The problem with Boxing

[studentofthegam]

Surely boxing isn't that small in America...

Exposure exposure exposure. Most of the people I know ask me when a good fight is coming up. A few commercials on regular network TV would go a long way. Hell they should have enough money for commercials during a couple of hit sitcoms.

I love how you guys have college sports.

It's so fucking ******, yet so many people watch it.

What! Its something special about watching a colligiate athlete from your home town or even you played against play against the best the country has to offer. We glorify high school sports just as much. Some towns shut down when their local team plays. Where do you live?

[brettWall]

Don't know why this is a surprise to you guys. It takes weeks, months to organize matches. Set aside inside politics, boxers need plenty of time to prepare, as compared to other types of sports. By its very nature boxing is understandably under-exposed. It's just not possible to have a steady stream of boxers ready to fight 2-3 shows a week if the solution is put more exposure to it.

[D-MiZe]

Exposure exposure exposure. Most of the people I know ask me when a good fight is coming up. A few commercials on regular network TV would go a long way. Hell they should have enough money for commercials during a couple of hit sitcoms.



What! Its something special about watching a colligiate athlete from your home town or even you played against play against the best the country has to offer. We glorify high school sports just as much. Some towns shut down when their local team plays. Where do you live?

England.

Where the only chance you can get 20 year old lads running around with a ball is on your local park or on Sunday at the local field.

High school sports over here are mandatory unless you're too fat or have some bull**** reason. After school, very few people carry it on to college. Then after, it's University.

But if you aren't in an academy already, you aren't going to be a professional.

[Shabba Rank$]

Depressing........

[bukakke]

I love college sports, the tradition, the pomp, the rivalries, the passion is top notch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLKszZAx4Y&feature=related

[Forza]

You guys gotta understand that boxing is not like other sports. Its a fight, man vs man. Its bloody and brutal. Most sports fans don't like it. Boxing is for fight fans and fight fans only.

It takes a different kind of person to enjoy boxing, as well as even MMA or kickboxing. These are combat fight sports, not ball sports. It's not for the faint of heart. You're watching guys getting their faces caved in for entertainment. Honestly I don't like other sports besides basketball. Nothing comes close to 1 on 1 fighting. I even give props to MMA guys because at the end of the day they are pro fighters, not premodonna athletes like kobe and lebron.

[The Gambler1981]

I fully understand, I was merely bringing this up.

[Heru]

England.

Where the only chance you can get 20 year old lads running around with a ball is on your local park or on Sunday at the local field.

High school sports over here are mandatory unless you're too fat or have some bull**** reason. After school, very few people carry it on to college. Then after, it's University.

But if you aren't in an academy already, you aren't going to be a professional.

A good portion of the US population has gone, are going, or will go to a university, so it has and continues to cultivate new enthusiastic fans.

If we're going by sport popularity from ratings, that list seems completely off. If popularity from playing, it might be closer to the truth. How many people that voted would actually be able to name a professional bowler?

The lack of visibility and accessibility of boxing will continue to hurt the sport. I had a 6-8 year gap (from Holyfield-Tyson II to Mayweather at lightweight) of not watching boxing during my adolescence because we didn't have HBO or Showtime. I'm sure there are plenty young kids that would watch a good/great fight if they had access to it.

[Visceral]

Who the hell knows anyhting about this? What credibility can anyone give this random poll?

[studentofthegam]

England.

Where the only chance you can get 20 year old lads running around with a ball is on your local park or on Sunday at the local field.

High school sports over here are mandatory unless you're too fat or have some bull**** reason. After school, very few people carry it on to college. Then after, it's University.

But if you aren't in an academy already, you aren't going to be a professional.

you said lads so I assume you are from western Europe. Your views on sports are a product of your enviroment. If we took polls on american football in Europe it would be close to the bottom. The fact that you have to be in an academy to advance is the closet thing Ive heard to old school Rome. Its a class thing. Here you can be the poorest, go to the worst school and still be worshipped every Friday.

You guys gotta understand that boxing is not like other sports. Its a fight, man vs man. Its bloody and brutal. Most sports fans don't like it. Boxing is for fight fans and fight fans only.

It takes a different kind of person to enjoy boxing, as well as even MMA or kickboxing. These are combat fight sports, not ball sports. It's not for the faint of heart. You're watching guys getting their faces caved in for entertainment. Honestly I don't like other sports besides basketball. Nothing comes close to 1 on 1 fighting. I even give props to MMA guys because at the end of the day they are pro fighters, not premodonna athletes like kobe and lebron.

I think that applies to some. Even in other sports those non-boxing fans live for the big hits in football which is more violent and dangerous than the worst KO in boxing.