What needs to happen in order for boxing to regain its popularity of 90s/early 2000s?

[HitmanTommy]

but really its much more popular now. that would be a fact.

No it's not. Is this some type of joke?

I don't hear anyone (in america at least) talking about boxing like they used to.

[Fanofreason]

Not enough stars
Look at just early 2000s

Roy Jones
Oscar
Tyson
Trinidad
Lewis

Then your fringe stars
Mosley
F Vargas
Hopkins
Winky
Gatti

When it shifted to Mayweather, Pac-Man the 3 being groomed to join the elite didn’t happen. Cotto, Taylor and Lacy. Cotto is the only one that panned out.

Those early 2000s guys knew how to connect with an audience and promote and they all fought each other.

Today’s fighters can’t promote worth a damn. Crawford, Spence and Thurman. No one gives a crap about them. They do not give fans a reason to.

Back then almost that whole list was with HBO.

Now it’s splintered 3 ways.

Canelo AJ Crawford and Fury need to go to PBC and it’s problem solved

[Mr.365]

If they find boxers with the personality of an Adrien Broner & the skills of a Floyd Mayweather the sport goes up levels

Jermall Charlo has some potential yet he doesnt talk more than Jermell who already took an L & Haymon dont got **** for him

[Idunnoshet]

Wilder needs to knock out Fury and AJ .
Ryan Garcia has to keep developing ,
Canelo gotta keep doing his thing .
And Devin Haney or Teofimo Lopez gotta beat Lomachenko .

[Redsox]

No it's not. Is this some type of joke?

I don't hear anyone (in america at least) talking about boxing like they used to.

yeah it's an international sport. and now the internet exists. so you don't hear people talking about it as much, you see it. or read it. and floyd mayweather vs manny pac was in the usa. so was conor mcgregor's bout. those seemed to get people talking. and made a bit of money. the bottom line is you're not very bright. and probably suffer from depression. oh the days of yore. take pills.

[HitmanTommy]

now the internet exists. so you don't hear people talking about it as much

That doesn't even make sense seeing as the internet was widely available in those years.

NFL, NBA, MLB gets talked about among the public all of the time,so you have a very weak argument, buddy boy.

[Redsox]

That doesn't even make sense seeing as the internet was widely available in those years.

NFL, NBA, MLB gets talked about among the public all of the time,so you have a very weak argument, buddy boy.

i know. the internet and social media were huge in the 90s and early 2000s. i am good. you are bad. simple math.

[HitmanTommy]

i know. the internet and social media were huge in the 90s and early 2000s. i am good. you are bad. simple math.

Well your "simple math" is waaaay off.

[Redsox]

Well your "simple math" is waaaay off.

boxing is hugely popular right now.

[KTFOKING]

Nothing, it simply won't ever be what it once was, and that's perfectly fine. UFC has surpassed boxing and there is no coming back from that. NBA/NFL/etc will always be more popular than boxing stateside, but for boxing to let the UFC surpass it? That's a big no no. You have to at least be the #1 combat sport out there and that's not happening anymore.