Why do the Flyweights get no respect?

[MaskedMurderer]

its cause casuals dont want to watch someone they can beat up.

[GhostBlade]

I personally don't watch any fighters below 140 lbs. I just have no interest in watching smaller guys battle it out and that includes MMA too. It just never appealed to me to watch smaller guys.

[Fr3$h]

Because I drop deuces that weigh more than them.

Haha yeah the answer is pretty obvious but people will pull that "you're no true fan!" card

biological reality; Very few people want to watch 5 ft tall anorexic guys wail on each other, it just feels wrong.

politically correct version; They are underrated because of bob arum and too technical for untrained eyes blah blah blah...

[Box-Office]

its cause casuals dont want to watch someone they can beat up.

Haha yeah the answer is pretty obvious but people will pull that "you're no true fan!" card

biological reality; Very few people want to watch 5 ft tall anorexic guys wail on each other, it just feels wrong.

politically correct version; They are underrated because of bob arum and too technical for untrained eyes blah blah blah...

You can argue Minimum and Light Flyweights, but for Flyweights/Super Flyweights they look quite identical to SuperBantam/Featherweights, at least to casuals who matter more as they out number hard cores. I am pretty sure a casual fan would also think they can smack Santa Cruz around as well.

These guys are on average almost the same height as Featherweights. As for weight, you can't really tell the difference between a Flyweight and a Featherweight when they are fighting and again at least to the casual person.

Donaire vs Vic 1 was for the Flyweight title and it turned out to be quite good.

Maybe a star from an English speaking country to make it main stream like Hamed did it to the Featherweight division.

[KingTito]

Because people want to see dangerous punchers cause as much destruction as possible.

That's what the mainstream pays for.

A guy that weighs as much as a girl is just not going to sell as much as someone who can lift you up and throw you across the room.

Your avatar is fantastic. Mos Def is the man.

To answer the thread, It's just hard for guys that small to get the exposure. Hardcore fans appreciate the little guys. Ricardo Lopez is one of my favorites. The only reason he didn't become a huge star is because he's little. It is what it is.

[JOM'S]

they should make a reality show fitting these casual normal sized people against professional flyweights be it boxing or MMA and lets see how many of them can really beat them up....

In Asia specifically we usually watch flyweight fights

[Box-Office]

they should make a reality show fitting these casual normal sized people against professional flyweights be it boxing or MMA and lets see how many of them can really beat them up....

In Asia specifically we usually watch flyweight fights

Exactly!!!!

A grown man who is trained to throw punches can really end it in a split second in a street fight. Example: Vic and Donaire from their Flyweight days.

Also like I have said that there is no height difference between flyweights compared with featherweights who seem to get props. Even minimumweight guys are mostly 5 feet and above. The weight thing is rubbish as a casual won't be able to tell the difference. So, makes me wonder why no exposure.

Since, you do watch those guys who is your favorite? and why?

[Mr.Fantastic]

Why is it so rare to have fighters below Bantamweight get exposure on States side networks. Those guys do put up good fights though.

Why?

No media attention cause US/Brits don't fight there. I don't see a big difference(apart from a lot of more punches thrown) than the upper weights as far as boxing.

Read an article not too long ago from Ring and they were saying if Finito was at WW he would of been greater. WTF! Seriously?

[Box-Office]

No media attention cause US/Brits don't fight there. I don't see a big difference(apart from a lot of more punches thrown) than the upper weights as far as boxing.

Read an article not too long ago from Ring and they were saying if Finito was at WW he would of been greater. WTF! Seriously?

Yeah, so basically the conclusion I have arrived at is we need a star from or based out of an English speaking country like Hamed with Featherweight to bring it to mainstream.