Not a good look for boxing.
Which Network Platforms will Survive Coronavirus exposure?
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Professional boxing is the only sport that can survive the Corona chaos: We have no league, we have no tournaments, the best don’t need to fight the best, we invent qualifiers - we do what we like! We can cancel, postpone, rearrange and muddle our way through any crisis!
— Steve Bunce (@bigdaddybunce) March 11, 2020Comment
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I hope he’s right. It’s really about people fearing to be in mixed clouds. As long as it’s contained and the numbers drop dramatically then it’s all good. But DAZN has to provide football entertainment in various territories tooProfessional boxing is the only sport that can survive the Corona chaos: We have no league, we have no tournaments, the best don’t need to fight the best, we invent qualifiers - we do what we like! We can cancel, postpone, rearrange and muddle our way through any crisis!
— Steve Bunce (@bigdaddybunce) March 11, 2020Comment
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It's out of the ordinary but Bunce is right, boxing can make up the rules as they go!
The downside is that boxing is entirely based off revenues for fights. Soccer can play behind closed doors and still get the TV revenue that is overwhelming the main source of income - boxing needs the gate.Comment
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