Is it JUST me, or is BOXING MAKING A SLOW COMEBACK???

[PunchDrunk]

Pretty Boy Floyd is and will be the reason boxing gets big again.

Undefeated, ****y, confident, flashy, smart. He has it all and will attract the casual fan to come back for more.

And when is this all going to happen? He's been a champion, and a top fighter for years without having that cross over appeal. What is going to change that all of a sudden?

[Welter_Skelter]

It really is. It's terrible. But it's from EA what do you expect?

There are only a handful of playable characters (only ones casual boxing fans would know and somewhat know i.e. ODLH, Hopkins, RRJ). You can only fight in like 2 arenas before you unlock a few more. The announcer SUCKS (extremely repetitive, annoying, no color commentary). The camera angles are so-so. The animations are robotic, and EVERY boxer moves EXACTLY the same way (there is no excuse for that in video games this day in age, but hey it's EA). The training and career modes put me to sleep. Just plain awful. The advice your corner gives you between rounds gets repeated like a billion times, and it's not even that good.


I can't wait 'til somebody steps up and makes a GREAT boxing game with over 100 playable characters (not just the "stars"), able to fight in venues all over the world, an awesome career mode with real-like boxing drama, much better commentary and trainer's advice, better training, weigh-ins, customizable entrances...etc.

Count me in on this ONE.. FIGHTNIGHT IS CRAP.. all the reason you mention PLUS.. you never can knock a guy out ONE with punch.. Regardless of style you have to wear him down.. EVEN the flash KO punch still requires you to hit him a few more times.. And when A guy is falling AND you land 2 more uppercuts fight should be over.. BUT they said they made the game have an arcade feel on purpose.. They said they dont think anyone would WANT to play a true BOXING simulation.. BUT they didn't ask ME...

[Easy-E]

I saw an article on the frontpage ESPN about Daniel Ponce De Leon.
I think boxing is starting to come back.

[Easy-E]

And when is this all going to happen? He's been a champion, and a top fighter for years without having that cross over appeal. What is going to change that all of a sudden?

Fights against DLH and Mosley.

[psychopath]

Pretty Boy Floyd is and will be the reason boxing gets big again.

Undefeated, ****y, confident, flashy, smart. He has it all and will attract the casual fan to come back for more.

Aside from PBF, there are a lot of good and exciting fighters in this era, it's just the politics of the sports and promotional woes that's slowing the sports'
progress on making it back to where it use to be.

[bishop2006]

I love boxing,the only bad thing is,major fighters nawadays dont fight eachover,back in the days you'd get people like Leonard,Hearns,Hagler and Duran,who used 2 fight eachover for pride,now its more business,but were slowly getting back to getting the mega fights i.e Winky vs Taylor,Pac vs Morales,Floyd vs Baldi,Hatton vs Castillo ( if it comes off ) we're getting more fights like this,i dont think boxings dying at all

[psychopath]

I love boxing,the only bad thing is,major fighters nawadays dont fight eachover,back in the days you'd get people like Leonard,Hearns,Hagler and Duran,who used 2 fight eachover for pride,now its more business,but were slowly getting back to getting the mega fights i.e Winky vs Taylor,Pac vs Morales,Floyd vs Baldi,Hatton vs Castillo ( if it comes off ) we're getting more fights like this,i dont think boxings dying at all

Exactly the promotional woes and politics that I' talking about. People need to see real fights, not a named fighter against HYPED opponents.

Title holders needs to fight each other and unify.

[The Troll]

I'd say boxing has taken a step forward from a few years ago when it was John Ruiz, Chris Byrd, Roy Jones vs postal workers, Hopkins vs Eastman type things headlining things. OLN's new boxing is a great show so far.

Still have 4 different heavyweight champions and alot of other negatives but still a better situation than a few years ago.

[bishop2006]

Exactly the promotional woes and politics that I' talking about. People need to see real fights, not a named fighter against HYPED opponents.

Title holders needs to fight each other and unify.

Yep i agree

[VanesBoxing]

And when is this all going to happen? He's been a champion, and a top fighter for years without having that cross over appeal. What is going to change that all of a sudden?

him beating De La Hoya and Mosley is what will do it.