Comments Thread For: How Top Rank's Deal With ESPN Changes Boxing

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By Andreas Hale - Is there anybody out there that still has the nerve to say that boxing is dead? The sentiment has spilled out from the mouths of detractors for several years. Some blamed the fact that the best don't always fight the best. While that is true, it hasn't always been boxing's biggest issue. The biggest problem that boxing has had to deal with over the past couple of decades has been visibility...
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[TreJac]

Nice article! HBO's lost is ESPN's gain!

[Teetotaler]

Thank you Bobfather for saving boxing.

[jqSide]

Didn't say anything what the deal was.

[Beercules]

Bob Arum is saving boxing.

[Catrin]

The fight was horrible!
The outcome was worst!
The denial... well you guys know the rest...

[jbpanama]

Thank you Bobfather for saving boxing.

The reason the sport is losing an audience is a lack of exposure to the masses....

Fighters grinding to make the Big Bucks has created an exclusive home cable audience...

Even in Vegas, I don't know a Bar or a locals casino/Sportbook that carries HBO, Showtime.

Maybe the Broadcasters should rethink their gouging of these outlets...

I assume have priced them out the market...

[boxingitis]

The only thing that will Save boxing is Money. You need to give people what the want. They want evenlly match fights with honest judges and competent refs, and that will happen otherwise people will stop watching. The truth always prevails, thats why we have ESPN boxing because premium channel boxing is dead thanks to streaming.

[Andrij]

The only thing that will Save boxing is Money. You need to give people what the want. They want evenlly match fights with honest judges and competent refs, and that will happen otherwise people will stop watching. The truth always prevails, thats why we have ESPN boxing because premium channel boxing is dead thanks to streaming.

Thats what WBSS gives the fans. Just look at the Cruiserweight tournament. The best boxing tournament ever. The best fight the best ! Each participant earns 1 Mio $ guaranteed in 1/4 finals.

[Mike D]

Seriously HBO is in the worst trouble that I've seen them in since I've been following boxing. Granted they do have who is arguably the most profitable star in the sport now outside of Floyd (Canelo), but who else do they got? Ward & Kovalev? Those two were a box office bomb. Together at that. GGG is what, 36? Who the hell else do they got left?