Has the Sport Gotten Better?

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Some believe boxing overall has gotten better as a sport. I'm not too sure about that.

Positives-
Fighters are having longer careers.
They seem to make more money.
They only have to fight 12 rounds.
It is much easier to become a champion.
TV coverage and internet coverage make the fights better to watch.

Negatives-
There are too many titles to establish one champion in a division.
The commentating seems biased almost always.
Serious lack of inside fighting.
Champions only fight twice a year.
The weight divisions in the lower weights are ridiculous.

[nivek535]

summarized in 1 line..
better for boxers, worse for fans

[STAX ON DECK]

summarized in 1 line..
better for boxers, worse for fans

not really,al haymon is fixing that with all the free quality boxing matches hes doing

[Tony Trick-Pony]

not really,al haymon is fixing that with all the free quality boxing matches hes doing

He has helped out with the free fights for sure. I hope they keep getting better. That card with Fonfara and Cleverly was excellent.

[STAX ON DECK]

He has helped out with the free fights for sure. I hope they keep getting better. That card with Fonfara and Cleverly was excellent.

yup,and were getting thuryman vs porter early next year

[Tony Trick-Pony]

yup,and were getting thuryman vs porter early next year

Now that should be ad fight. I'm going for Porter, but not sure which way it will go.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Al Haymon is getting exposure for the sport through PBC.

[Redd Foxx]

I like the fact that boxing is getting back on TV and there's a lot of boxing to watch.
But, at the same time, when I watch fights on YouTube to get me pumped for the gym, most of the best fights are from the late 70'-early 2000's. It's not nostalgia because most of them took place before I even watched boxing on a regular basis. There's still plenty of newer stuff I watch it seems like there's fewer truly great fights these days.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I like the fact that boxing is getting back on TV and there's a lot of boxing to watch.
But, at the same time, when I watch fights on YouTube to get me pumped for the gym, most of the best fights are from the late 70'-early 2000's. It's not nostalgia because most of them took place before I even watched boxing on a regular basis. There's still plenty of newer stuff I watch it seems like there's fewer truly great fights these days.

I agree. There's definitely something missing. I think it's all the titles and all the ducking. When the best don't fight the best, you get the worst.