Comments Thread For: De La Hoya Slams Fights Being Made With "YouTube Guys"

[PredatorStyle]

I call bull**** on that. He is just upset he's not the one profiting off of it. If they turn pro pass all the medicals and have a legit 10 week camp who cares. They bring more eyes to the sport and it has a chance to grow. If nose bleed was promoting these fights he would talk about how great it is and how good they all were so it's just a case of sour coke, I mean g****s.

That's what I think

[Vinnykin]

Celebrity charity fights have been a thing since I can remember..... especially in the UK. I remember they always drew viewers on TV, people just like to watch a fight between high profile people.

With the current social media trend these guys are pretty big celebrities in their own right, also rich enough to get proper coaching and training for these fights. Being under pro rules means it will be refereed properly by a commission, so should be as safe as any pro fight (possibly safer due to them not punching properly) lol

If it gets more viewers on the sport and is done properly, with all the safety pro fighters get, I don't really care. If people want to watch it then who am I to say they shouldn't watch? I will just ignore it.......

[Straightener]

How can it be stopped though? These guys are more famous than most boxers. The boxing isn’t the focus, it’s the trash talk, hype and bragging rights. The precedent has always been for promoters to try and bring in the fringe fans. They know they already have the grass roots fans, we are starving for anything. The media promotes these fights on a mainstream level that most p4p boxers could never get. News is about money, money is about clicks now. To the young of today everything that happens before the fight and after the fight is more important. The fight itself is arbitrary. Might as well fast forward it. Young kids will strive to become YouTube stars and hopefully have enough beef with someone to make millions in a three round fight. Real boxing is tough brutal work. Why not produce a fight the whole way? C.M. Punk always thought he was a legit tough guy and he got 500k to get smoked on ppv in the first real fight he’s had in how many years? He even got a second chance. It’s all about money, what u can bring in. I guess enough bad fights need to happen to embarrass the whole affair. I’m sorry for the rant, but I’m scared for us.

Good post

You’re **** on .... the cork has been taken out of the bottle

[Tatabanya]

Thus Spoke the Mother Of All Media-Hyped fighters.

[BoomBapTrap]

Say what you want about Oscar but his point is very valid
Not only does it degrade the sport , it’s an actual slap in the face to anyone who has been training all their lives
I don’t even want to imagine if one of these guys were to get killed in there what kind of chit would come out of it

I’m hoping that Logan Paul guy does die or suffer permanent damages thru his antics in boxing.

I can’t stand that talentless douche. He’s the epitome of white privilege. All his viewers are dumbarse little white kids.

[Eff Pandas]

Oscar must got sober again & just catching up with boxing news.

[MDPopescu]

... some time ago, ODLH said he would come back and fight McGregor... OK...

[Wicky]

Like ODH is the gatekeeper of what's credible or not. If it makes money it makes sense.

[rudy]

you not what i am more shocked with how comes nobody has matched Clarissa Shields or the Trans female Supermiddleweight champion have not fought a Man. Legalized wife Beating

[b00g13man]

Oscar must got sober again & just catching up with boxing news.

Lol. I was just thinking the same thing.