Boxing is most googled sport of 2011

[bose]

http://www.googlezeitgeist.com/en/to...sing-in-sports

Not over all just in terms of positioning.

Globally May vs Ortiz is number 1. Pac vs Mosley is in 10th.

In North America: for the US May-Ortiz is the most searched sport over all, with Manny being the most searched athlete. Manny vs Mosley is number 1 in Mexico.

In the UK Haye vs Wlad is the most searched by a large margin.

Sucker punch of the decade who didnt want to see this.

Props to Pacquiao.

[paulf]

....because the internet is the only place you can find any info on it.

[immortal tech]

its Mostly me trying to find Pacquiao vs Mosley streams

[croz]

There must be a lot of old people online now.

Made a thread about boxing's demographics the other day. The article said 29% of boxing fans were under the age 24 ... which is a very good figure. something like 20% were over 34 then 40% were over 40. All in all boxing's demographic is quite similiar to the NFL's ... so no worries about an ageing audience really at all.

Translation: boxing's demo has more reach than the UFC's ... which is marketed to kids and the extreme sports crowd. Look at it historically extreme sports never increase their age range ... meaning as the young fans get older they tend to drop those kinds of things. As opposed to other sports like boxing, football, basketball where the fan base ages yet still watches the sport.

A testament to the drawing power of one Floyd Mayweather. News like this for boxing is good.

Right Floyd Mayweather was actually the most searched athlete of the year. He just changed his name to Manny Pacquiao then died his skin colour. I can see how it might cause confusion.

[The Surgeon]

Other sports are all over TV and in the papers no need to google them....

[Forza]

2 things I have to say

1. It isn't just floyd and pac holding up boxing, there are tons of talent out there that people want to watch
2. Considering the media pretty much has black listed boxing and finding anything about it in the papers would be extremely rare, where the hell else would you get your boxing info?

[johnm is...]

Well, to be fair, Mayweather/Ortiz is probably the most googled event, because of HOW it ended.

[j.one]

Most of the people claiming that are US sportswriters who can't handle the fact that Lennox Lewis and then the Klitschkos took the heavyweight title away from America....

Is it possible that US fans and media demand to entertained while being impressed and those guys simply could not deliver both, thus are not covered at all because they have no entertainment value at all in the US?

[croz]

Is it possible that US fans and media demand to entertained while being impressed and those guys simply could not deliver both, thus are not covered at all because they have no entertainment value at all in the US?

late reply, but since the K bros manage the highest TV ratings for a boxer on HBO it implied people still do really appreciate the HW champs. Rumour has it Wlad's next fight will be in the US and may be the first boxing match to appear on network TV in years.

[WarMaidana]

thats right ufc fans