Comments Thread For: Boxing Grinds To a Halt: The Present, The Past, and The Future

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By Thomas Hauser - Boxing, like all live spectator sports, relies on the here and now for revenue. If fights don't happen, people don't get paid. In recent weeks, boxing has ground to a halt. Fighters, trainers, managers, promoters, arena personnel, and others down the line are out of work. Even the sanctioning bodies (which are accustomed to win-win propositions) are losing money. The sanctioning-fee spigot has been...
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[Monty Fisto]

Interesting article.

[57Blues]

Like everything else right now it is all speculation. Not that speculating can not be nice to do when sport is on hold. Good read though. I still feel that the big boys MLB NBA NFL all have lots of resources but less room for error or mistakes. Boxing is small enough, has lots of experience in screwing up, making mistakes then the Big Boys. Plus boxing don't answere to as many others as the Big 3 or four do. Its all in house, Media is going to shine a light on there mistakes more then they will on boxing. Just speculating.

[OctoberRed]

I probably won't be going to any live shows any time soon, until a vaccine comes about.

[Mick Higgs]

So yet another pro USA article. There was actually boxing all over the British Empire just after WW1, but yet again it's all about the good ole USofA!!

[Marcov]

Strange times!!

[Dasmius Shinobi]

This is a FÛÇKING MESS.

Tremendous informative article and one that scare one for the unknowns future.