Improving Boxing appeal?

[ruedboy]

It won't happen but I would clarify boxing rules so you would see them enforced uniformly in every fight.
Also instruct all refs to deduct a point after a fighter has been warned 2X for holding. This one change would improve the flow of a fight and make it more fan friendly.
More Super 6 type tournaments would be great but that's asking for way to much. lol

[KidDinamita]

Agree with marinating fights. Just fight already. All this talk about "we need time to hype it up" is nonsense. Disagree about them getting millions. They deserve it. The amount of training it takes to reach their level and sacrifices they've made is huge, plus risking getting their brain wires being snapped and hemorrhaging.

For sure that they deserve it, but not all of the fighters that make millions deserves them, IMO there are more fighters that deserve them and never got them.

[Eff Pandas]

Attract women...

What are you suggesting, boxing trunks being modified to include c#ck cleavage? Fighters moms &/or wives working the corners?

I think me and you talked about this before and I really like the idea.

Yea I believe so. Funny I've been carrying that idea for like a decade at this point lol. Think I was arguing with cats on the Yahoo Boxing Message Board how that'd be a good idea.

More Super 6 type tournaments would be great

For the life of me I don't get why people hype this style of tournament. I mean if you are just hyping tournaments fair enough, but to me the round robin opening round of the Super Six tournament was a dumba$$ idea that just wasted a lot of time in finding the eventual winner of the tournament. Any tournament in boxing should be a single elimination tournament & I'd even argue if it takes too long that they should include a means by which guys can earn their way into the tournament like the HBO HW tournament that Tyson won back in the day. I think I'd always be against a long tournament doe cuz it locks up the division too long so any tournament lasting 18 months or longer is a lil f#cking much for me.

This WBSS tournament should be interesting to watch unfold with its quick schedule (8 fighters in a division for a 9 month tournament). Hope they get good fighters involved in whatever divisions they decide to do so it has major impact on boxing & specifically the division.

[TheCleaner]

more tournaments, like tennis and golf, where theres individual stars who become the best by winning tournaments against fellow bests.. and change the purse to favour a winner rather than splits being negotiated before a fight. Its a silly disincentive as you'll get paid whatever you get paid regardless of winning or losing, that just aint a way to motivate a good fight.

a tournament winner leaves with the most prize money, that should be the case!

but, as boxing is not even a sport and is more akin to the WWE, its pointless. rankings should be determined by tournaments, as should champions. all of that would take having more regular fights, 4 a year ideally

[-PBP-]

Realistically? The sanctioning bodies just need to encourage unification. The sport would be easier to follow if a new fan can identify who the champion is.

[Santa_]

No more PPV's

[All in]

I think everyone wants this, especially the 1 champion but how exactly would you do it ?

I would change the scoring system and bring in 10-9.5 for close rounds or rounds where theres little action and 10-8.5 rounds for a dominant round where theres no KD.

Too many big fights where both fighters try to steal the rounds and both fighters think they are winning so not much happens.

1 vote for your change in scoring.