Maybe its our fault as fans why boxing is ****ed right now

[cosmichorn]

Basically boxing is a giant stalemate right now and heres why i think this is happening

1) People are buying garbage, like a big name fighting a chubby eastern-european who nobody has even heard of

2) People lose interest once someones lost a fight (like shane mosely right now or margarito after he lost to mosely) so promoters dont want to lose boxers fanbase

I mean at the end of the day we can blame promoters all we want but they're there to make money, so why risk his boxers career when he can fight 2 weak opponents instead and make more money than a big fight?

The only way this can stop is if TV stations start demanding big fights (so far HBO has come closest to this, but at the end of the day they still make figures for one sided fights) or fans grow some loyalty to boxers rather than bandwagoning on the next great thing. Take UFC, many of the best fighters have multiple losses but still have a massive fan following, why should boxing be different?

[Sam Donald]

I agree with what you said

I think fans take the 0 way to serious in boxing

[Bennett]

2) People lose interest once someones lost a fight (like shane mosely right now or margarito after he lost to mosely) so promoters dont want to lose boxers fanbase

The only way this can stop is if TV stations start demanding big fights (so far HBO has come closest to this, but at the end of the day they still make figures for one sided fights) or fans grow some loyalty to boxers rather than bandwagoning on the next great thing. Take UFC, many of the best fighters have multiple losses but still have a massive fan following, why should boxing be different?

your 2 runs rampant in more arena's than boxing. music, film, etc.

if tv gets all the big fights guess wot------big money for fighters go bye bye.
ufc is a division of mma and they numbers suck. only time yo get a free 1 is when its on s pi k e with some bumskeets. errthing else is ppv and the fighters get paid *****.

[bmoffitt18]

I agree with what you said

I think fans take the 0 way to serious in boxing

Says the guy celebrating a once 87-0 Chavez lol

[KnockoutKings]

Boxing fans do have something to do with it but not neccisarily what you listed. The fans can't be pleased anymore. Thanks to the internet, fans are always bitching about something. And its usually about something that isn't even related to the ring. They get caught up in the money and politics of boxing and as fans, we should give a **** ass about what goes on outside the ring.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Says the guy celebrating a once 87-0 Chavez lol

I'm sorry Game but this was funny

[Check]

Part of the reason is the fans but the promoters should be man enough to step up and change it so the product is more profitable and healthy years down the line. It falls on the promoters shoulders because they directly influence the fights but if the fans continue to buy crap fights or tune into easy match making fights and they still can profit it won't change. If we stop watching and it hurts them in the pocketbook then you will see change.