Since when are one-sided beatings considered exciting?

[Golden Boi 360]

I think impressive would be a better word. I always thought exciting fights had to have back and forth action, both guys hurt, and either fighter always having a chance to win the fight. (Pacquiao-Marquez fights for example)

Since May 2nd we've had Canelo-Kirkland, Golovkin-Monroe, and Chocolatito-Sosa. All impressive performances but can we really call them exciting?

Seems like there is a double-standard on these boards.

Fighter I don't like blows out his opposition: It was a mismatch and he's fighting cans!"

Fighter I like blows out his opposition: "wow! he's so exciting!"

[Beater_of_ass]

HBO is on a mismatch fest, apparently watching Garcia/Salka gave them some ideas and they are going through with it.

[-PBP-]

They've always been. One sided beatings build fan bases and attract casuals.

[Golden Boi 360]

This reminds me of Mike Tyson. I remember people saying they got into Boxing watching him knock people out but others also complained that the fights were too short and mismatches.

[Guest]

Fans seem to like them. They seemed pretty excited last night.

[bojangles1987]

Because there was action, exchanges, and hard punches landed both ways. If you want skill, Golovkin and Alvarez showed plenty.

[-PBP-]

This reminds me of Mike Tyson. I remember people saying they got into Boxing watching him knock people out but others also complained that the fights were too short and mismatches.

Fans aren't dumb. You wheel them in with these mismatches, they get into boxing, learn about other fighters, and say wait a minute "we want GGG vs Canelo"..no more mismatches.

That's how its always worked when building a fighter.

[Basco]

They've always been. One sided beatings build fan bases and attract casuals.

This about sums it up!!!

[bojangles1987]

Fans aren't dumb. You wheel them in with these mismatches, they get into boxing, learn about other fighters, and say wait a minute "we want GGG vs Canelo"..no more mismatches.

That's how its always worked when building a fighter.

I'm really happy to see new fans the past couple of weeks that stuck around to watch these fights. I certainly tried to convince them, and they liked the way Alvarez and Golovkin kicked ass.

Now these are the same people who would be pissed to see Alvarez get dominated by Mayweather and Golovkin lose decisively to Ward, but it's still a step. Putting these guys in the 2 weeks after Mayweather/Pac worked out well.

[Guest]

I'm really happy to see new fans the past couple of weeks that stuck around to watch these fights. I certainly tried to convince them, and they liked the way Alvarez and Golovkin kicked ass.

Now these are the same people who would be pissed to see Alvarez get dominated by Mayweather and Golovkin lose decisively to Ward, but it's still a step. Putting these guys in the 2 weeks after Mayweather/Pac worked out well.

The problem is, there are always going to be bad or maybe not aesthetically pleasing fights but hopefully some fights like these bring in more fans.

If you think about May-Pac that kind of fight could have happened with anyone even exciting guys on the big stage but if the new fans become more educated they can see the nuances and learn to appreciate the sport more.