Whats killing boxing

[Elie]

The problem is that fans are willing to pay big bucks to watch lame fights. The fans should refuse to watch boxing until the best matchups are made, like Manny VS Floyd. I guarantee that we will get to see Manny vs Floyd then.

[Jack Napier]

nothing is "killing" boxing
every time there's a disappointment, we hear this "killing" boxing shit
boxing always had and always will have problems, but nothing will kill it
we need less PPV and more tournaments/unifications
if the best are fighting the best and the fights are good, it's fine

[Bushbaby]

What's killing boxing are ******ed fans that search high & low for "the next ppv star".

What you get in ppv stars are usually 1 sided mismatches, no one needs any more of those. I'm genuinely happy there are only 2 of those right now. When Floyd & Pacman are gone, boxing will be a better place.

[3L MatAt@N]

to answer the ts, Bob Arum...

[Souroush1]

....Bob Arum

[Elf]

good fighters need to fight each other more often

[sicko]

****** Fans who Accept Anything guys like Bob Arum Gives Them is what is Killing Boxing...not just Bob Arum though, you can also point fingers at Oscar and Golden Boy Promotions, while they are the lesser of the two evils

People point the finger at Bob Arum but Arum don't force people to order his PPV's, Arum just take advantage of the NEW Boxing Fans that came with the Rise of Manny Pacquiao, he knows they don't know much about Boxing, he knows because they borderline WORSHIP Pacquiao, that it really doesn't matter who Arum puts him in with, he is going to make a lot of money off of those ****** Fans REGARDLESS

[Crushedknee]

More fight on a regular basis..Boxing could profit by having more tournament style events..Maybe 3 fights in a week..First two in head gear..Coalesce the highlights and play the champ fight in it's entirety would make a good show..Even reality TV shows cost a couple mil an episode you could generate a lot of good fights for that amount.

[FeFist]

The main problem is there are way too many sanctioning bodies. It has to be one title for each division. This way everyone will be fighting for the title of their division instead of being called a champ when they haven't faced top competition. This will increase the competitive drive in fighters.

Another problem is promoter beef. Its all about inhouse money, nobody wants to share, so the fans suffer. Now Bob arum is a scum bag, but if he was running boxing we would have some amazing fights because no matter who wins hes at a gain.

You think having one title a division would help but no it would just **** things up even more because the sanctioning bodies are corrupt. It would result in fighters like Chavez getting protected and fighters like Bradley and Martinez stripped of their titles.

Multiple sanctioning bodies are a necessary evil, the problem can always be resolved with unification bouts. I mean the concept of different ''leagues'' is not new to sports, it can be seen in football and soccer. They play in the Superbowl and Champions league to establish who is number one.

[FeFist]

What's killing boxing are ******ed fans that search high & low for "the next ppv star".

What you get in ppv stars are usually 1 sided mismatches, no one needs any more of those. I'm genuinely happy there are only 2 of those right now. When Floyd & Pacman are gone, boxing will be a better place.

When Floyd and Pacquiao retire someone else will take their place. It's like people don't understand that it becomes unprofitable trying to build multiple cash cows. Money is wasted on promotions and the options give fans the opportunity to boycott fights.

Effort is spent hyping Mayweather and Pacquiao, when they retire that effort will be spent on the next marketable product and the cycle will continue.