Boxing is becoming whoever outruns the other wins...

[Luilun]

Boxing needs to penalize people who don't engage, and overtly clinching, clinching when hurt is okay but when you clinch anytime someone gets close just to avoid taking shots should be an enforced penalty, the only way to make boxing exciting is to be tougher on fighters who break these rules.

Floyd would have like 10 losses with that rule

[Barcham]

There was a time when holding and hooking was rampant in the NHL. Hockey purists claimed that it was an essential part of the game. Others claimed that it slowed down the game and made it boring and uninteresting for many and that it impeded the flow of new fans to the game. So what did the powers that be in the game of hockey do? They put their foot down and insisted that the referees start enforcing the penalties against holding and hooking that were already in the books.

The result? Players like Gretzky were able to open up their game and become stars. Players like Sidney Crosby were able to flourish in the sport. The game opened right up and became faster, more goals were being scored and people who ignored the sport of hockey started watching it. The game became exciting to watch for them. Add in a couple of small changes such as overtime and then a shootout to resolve tie games and removing the red line to eliminate off side passes led to even faster action and more goals which resulted in more fans. And taking advantage of new technology to resolve borderline goal calls and other things helped as well.

What did that do for the sport as a whole? It went from being a fringe sport ignored in the US to getting a 2 BILLION DOLLAR contract from US television and in 2013 a $5.2 Billion deal with Canadian cable broadcaster, Rodgers.

All that boxing needs is proper enforcement of existing rules and to make use of the new technologies available such as video monitors to help judges to do a better job. Things like that ridiculous 117-109 result in yesterday's fight should simply not happen. It makes boxing look as bad as Olympic figure skating. The rules are there. Enforce them. The sport will improve 50% from that alone.

[Rath]

There was a time when holding and hooking was rampant in the NHL. Hockey purists claimed that it was an essential part of the game. Others claimed that it slowed down the game and made it boring and uninteresting for many and that it impeded the flow of new fans to the game. So what did the powers that be in the game of hockey do? They put their foot down and insisted that the referees start enforcing the penalties against holding and hooking that were already in the books.

The result? Players like Gretzky were able to open up their game and become stars. Players like Sidney Crosby were able to flourish in the sport. The game opened right up and became faster, more goals were being scored and people who ignored the sport of hockey started watching it. The game became exciting to watch for them. Add in a couple of small changes such as overtime and then a shootout to resolve tie games and removing the red line to eliminate off side passes led to even faster action and more goals which resulted in more fans. And taking advantage of new technology to resolve borderline goal calls and other things helped as well.

What did that do for the sport as a whole? It went from being a fringe sport ignored in the US to getting a 2 BILLION DOLLAR contract from US television and in 2013 a $5.2 Billion deal with Canadian cable broadcaster, Rodgers.

All that boxing needs is proper enforcement of existing rules and to make use of the new technologies available such as video monitors to help judges to do a better job. Things like that ridiculous 117-109 result in yesterday's fight should simply not happen. It makes boxing look as bad as Olympic figure skating. The rules are there. Enforce them. The sport will improve 50% from that alone.

why parry a punch or bob and weave when you can clinch

why slip and slide when you can run

and get hundreds of millions in doing so

when murican clinch and run it's called sweet science

when russian do it what's it called?

[spytactics]

Think Mayweather was stunned by the ******ity of Pacquaio's footwork?

Watching that "punch" land...the sound I imagined it made when landing: *plip*

[Ringlife]

The boxer job is to know how to cut off the ring with foot work, yes I understand no body likes a runner, but you also have to root for the other guy to cut off the ring and look good doing it. I like all styles of fighting, I can watch a Whitaker vs Chavez or a Rigondeaux vs Donaire or a Mayweather vs Paquiao. I also like a Chico vs Castillo or a Hagler vs Hearns fight as well. I like it all to be honest.

[mrpizza-nd_beer]

There was a time when holding and hooking was rampant in the NHL. Hockey purists claimed that it was an essential part of the game. Others claimed that it slowed down the game and made it boring and uninteresting for many and that it impeded the flow of new fans to the game. So what did the powers that be in the game of hockey do? They put their foot down and insisted that the referees start enforcing the penalties against holding and hooking that were already in the books.

The result? Players like Gretzky were able to open up their game and become stars. Players like Sidney Crosby were able to flourish in the sport. The game opened right up and became faster, more goals were being scored and people who ignored the sport of hockey started watching it. The game became exciting to watch for them. Add in a couple of small changes such as overtime and then a shootout to resolve tie games and removing the red line to eliminate off side passes led to even faster action and more goals which resulted in more fans. And taking advantage of new technology to resolve borderline goal calls and other things helped as well.

What did that do for the sport as a whole? It went from being a fringe sport ignored in the US to getting a 2 BILLION DOLLAR contract from US television and in 2013 a $5.2 Billion deal with Canadian cable broadcaster, Rodgers.

All that boxing needs is proper enforcement of existing rules and to make use of the new technologies available such as video monitors to help judges to do a better job. Things like that ridiculous 117-109 result in yesterday's fight should simply not happen. It makes boxing look as bad as Olympic figure skating. The rules are there. Enforce them. The sport will improve 50% from that alone.

Reminder to myself to give you a GREEN!

[LOWBLOW_CHAMP]

i watch all fights and enjoy boxing. some of yall are just babies that never fought a real fight. if its so easy lets see yall get in the ring and trade with them

[joseph5620]

No, boxing is the same. The problem is there are people like you who are new to the sport and believe boxing only has one style and one scenario each fight.


That's what happens when you love the fighter and not the sport. Expand your mind if you're capable.

[The Champions]

No, boxing is the same. The problem is there are people like you who are new to the sport and believe boxing only has one style and one scenario each fight.


That's what happens when you love the fighter and not the sport. Expand your mind if you're capable.

ouch......

[DoubleLeftH00k]

one fighter running one fighter chasing

growing number of dumbo fans: woww that fighter that is running is so smart and skilled....

demand is high