Comments Thread For: The difference between watching fights in person and on TV

[BoxingUpdates]

Watching a fight through a broadcast provides a clean, if limited, view of the action. Broadcasters offer a narrative to guide you through the rounds. They note which punches land and often how hard, and sometimes an unofficial scorer gives their take on who is winning. Microphones pick up various noises clustered around the ring. Punch stat updates make themselves available throughout the fight. It?s not a bad way to follow a boxing match and could even be called educational at the best of times.
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[landotter]

Have only been to some real small, local fight cards. What he says about the rounds lasting forever, though, absolutely is the truth. By round 4, I was exhausted for them....

[Willow The Wisp]

Like night and day, assuming you have good seats.
You get a TOTALLY different take on the fight, and the fighters. Not at all the same.

[MulaKO]

Like night and day, assuming you have good seats.
You get a TOTALLY different take on the fight, and the fighters. Not at all the same.

Yup totally agree
And once you hear the sound of punches landed , you kind of start to realize what these guys really do for a living
Night and day is totally right

[PBR Streetgang]

I've seen a good amount of fights live and it's a completely different experience than watching from your couch. As MulaKO states, you can appreciate the impact of punches more because of the sound that carries.

I've watched fights live and was convinced one fighter won and then went back and re-watched it from my couch and had a different opinion altogether.

Not all live-viewing is equal, I've watched from the nose-bleed seats and often times catch myself just looking at the jumbotron overhead screens. I might as well be on my couch.

[Willow The Wisp]

Crowd reaction is another thing. Particularly big shows.
Hagler - Hearns left me half deaf for a day.

[ELPacman]

I've unfortunately never had super close seating. Perhaps the closest was within the MSG Theater venue just because it's a more intimate atmosphere due to the arena positioning and seating. Had mostly nose bleeds for all the others and the biggest takeaway I get is that sitting far away, it is crazy silent. Almost like you're watching your TV on mute. You see punches landing, but don't hear a thing and only once someone gets hurt or an exchange happens, the crowd comes alive and in those moments you experience the thrill of being there in person.

That being said, I don't mind at all watching from the couch and enjoy the closeups, sound of hearing the punches, slow motion replays, some of the commentary, and production of the entire broadcast.

It's worth it as a fan to go to a live if you haven't, but I don't think I'd ever get addicted to it. Not unless I had front row perhaps.

[MulaKO]

I've seen a good amount of fights live and it's a completely different experience than watching from your couch. As MulaKO states, you can appreciate the impact of punches more because of the sound that carries.

I've watched fights live and was convinced one fighter won and then went back and re-watched it from my couch and had a different opinion altogether.

Not all live-viewing is equal, I've watched from the nose-bleed seats and often times catch myself just looking at the jumbotron overhead screens. I might as well be on my couch.

Your absolutely right and that is why if I decide to attend a boxing card , I will always attempt to get some decent seats cause like you said , to be sitting there watching the jumbotron I’d rather be at home on my couch

[MulaKO]

I've seen a good amount of fights live and it's a completely different experience than watching from your couch. As MulaKO states, you can appreciate the impact of punches more because of the sound that carries.

I've watched fights live and was convinced one fighter won and then went back and re-watched it from my couch and had a different opinion altogether.

Not all live-viewing is equal, I've watched from the nose-bleed seats and often times catch myself just looking at the jumbotron overhead screens. I might as well be on my couch.

And honestly speaking , if the fight is in a big city , there’s nothing like fight week

[4truth]

Speed is what I always notice is different. For whatever reason, boxing on TV looks like something I could handle. The same thing happens watching a pitcher throw 100 mph fastballs. At home, those pitches look like something I could hit.

Turns out real life is more real.