I wish Boxing was more popular with the youth.

[futureofboxing]

dont worry canelo is here to save the day and bring the young fans back to boxing

[HardAss]

Boxing schoolarships , problem solved.

[al-Xander]

No way boxing will ever become popular with the youth.
Way too many forms of entertainment in this day and age.
Tweeting, chatting, texting, you name it.
Youths of today can't even focus on one thing for a minute
at a time.
They can't stand commercials. They can even finish a tv show
without touching the remote. I can't.

[SCtrojansbaby]

MMA is especially popular in Northern California so your view isn't a good representation

[SlySlickSmooth]

I bet if I got some people from my school who liked MMA and tried to show them Hopkins vs Trinidad, they'd hate it and leave after round 2.

[Jack Napier]

kids are into facebook and video games
most young people follow elders into boxing fanhood
if their parents don't like it, they won't pick up on it
and as for actively being in it, not enough boxing programs
and even if there were more, parents won't endorse them
they don't want their kids to fight so it's a no go
would be better if more kids were into it
boxing just doesn't get marketing strongly enough

[SlySlickSmooth]

kids are into facebook and video games
most young people follow elders into boxing fanhood
if their parents don't like it, they won't pick up on it
and as for actively being in it, not enough boxing programs
and even if there were more, parents won't endorse them
they don't want their kids to fight so it's a no go
would be better if more kids were into it
boxing just doesn't get marketing strongly enough

The funny thing is, how I got into boxing was..

My friends had a lil "fight club" after school last year.. so I thought I could beat ass.. I got my ass handed to me hard. I didn't like it, but I loved it at the same time. I ended up going to my friends boxing gym, went once and was the guy that didn't show up again. My record there being 2-1 lol.

Months later I had a Junior Year project to research anything with history, my teacher started saying examples.. "Hiroshima, the Berlin Wall, Muhammad Ali." I instantly thought "Damn I'll do Muhammad Ali since I don't know what else to do..." After learning about Ali, I instantly got hooked to boxing.. It's amazing how I fell in love with the sport. I love being Filipino and having such a different perspective on Pacquiao's fights, you should see the looks my friends give me haha.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I came back to the fight club and won 2 fights. Still currently working out with boxing, that as well introduced me to what being healthy was.

[Ivansmamma]

many freinds and casual fans i have introduced to boxing have a problem with there being so many weight divisions and belt holders. They can't keep track of all the relevant fighters and who is the best in each division. Also they can really appreciate the technical side of the sport and they don't really understand whats happening tactically.

[Brother Jay]

I'm 17 and I live in California's Bay Area, there's no one really around my area my age who have such an interest in boxing like I do. Most kids love UFC. I mean I know a couple kids who box, but no one really into the such vast and interesting history Boxing has given to the world. I've watched countless fights on youtube alone from many of the eras throughout boxing. I stay tuned in to stream the latest PPVs when I can as well..

It's the first and only sport I've really gotten into, and it's amazing. I also got into working out through boxing as well, greatest sport alive.

Well, with PAL programs being shut down there aren't many places to box. Kids don't usually go to boxing gyms. And boxing gyms, at least the serious ones, aren't as numerous as they used to be.

Oscar DelaHoya has stated that he was starting boxing programs on the East Coast. That was pretty much the only real effort I've seen to make boxing available to youth aside from Community Boy's clubs, YMCA's and PALs.

Boxing can't compete against baseball, basketball and football in America. Between little league, jr varsity and varsity, those three sports catch kids while they're young and keep them because few parents want to see their kids get punched in the face.

How many Mexicans are boxing? You'd like to think a lot, but that number is nothing compared to how many Mexicans are playing soccer/futbol. The next Julio Cesar Chavez might be out there right now but he might be a goalie.

The appeal of the UFC to youth is that it gives them more than one way to win. If you're not able to outstrike your opponent, you can't grapple and submit him. I happen to know that boxing didn't appeal to A LOT of people, but MMA did because they felt as though they stood a better chance than in full contact striking like kickboxing, thaiboxing and boxing.

I've said for years that the best way to get youth involved is to set up youth boxing programs and have more exhibition boxing fights for kids to see.

MMA has been around for decades in various formats but it only became as popular as it is once someone created an event that people had full access to and didn't completely focus on ground-grappling .. which most people found very boring back then.

Unless people push for it, I don't see boxing going on for much longer without kids learning the science from a young age.

That's the real reason that the "good ole days" had more elite fighters: There were much more kids growing up in boxing than there are nowadays. Significantly more.

Now, you have guys like Seth Mitchell who couldn't make it in another sport switching over and hoping for success without a solid background. I remember Michael Grant did the same thing years ago with limited success.

The best are always those that came up in the sport from their youth. And with gyms closing, and no boxing in schools, I don't see how boxing will last another 20-30 years.

There are several MMA schools in nearly every neighborhood. Even mainstream MA schools are offering MMA now because of the interest.

Boxing hasn't been so lucky.

I personally think that promoters and successful boxers alike should be investing in the sports future.

[SlySlickSmooth]

It's fine guys, the gym I actually go to was opened up in San Francisco and a city a few miles below. It's free as well, it's usually filled too. You should of seen my face the day I saw these 3 little no more than 10 years old Mexican boys shadow boxing.. it's crazy.
If I am to have children, no doubt the first sport they'll see is Boxing.