Boxing is DEAD!!! - True or False?

[pretty boy_]

What 5 fight deal did he sign now?

I saw it on twitter this morning. I hope its true.

[The Big Dunn]

I don't even know what casuals see anymore.

HBO is telling them that boxing isn't about winning, isn't about skills, isn't about the best beating the best but violence, excitement, and giving fan favorites a series of easy fights against no hopers with a name that look great losing but are not a serious threat to win.

[gamefrk]

HBO is telling them that boxing isn't about winning, isn't about skills, isn't about the best beating the best but violence, excitement, and giving fan favorites a series of easy fights against no hopers with a name that look great losing but are not a serious threat to win.

I guess you only watch HBO. Showtime epitomizes this now, Garcia-Salka, Wilder-Molina coming up, LSC Vs nobodies/salesmen. This never ends. You wanna call out what's wrong with networks & boxing then do it for all of them.

[zerosixthree]

There are a lot of misconceptions. The true definition of a casual is one who casually follows the sport as in watches only the big events or is just a fan of one fighter.

That indeed is the definition of a casual fan.

They don't know how to score a fight, they don't understand the mental and technical aspects of boxing and don't understand what fighters are trying to do and why they are trying to do it.

This however could apply to any number of hardcore fans, referees, judges and commentators.

There is nothing wrong with being a casual fan of anything but when they try to engage in debates and have opinions on something they know nothing about they look ******ed and will be checked. For example, I don't go around pretending to be an expert on the various pitches in baseball or the different defenses and offensive plays in football (American) but I enjoy watching those sports occasionally.

I congratulate you on your humility. It's very Socratic. It's not something you come across very often especially on the internet where wikipedia is but a click away and everyone is an expert.

[CANELOLUJAH]

Yup I agree and all the ****** youth who supports mayweather is the reason, same way these ****** youth killed rap and hiphop. They praise garbage.

[The Big Dunn]

I guess you only watch HBO. Showtime epitomizes this now, Garcia-Salka, Wilder-Molina coming up, LSC Vs nobodies/salesmen. This never ends. You wanna call out what's wrong with networks & boxing then do it for all of them.

Yes, showtime has begun to follow suit with certain fights. They have not used all of their platforms to sell fans on "excitement". they have not promoted an "anti gatti list". they have not banned boxers from their network.

They are not equal.

[Robbie Barrett]

Yup I agree and all the ****** youth who supports mayweather is the reason, same way these ****** youth killed rap and hiphop. They praise garbage.

Most of the ATG's would have been classed as "****** youth" and were supported by "****** youth" you ******.

[zerosixthree]

Yup I agree and all the ****** youth who supports mayweather is the reason, same way these ****** youth killed rap and hiphop. They praise garbage.

Still listening to Sage Francis and crying into your dream journal?

[gamefrk]

Yes, showtime has begun to follow suit with certain fights. They have not used all of their platforms to sell fans on "excitement". they have not promoted an "anti gatti list". they have not banned boxers from their network.

They are not equal.

Who cares if they're equal or not? People pay for HBO/Sho & they lose out when networks put up good fighters against absolute nobodies/no skill.

[The Big Dunn]

Who cares if they're equal or not? People pay for HBO/Sho & they lose out when networks put up good fighters against absolute nobodies/no skill.

The sport loses its integrity when winning is disincentivized and skills are devalued. Showtime is not doing that because they didn't have fighters signed to deals like Donaire and Manny that got embarrassed by great boxers.

I do agree with your post -the danny/salka fights hurt as much as kov/caparello and canelo/Kirkland-yet these fights get high ratings because a fan favorite is poised to get an easy KO win.

High ratings mean this is what they are giving us, especially HBO as they are trying to solidify their spot as the premier boxing network.