Boxing isn't mainstream and it's on purpose

[Bushidō]

the benefit of boxing not being in the mainstream is that we don't have to hear even more jack@sses talk about boxing when they have no idea what they are talking about.

When I went to the barbershop some guys theory of why Mayweather/Pacquiao never happened is because they have the same fight style. Didn't even bother to try to argue with someone that knows nothing

[WladsChin]

the benefit of boxing not being in the mainstream is that we don't have to hear even more jack@sses talk about boxing when they have no idea what they are talking about.

When I went to the barbershop some guys theory of why Mayweather/Pacquiao never happened is because they have the same fight style. Didn't even bother to try to argue with someone that knows nothing

but that's a direct result of boxing no longer being mainstream.

If you watch some of these old time ESPN/NBC/ABC sports shows during the 60's-90's .. most of the hosts even know the 2nd tier fighters.

Even during the 90's (the start of Boxing's decline)... guys like Rid**** Bowe was gathering more attention than movie stars and he wasn't even the biggest star of that era. Tony Tucker was actually in numerous ads and considered a 'popular athlete'.

During the 80's... a third of the TV Audience used to watch Larry Holmes and Holmes was considered one of the most boring HW champions of all times............

[Spray_resistant]

it's true tho...think about it...almost everyone was upset and ashamed of the sport just last Saturday because of the Chavez bull****...some casuals probably said to themselves 'man **** this shady ass sport, im never watching again'


then here's the rest of us who, just as disgusted a week ago, going 'oh cool, boxing is on this Saturday'


we brush it off and wait for more crap lol

I think your right Mak, it sucks that we knew before hand Vera wouldn't get a fair shake on the cards but still looking forward to watching Wlad beat up some fat Russian Saturday.

I tried to get my co workers into boxing but they rather watch guys stand around doing nothing for 4 hours on a baseball field than fighters scramble one another's brains, doesn't make sense to me.