, which most people have given up on in favor of Netflix, Amazon, Youtube, etc. Fans watch fights as cheaply as they're able to, or for free.

I agree that fights can only get big if both fighters promote themselves well in the media and fight as often as possible. Jake Paul don't even need to marinate fights.

[Offensive Wizardry]

Worst sport in terms of poor IQ level by margin. Worst fans by margin.

Sport's itself is decent tho. Basic but decent.

nah.

soccer hooligans make boxing fans look like prime princess diana.

by a country mile.

[maguirre]

Nowadays, no. The value of a certain fight today could be the same as it will be 2 - 3 years later. That's assuming it's generally a clamored fight. With the advent of the internet and social media, fights are no longer watched the traditional way like on cable TV, which most people have given up on in favor of Netflix, Amazon, Youtube, etc. Fans watch fights as cheaply as they're able to, or for free.

I agree that fights can only get big if both fighters promote themselves well in the media and fight as often as possible. Jake Paul don't even need to marinate fights.

Talk of marinating fights has become a huge joke now. Spence/Crawford is a shining example. It even got devalued. They couldn't even offer any guarantee money for both fighters. It's hilarious.

[Silence]

nah.

soccer hooligans make boxing fans look like prime princess diana.

by a country mile.

Except tap-in merchant, poacher players' fans, soccer ain't that bad.

Boxing is straight crap.

[Offensive Wizardry]

Except tap-in merchant, poacher players' fans, soccer ain't that bad.

Boxing is straight crap.

not even close.

soccer fans are so bad they've made multiple movies about how bad soccer hooligans are.

[TMLT87]

Its got a rich and varied history, is the most aesthetically pleasing combat sport and I just like watching one on one fighting over ball sports for the most part because the stakes feel higher (potentially getting KTFO) and the skillset has more real world application.

[deathofaclown]

Same reason as we all do. It's a h0m03rotic sport for the bi curious.

Everyone on here is bi curious. Watching men in their underwear at a weigh in and talking about how good they look and then watching them in the ring, sweating and half naked, holding each other and hoping to see one dominate the other.

It's as gay as it gets and you're all in on it.