The insane fall of boxing. Half a Billion people watched Benn-Eubank 2 in 1993.......

[JasonBoxing]

It's insane how far boxing have fallen.

HALF A BILLION people worldwide watched Nigel Benn fight Chris Eubank the 2nd time around. Jesus.

[sunny31]

It's insane how far boxing have fallen.

HALF A BILLION people worldwide watched Nigel Benn fight Chris Eubank the 2nd time around. Jesus.

Was on terrestrial tv, as soon as boxing introduced ppv and other pay barriers, it was always going to become a more niche sport.

[aAgger]

Boxing audiences peaked between 1974 and 1980, when 1-2 billion people watched Muhammad Ali fights, setting TV viewership records for the era.

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

yeah 'cos there were only like 2 channels on TV or some shit like that

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

ah wait, it's JasonBoxing, i forgot i told myself not to read your threads anymore godammit

[aAgger]

Was on terrestrial tv, as soon as boxing introduced ppv and other pay barriers, it was always going to become a more niche sport.

Forms of PPV have always been around in boxing. Before home PPV, boxing used to be watched in closed circuit theatres.

Muhammad Ali's fights against Foreman and Frazier in the '70s sold 50-100 million tickets in theatres worldwide, before being watched by a billion people on free TV. Thats how huge boxing was in the '70s.

[TheIronMike]

there are too many channels nowadays. Not even NFL or NBA championship games get those numbers

[iamboxing]

Was on terrestrial tv, as soon as boxing introduced ppv and other pay barriers, it was always going to become a more niche sport.

Very true, the good old days of ITV.

[abracada]

It's insane how far boxing have fallen.

HALF A BILLION people worldwide watched Nigel Benn fight Chris Eubank the 2nd time around. Jesus.

Stick Mayweather v Khabib on any non PPV tv channel, globally it would crack a billion viewers

[sicko]

yeah boxing use to get HUGE rating, now question the SPORT itself has fallen as a WHOLE