Why doesn't Boxing piggy back other huge sporting events?

[MasterPlan]

Boxing does not have a season or a yearly schedule. Which gives it advantages and disadvantaged when scheduling fights.

So with the Super Bowl this past Sunday, a show in the same city should havw been scheduled that Saturday.

NBA All-Star Weekend, they can do an evening or daytime show since the NBA has events 3 nights in a row.

March Madness/Final Four same thing.

Even Wrestlemania they can do something.

[Luilun]

Well I'll just add I don't watch Kneeling Punks

[iamboxing]

People rarely have time to follow two events back to back or probably have had their fill of entertainment from football and feel too satiated to bother watching a fight. I'm speaking about the UK, though, don't know what it's like over there in the US, but a match is followed by pub crawls or hanging with mates talking about the match etc. Plus, work commitments. Even the world cup which is every 4 years has to take into account other sports like Wimbledon and plan accordingly.

[_original_]

Because boxing is usually it's own worst enemy. Spence did huge numbers when Haymon had him fighting Bundu during the olympics. It can obviously work.

I mean, they don't even try to build guys up in their own hometown anymore. They rather have both guys in some random, secluded location with an empty arena.

[sweeterscience]

People rarely have time to follow two events back to back or probably have had their fill of entertainment from football and feel too satiated to bother watching a fight. I'm speaking about the UK, though, don't know what it's like over there in the US, but a match is followed by pub crawls or hanging with mates talking about the match etc. Plus, work commitments. Even the world cup which is every 4 years has to take into account other sports like Wimbledon and plan accordingly.

I would tend to agree with you. I like the idea of watching a boxing card before or after a basketball or football game, but I doubt it would be a consistent ratings draw because, as you say, people tend to make a day of it where they are all-in for one particular sport, drinking and wearing a jersey and talking smack on Twitter and so on. Add to that the fact of limited time in a day to spend in front of a TV when guys have kids and wives and all...just don't think it would shake out.

It's a fun idea for total sports fanatics, but I think splitting the attention of die shards might backfire.