15 million people watched boxing in Japan last week

[croz]

It had an audience of 15 million and it was the fifth most watched event of the week? Damn! Did they have a superbowl, world series and world cup championship match in the same week that were watched by more than 15 million people?

Pretty standard for ratings in Japan to be around 10 million plus. I think number 1 that week was a football match between Korea and Japan with over 20 million. The largest rating for boxing in recent years was a Kameda fight with over 40 million. It's among the most watched events in Japan ever.

Exactly. What's the point of this thread? More cluttering the NSB front page, can we have actual discussion threads on here? Way too much to ask, I suppose.

NSB is cluttered with nonsense anyway. Nothing wrong with a morale booster amidst all the people fighting each other over boxers who couldn't give two ****s about them.

Big ratings are good for the sport. If we focused more on ratings like these the way MMA does people wouldn't run around spouting that boxing is dead nonsense. Not only is it great for me to know that boxing is doing well in my favourite country, but it's equally great to know boxing is big in a country that was previously dominated by MMA.

[SD180sx]

Now if only Japanese fighters would start fighting outside Japan.

[croz]

I've read some of it, but I'm so content with the animation that I don't mind waiting for it. From what I've heard, the anime is considered to be the greatest adaptation ever or at least it's up there. I'm freaking excited for season 3 man

I watched Hajime No Ippo back around 2009 and since then I keep haring that season 3 is coming out any day now. I've given up at this stage.

[Hougigo]

Now if only Japanese fighters would start fighting outside Japan.

Well if they draw in huge audiences like that....

[impitpatpuncher]

Season 3 of Hajime No Ippo will be coming out, maybe that'll bring in more fans, whatever benefits the sport...I'm for it.

Good news,
Japan can produce some legit fighters for sure.
Takeshi Uchiyama is doing really good at the moment.

[GoldenGloveLove]

That's pretty awesome.