Boxing is not dead and boxing is not dying

**futureofboxing** · 06-16-2010, 01:55 AM

Can anyone give me a response when they first started hearing this and who they heard it from? I get so annoyed when boxing gets national attention on espn and they say boxing is dead or boxing is dying.

**Rick Grimes** · 06-16-2010, 01:56 AM

A lot less people watch boxing now because of PPV's, that's a fact.

**Burnthrust** · 06-16-2010, 01:59 AM

ppv is what is killing boxing

**TheManniePhresh** · 06-16-2010, 02:02 AM

boxing is alive to the fans

**Vadrigar.** · 06-16-2010, 02:02 AM

On a more serious note, this PPV bulls**t is killing boxing.

**futureofboxing** · 06-16-2010, 02:06 AM

When did boxing make the transition to PPV and I also think boxing being on HBO is also hurting it even when it is free because there is such a limited audience watching it then. Promoters need to make boxing available to the masses again and I think Arum has tried doing that with Pacquiao at Cowboys Stadium and Cotto at Yankee Stadium.

**{Pito}** · 06-16-2010, 02:06 AM

I agree to an extent on the ppv's. This may sound ridiculous to some though but as far as the US is concerned (it's where im from so it's what I know, I'm not speaking on behalf of the rest of the world) I believe that when boxing was removed from regular network television it hurt the sport. I mean when it was on say CBS, NBC and what not back in the day a lot more people watched it or even knew about it more. For example my uncles are not into boxing like that yet they seemed to know alot because alot of great rifts were on regular tv be it english or telemundo andthose Spanish channels. I don't know it seems like I'm babbling on. Does this make any sense? I mean ppv's did it yes but what about regular tv? Or at least basic cable? It's not on as much as it used to be. Whatever, blah.....that and the Internet perhaps?

**futureofboxing** · 06-16-2010, 02:12 AM

Yeah your definitely making sense I mean imagine if the programs on HBO 24/7's, Boxing After Dark, World Championship Boxing, and HBO PPV were all on national television. Boxing in my opinion would have some of the highest rated sporting events.

**Biolink** · 06-16-2010, 02:20 AM

Originally posted by futureofboxing

How long has the misleading "boxing is dead," and "boxing is dying" statements been going around? Who started these statements?

At the risk of turning this into a Boxing vs MMA thread.

I personally didn't start hearing that saying until MMA/UFC was at the height of its popularity.

Boxing is not dead and boxing is not dying