How would you improve the sport of Boxing?

[boxer2k5]

1 champion per division and champion defends against the number 1 ranked guy like UFC is set up. nomore multiple champions and one sanction body and everyone fights and work they way up fight champion.

more tv coverage maybe a weekly boxingscene type show. maybe a boxing channel with loads of coverage and past fights so new fans can get a chance to see some great fights.

more merchandise. every other sport has jerseys and clothes shoes and all kinds of stuff. boxing needs more merchandise. i see MMA shorts and shirts in walmart. like boxing needs to step up

[AssasinKing]

I dont know much about the really bad underlying things that need to be improved...

But I personally think weigh ins should be done on the day....I know this can effect events happening, and the money being generated...

But seriously, u got 165-170 pounders at 147..... that just aint right

It should be natural weight class against the same natural weight class

I mean, yeah it does make the preperation less important, and making weight and doing all the calculations has become a part of the sport, but its just not the real weight classes they should be fighting at...

Imagine Pac or Floyd fighting people like Hatton all day long, they would demolish the weight division

[AssasinKing]

1 champion per division and champion defends against the number 1 ranked guy like UFC is set up. nomore multiple champions and one sanction body and everyone fights and work they way up fight champion.

more tv coverage maybe a weekly boxingscene type show. maybe a boxing channel with loads of coverage and past fights so new fans can get a chance to see some great fights.

more merchandise. every other sport has jerseys and clothes shoes and all kinds of stuff. boxing needs more merchandise. i see MMA shorts and shirts in walmart. like boxing needs to step up

Love that point...

It would make the best fight the best...and would stop all these ****** excuses to duck one another

[lefthook2daliva]

If memory serves, the reason that they stopped same day weigh-ins was that the fighters were coming in dehydrated to the extent that they had insufficient amounts of Cerebrospinal fluid which is the liquid that your brain floats around in. Lack of that means more instances of brain hitting bone when you get punched in the head means more instances of brain damage...

Got a better idea?

[~Riley~]

Make manny/pac, Marg/cotto 2, Sergio/Pwill 2, 140lb tournament, Hopkins/Dawson, Haye/Kliterious Sisters, Gamboa/Lopez, Vic/Donaire 2, and Kasidistis/(insert Diaz/Marquez 2 winner).

Then the sport be bumpin my *****s!

[Anthony342]

First dump the sanctioning bodies and make one untouchable ruling body that is beyond reproach. No more buying ratings by promoters. A fighter has to earn his ranking by fighting other contenders. Without the profitable and corupt sanctioning bodies, each with their own champions. The sport would sky rocket.

YES, or as Dirk Digger put it "Hello EXACTLY!"

[Anthony342]

I would add 2 things I have in mind without thinking muchthat haven't been mentionned :

- have instant replays to change bad calls by the ref etc.

- revise the way that fights are scored ; incorporate the possibility of scoring dominant rounds without KD 8/10 or 8.5/10. It would make for much more accurate decisions (it has been proven)

***Call the only world title just that like it used to be, the World title, no WBC or some bull**** like that

And how about having judges' ****ty decisions overturned later on. Like Holmes/Spinks 2 where many thought that Holmes clearly won or Holyfield/Lewis 1.

[boxer2k5]

the problem with boxing the main problem is that promotors care more bout their pockets than they care about making great fights. they hype fights and make them seem good but they know what they doing. now boxers are starting to promote themselves and it makes it bad because not only do they worry about their pockets but they are in charge of who they fight. the only fighters who fight anyone are the ones that are not in controll of their fights. if we had one body and one match maker 1 champion then there is no problems.

boxing is still the best and great but as long as we have indivual promoters we will have these same problems

[Rockin']

Very soon I believe you will see a grand revitalization of amatuer boxing. Televised bouts will a huge part of this, plus a lil sum-n sum-n.........Rockin'

[FeFist]

Try and eliminate corruption in the game. To me the excitement is lost in a fight between a star and a lesser known fighter because they will usually get cheated on the score card.

I'd try and limit promoters influence on fights. Perhaps limiting their involvement with the fighters and push them to promote the events instead. ( In reality this is impossible).

A tournament of some sort to have the best facing the best.