Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul is exactly what boxing needs

[Coverdale]

We need the contract details. Is AJ free to go in there and smash Paul to bits?

[ELPacman]

I don't know if it will do much other than show how difficult boxing is when taken seriously. At least if we expect AJ to do what he should and take JP's head off in rd1.

It can really separate the difference between PROFESSIONAL boxers who grew up training (talking about under 10 yrs old) and it's almost all they know in life. VS someone who just picked up in interest, saw it as a way to exploit and make easy money by not facing those PROFESSIONAL boxers (and that aren't old, over the hill, are not actual boxers or just bad).

You will never end the celebrity and social media bouts. Those bring in an intrigue in their own rights. Two badly skilled folks attempting to beat each other to a pulp over some drama or beef they have and folks that know about it are intrigued to see whose going to come out on top. Those will exist in their own space. Though what we need to take the sport serious is show what happens when a fighter with actual craft and dedicated their life to the sport is put in the same space as these celebrity/social media fighters.

[Curtis2]

We need the contract details. Is AJ free to go in there and smash Paul to bits?

Fight is professionally sanctioned, not an exhibition which means Jake can offer AJ an under the table 10M to take dive in which AJ & Eddie Hearn agree to setting up a rematch bout with AJ winning moving on to a trilogy bout, all the while fans get milked and love it.

[57Blues]

After a while you just get numb to it all, then you realize that Boxing has meant nothing to you for decades and you just more on...........

[Tag, You're Hit]

It’s sarcastic humor dude. Take the log out of your rectum.

That comment was for you, DCLefthook, and Bronx2245. Seemed more like headline reading for all 3 of y'all vs sarcastic humor. But, I'll take your word on it.

Indeed, we need a lot of fights, such as Inoue v Nakatani that you mentioned. I don't think we NEED Fury vs AJ anymore, but it would definitely be welcome.

[The Big Dunn]

That comment was for you, DCLefthook, and Bronx2245. Seemed more like headline reading for all 3 of y'all vs sarcastic humor. But, I'll take your word on it.

Indeed, we need a lot of fights, such as Inoue v Nakatani that you mentioned. I don't think we NEED Fury vs AJ anymore, but it would definitely be welcome.

Ok but I think you get what I’m saying.

I think the sport needs better fights that diehards appreciate. Not exhibitions with Paul that draws casual cultural attention of fans that will not stay for future bouts.

In fairness, Fury v AJ will do well but you’re spot on, it isn’t what we need like we did a few years ago.

[LA_2_Vegas]

Boxing is also a proving ground.

Open to all comers, from any walk of life.

[RingoKid]

Excuse me while i toddle off to a corner and...

BLERRRRGHHHHH!!!

[LA_2_Vegas]

People hate hearing it but Paul is facing a better opponent than Ituama .

[Tag, You're Hit]

Ok but I think you get what I’m saying.

I think the sport needs better fights that diehards appreciate. Not exhibitions with Paul that draws casual cultural attention of fans that will not stay for future bouts.

In fairness, Fury v AJ will do well but you’re spot on, it isn’t what we need like we did a few years ago.

Yeah, I get you, man. But Eric Raskin was saying we need AJ vs Paul so Paul get's CRUSHED and this whole influencer stuff can finally go by the wayside and boxing can be built back better.

Totally agreed that diehards need to be catered to first and foremost. We are the ones that keep boxing going. And the only way to KEEP diehards and turn casuals into real fans is to have the best fight the best consistently and show what boxing HAS been, CAN be, and SHOULD be.