PTI declares boxing dead.. again

[mrpain81]

I remember years ago a poster started a thread about an old article he found that said boxing was dead. That article was from the 50 's or something. They've been saying it for while.

[pacmanis1]

You sir are a credit to this forum.

[mrpain81]

Thanks bud!! but......it was easy to find since shopped them together from Google archives I think some years back.

[MrRolltide91]

Not even surprised. the media say it all the time.

[oside4life]

AS roger mayweather would say "They don't know **** about boxing"

[bojangles1987]

Absolutely no one on TV on ESPN has any clue about boxing. None of them. It wouldn't bother me when the PTI guys say it if they weren't such smug, know it all pricks about it, shouting it as if boxing being dead is absolute truth.

[B-Bomber]

In my opinion boxing is going to be bigger in the next few years, not smaller.

As stated in the interview, it's becoming a global sport, there are more good fighters from eastern europe, such as GGG, Provodnikov, Kovalev etc.

Apart from that, I personally think that the current situation in many countries, including some area of the US,paradoxally almost, will help boxing.

Boxing has rarely been a sport for well off and/ or spoiled kids, it takes guts, a strong will, an ability to deal with fear and pain since a young age.

[Phil Ivey]

Everyone said this when Tyson retired. If you look at some of the earnings from a lot of boxers, it's obvious it's not even close to dead or in trouble. The money doesn't come from a lack of viewers.

[ThePunchingBag]

Apparently boxing's been dead for 9 years now.

That's how long it's been since the first time I heard that phrase.

Boxing just doesn't know when to die does it?

[marvelousmatt]

I've been hearing boxing is dead since I started watching boxing.

Lol me too.

If a sport that generates over $2 billion dollars annually is dead then sign me up for that certificate.

Mayweather will make more for this fight than all fighters in the UFC for 2013 combined in salary....dead sport my ass.

Maybe they should also check the tv ratings which have been way up for the past 2 years and the growing amount of tv stations that are having regular boxing programming.