What's killing boxing?

**thuggery** · 06-05-2013, 08:27 PM

Cheating
Boring fighters
Not enough exposure/coverage of the sport
Promoter beef/Network beef
Too many weight classes and belts
Corruption in every aspect (judging, refs, commissions)
Expensive PPVs

**Build That Wall** · 06-05-2013, 08:27 PM

Promoters, Bad Judges, and nbc main events.

**Build That Wall** · 06-05-2013, 08:30 PM

The Pac+ards

**xLuKeYx** · 06-05-2013, 08:33 PM

The surprising number of drugs cheats getting a free pass does nothing to enhance it's reputation, either.

I see a lot of "PEDerson", but guys like Morales, Mosley, Toney and RJJ get a free pass, then people wonder where the credibility has gone.

**Willy Wanker** · 06-05-2013, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by VG_Addict

Is it the ridiculous number of belts? The boxing organizations themselves? Having too many weight classes? Corrupt refs/judges? All of the above?

pretty much all of the above. and fans like you.

**285Kid** · 06-05-2013, 08:36 PM

- The WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, XYZ, etc, ect

- Bad Decisions (Just look at ESPN every friday somebody getting robbed)

- Boxing promotions feuding with eachother so we don't to see company A top guy vs company B top guy

- TV network showcasing guys that stay losing (Glen Johnson, Zab Judah, Gabriel Rosado, Brian Vera)

**fceeviper** · 06-05-2013, 08:43 PM

Simple...

Bob Arum
Jose Sulaiman
No judges regularity commission

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**Public_Enemy** · 06-05-2013, 09:03 PM

Honestly there are a lot of factors.

I don't like the fact that once a fighter reaches the pinnacle of the sport it cost almost $80 to see him fight (Floyd and Manny). These two bring the most exposure to the sport. We need some freebies once in a while. It also hurts that there is no heavyweight superstar.

Cold War between Golden Boy and Top Rank. This cost us the biggest fight of the decade and many other great fights (Donaire vs Mares).

Bad judging- We had a fight party at my friends house for Pacman vs. Bradley. It was his 1st time watching/paying for a PPV event. No need to continue. Boxing is like the only sport dumb enough to rob the superstar.

Too many belts and then some of the sanctioning bodies don't want unification bouts. But of course that only applies to some fighters.

And that leads us to corruption. There's so much corruption in boxing its shameful. The judges, promoters, sanctioning bodies, dirty fighters etc....

**BUNGALOWS** · 06-05-2013, 09:06 PM

Not enough exposure for the top fighters.

What's killing boxing?