Will "boring styles" eventually kill boxing?

[junior gong]

I'm actually more disappointed that so called boxing fans can't enjoy masterclasses like we saw last night

Boxing hipsters^^^.

[al-Xander]

Well, I tuned in at ten last night. I was expecting to see the undercard fight/s first. Lo and behold it's the main card already. (HBO would rather have better ratings showing its regular programming.) And you could see it's not a packed audience. I figured it's one of those fights people don't bother watching.

It true, without casuals all that's left are streamers. Thus the death of boxing. It is what it is. Who's going to pay Money Mayweather's $40 million guarantee?

[apocalypto]

African americans are killing boxing with theyre safety first styles
floyd ward bhop mother fckers stink up the place.

[RiC-DiC]

We need more boxers with Broner's personality to get the young crowd into boxing.. And we need more fighters with Matthysse's style to convert the young UFC fans to boxing..

[Bushbaby]

Well that's some fairly ******ed friggin logic if I've ever seen any. What's been killing boxing for the last 2 decades have been the commercialization of the sport. Fighters avoiding this guy to fight that guy cause fighter A possesses too much danger but not enough reward. While fighter B can bring a fanbase and is an easy victory.

But yeah, I'd blame "boring" styles too if I was a bitter idiot with no real knowledge of anything boxing related. I mean why not "ignore" the high risk low reward defense that most boxing fans who support star fighters are prepared to use as the primary source of defense whenever a dangerous opponent arises.

What's killing boxing are the fans supporting of the business side of boxing instead of the best fighting the best. There's nothing boring about watching Rigo dismantle the number 3 pfp fighter in the world. That's not boring, that's jaw dropping excitement to me.

To watch a pure boxer absolutely son a star fighter, or a very highly rated fighter is 1 of boxing's most beautiful sights.

[PAC-BOY]

You know what's funny about this list?

Damn near every fighter has been involved in boring fights.

It happens. But at least NOT every goddamn fight...like Floyd

[daggum]

dumb executives don't help. golovking does better ratings than ward yet they pay ward 5 times as much. they must hate money.

[thebowtod]

this whole UFC thing is outdated, their buys have been going down considerably in the past 3 years

[Young Stribling]

And the saddest irony is that flint and the rest of his floydiot tossbags are the most racist people on this forum.

I agree., they act like the bigots they condemn. It's a ploy used by the weak minded to end an argument and further their moronic point of view. F**k the 'race card' and all those who use it as a weapon.

[Young Stribling]

When these brawlers develop degenerative brain diseases from taking so many shots to the head and are no longer able to support themselves, will these blood thirsty war mongers be there to support them? Have you made a contribution to help pay Abdusalamov's medical bills?

I think we as boxing fans expect way too much from these fighters and it's time for us to lower our expectations. This is not the freaking Colosseum. These fighters have families they need to provide for.

Your points are well put, and well taken. But i'm afraid that it is the Colosseum,, and we are still the pleebs , and as pleebs always do, we require a spectacle. So the brutality aspect of this sport will probably always be with us. Twas ever thus, so to speak.