Comments Thread For: UK Boxing: Fans Dealt Blow, Crowds Not Returning Any Time Soon

[Silver Spear]

LOL thanks for the comedy relief!

LoadedWraps here's one for you.

Thanks for providing anything of substance..........

[Silver Spear]

guys who make it to TV regularly are making hundreds of thousands a year or more. if they didn't spend like two year olds they would hav eno problem whatsoever riding this thing out. notice how few haymon fighters or older fighters are fighting? it's only the idiots who make a million dollar paycheck and think they can drive a lambo who are shaking in their boots right now. i'll tell them to **** right off, people are dying and the economy is in f#ckiung shambles. you cannot fight in an arena full of people. as a boxer you're so far down the list of what is "necessary" and i shouldn't have to explain that to anyone.

What is the % of boxers per division that make it to tv regularly? I agree that there are some who love living that flashy lifestyle and live beyond their means. There are far more that do not and live paycheck to paycheck. Just because you are a professional does not mean you are making good money. People are dying everyday in far greater numbers than some hyped up virus. The economy is in shambles because of the unnecessary lockdowns. There are plenty of states doing just fine that never locked downs. Do you not find it interesting that the states that are hardest hit are majority left leaning?

We locked down for months here in the bay area and yet the numbers have remained the same and actually went up while in lock down. What are we supposed to do? If people want to go to an event live let them go. If you are worried then you can stay home.

[xxlefthookxx]

With a very high survival rate and a very low mortality rate I do not understand why governments are still locking down. There are plenty of countries and areas where they never locked down and they are doing just fine. Why is it that most of the areas hit hardest (in the US) are all left wing/progressive/*******?

Because you know who runs those areas...and you know who shoved all of the elderly into nursing homes....
I am surprised the UK is acting like this. Run the numbers (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...nglandandwales
and the number of deaths over the past 4 weeks is up 231, yes two hundred thirty one, over the same period last year. That is .00000345 of the 67 million population. Ridiculous..
Sweden is doing just fine, no shutdown, no mandated masks..
Maybe the fights should head there?

[Unidentified]

Somebody is dealing blow specifically to boxing fans in the UK?!?!

[sicko]

Everybody is suffering in some way, if not Health Wise then Financially

Tough times for everybody and boxing is Entertainment it is not Top Priority at all so nobody is thinking about no damn Boxing or f^cking AJ and Pulev having a crowd! It is about people's lives and healthy! All people can do is try to weather the storm and hope things get back to normal sooner rather than later

UFC once again making boxing look bad and foolish as they continue to Roll Out Big Fights and is way more organized while Promoters are scrambling and trying to figure out how to make more money for themselves. I agree with Dana White Recent Comment about PROMOTERS have only TAKEN from Boxing and Boxing Fans but haven't put anything back into the sport and it shows in times like this. While UFC is doing Fight Island's and have their APEX Center to keep production going during a Pandemic

[DougalDylan]

If you don't lockdown once the instance rate exceeds the ICU beds of your health system your low mortality will shift to high mortality exponentially. Denmark tried to do little lockdown but that's generally considered to have failed now. That's why they haven't chosen to do it so far ...

With a very high survival rate and a very low mortality rate I do not understand why governments are still locking down. There are plenty of countries and areas where they never locked down and they are doing just fine. Why is it that most of the areas hit hardest (in the US) are all left wing/progressive/*******?

[LoadedWraps]

Boxers are ordinary people, too. Unless we’re talking about the very top performers, boxers struggle just as much as everyone else. Most fighters make very little for a fight, and that’s only a few times a year — if they’re lucky. Not everyone is making Pacquiao or Canelo money.

Well said.

[LoadedWraps]

What is the % of boxers per division that make it to tv regularly? I agree that there are some who love living that flashy lifestyle and live beyond their means. There are far more that do not and live paycheck to paycheck. Just because you are a professional does not mean you are making good money. People are dying everyday in far greater numbers than some hyped up virus. The economy is in shambles because of the unnecessary lockdowns. There are plenty of states doing just fine that never locked downs. Do you not find it interesting that the states that are hardest hit are majority left leaning?

We locked down for months here in the bay area and yet the numbers have remained the same and actually went up while in lock down. What are we supposed to do? If people want to go to an event live let them go. If you are worried then you can stay home.

Not everyone has been responsible out here. I also live in the bay and I hear about parties on the DL and all kinds of stuff, that is exasperating the situation. Not to mention protesting, for any reason, also added to the numbers as it is a crowd and that again, exasperates the situation. Declaring a lockdown isn't enough. People actually need to adhere to the rules and use common sense.

[anonymous2.0]

It just occurred to me that since Sweden doesn't have a lockdown couldn't they host live audience boxing matches? How do Swedes feel about boxing?

[Silver Spear]

Because you know who runs those areas...and you know who shoved all of the elderly into nursing homes....
I am surprised the UK is acting like this. Run the numbers (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...nglandandwales
and the number of deaths over the past 4 weeks is up 231, yes two hundred thirty one, over the same period last year. That is .00000345 of the 67 million population. Ridiculous..
Sweden is doing just fine, no shutdown, no mandated masks..
Maybe the fights should head there?

Not sure about the UK but I expect the US to go back to normal once the election is over. This has been used as a political weapon by the left.