Comments Thread For: Klitschko-Haye: Not The Fight To Save Boxing, But…

[Ilov80s]

Can we stop with the 'one fight to save boxing' nonsense already? What is the sport being saved from exactly? Sold out arenas with 20-40K people in the stands in Germany, Canada, etc? A 66 rating in Denmark for Kessler's recent fight? Boxing being featured on CBS, TNT, TBS, HP and Nike commercials? Ratings climbing seemingly every week on HBO?

The sport is doing better than it has in nearly a decade and it feels like this is only the beginning of a revival of sorts. No one fight is going to 'save' the sport, no matter how hyped- see DLH-Mayweather for proof of that.

Solid fights and more exposure on different platforms is what's bringing the sport back to prominence, as long as that continues, nothing needs 'saving'.

This is just part of all of that. This is another marker for boxing: a meaningful heavyweight fight with international interest. I'd say Canelo and JCC Jr drawing big audiences is another one of the big markers. Two popular young Mexican fighters with star quality- been too long. Some stars are finally aligning for boxing. As a fan, I hope it pays off.

[TaurusJ27]

Hopefully this fight won't be like bradley-alexander or pacquiao-mosley.