Boxing is so dead

[Mammoth]

Very few promoters are willing to put on a good fight unless Turki pays for it. PBC's Fundora-Thurman card is solid but they have so few dates they barely make a difference. Frank has Parker-Wardley but the rest of his schedule is crap. Matchroom's whole schedule is embarrassingly pathetic.

Look at this trash fight this weekend between a super middleweight and a welterweight. That's just as egregious as any Jake Paul fight.

This sport is so done.

[Grandma Lover]

Fundora-Thurman is ppv worthy?

[elfag]

It's very dead

The guys at work talking about canelo vs Crawford

1st guy - never heard of Crawford before

2nd guy - last seen Crawford vs spence, never heard of madrimov, no idea how close it was, googles him says oh he has 10 fights he's a bum and it's a stay busy fight

Only casuals you can't really talk much with them they don't know basic things like if you see a soviet with 10 fights at 30 defending a belt that means he's got extensive amateur experience

[Coverdale]

No it's not, someone makes a dramatic thread like this every few months. The sport ebbs and wanes, but there's plenty to look forward to in my opinion.

And no, Canelo - Crawford is nothing like some YouTuber's contrived sparring contests which I've steadfastly refused to watch. I've only heard Jake Paul speak once my entire life, I'm a mature man who doesn't live through social media and can quickly identify grifters.

Learn to curate your experience.

[TMLT87]

Eh, it seems alright to me overall, not a particularly hot year but things are coasting along just fine. Canelo/Crawford is a big fight on a big platform.

The only thing I dislike is the continued existence of all this Youtuber/freakshow boxing stuff but thats been an issue for years now. I never thought it'd go on as long as it has.

[Dr Z]

No it's not, someone makes a dramatic thread like this every few months. The sport ebbs and wanes, but there's plenty to look forward to in my opinion.

And no, Canelo - Crawford is nothing like some YouTuber's contrived sparring contests which I've steadfastly refused to watch. I've only heard Jake Paul speak once my entire life, I'm a mature man who doesn't live through social media and can quickly identify grifters.

Learn to curate your experience.

What matches are you looking forward to?


The stars are basically becoming rarer. While boxing is not dead, it has been taken down a peg.

[Smash]

eliminate jake paul

[Bennyleonard99]

It died when HBO dumped Floyd for ducking Pacquiao and then Haymon rigged Espinoza to give them a six fight guaranteed $150m Showtime contract, which they used to hire opponents and duck Pacquiao until Les Moonves finally forced the fight six years too late.

[Willow The Wisp]

.....These threads.

[ShoulderRoll]

Boxing has its ups and downs. But I have to say it’s pretty dead right now. Definitely in a down period.

Canelo vs Crawford is still a superfight, but the undercard is horrible. Callum Walsh as the co-main? That is absolutely terrible.

Can’t thing of many big fights on the horizon for the rest of the year either, other than Turki’s stacked card in November. And Dalton Smith vs Subriel Matias has been removed from that show if I’m not mistaken.

The loss of HBO and Showtime has been devastating in hindsight.

Thanks Al Haymon.