Originally posted by Tony Trick-Pony
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Boxing has to be the biggest joke in sports. Only, it's not even funny anymore
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I accept boxing for what it is and enjoy it. It's the most corrupt of all sports by a longshot, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the action in the ring.
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Originally posted by R_Walken View Post
Only in Boxing does Talent not play the biggest factor of a athletes Success. Avg Fighters who are popular and have the right team behind them ( Chavez Jr) can earn World Titles , Receive Unlimited Opportunities , Fight the Biggest Names all because of Popularity and $ they can generate not because of the Talent the possess.
On the flip side only in Boxing can a fighter who isn’t popular or have a good team be seen as too talented ( Andrade / Rigo / Golovkin to name a few) and end up hurting their career and finding only limited success or having to wait until the twilight of their career to get a fraction of the opportunity Chavez receives , the Risk they present without the $ they can bring in . fighters can easily avoid and not fight them with little resistance from fans /media.Even if they get a strap Sanctioning Organizations can take it from them for the smallest infractions
I still feel fan power will ultimately win through though as there the lifeblood of the sport.I feel as well truth sometimes does prevail even in boxing and you get some genuine promoters eg Frank Warren.He has acknowledged in interviews if the fighters are ready he isnt afraid of pitting them early on in their careers eg if the opportunity presented itself he would pit Daniel Dubois against Anthony Joshua tomorrow. Likewise he doesn't want to see a third instalment of Fury/Wilder but wants to see the winner take on Anthony Joshua.Last edited by Richard; 01-10-2020, 10:42 AM.
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Originally posted by R_Walken View Post
Imagine if the NBA pulled these stunts and wouldn’t let Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs because they’re small market and LA & LeBron might not win a championship if They faced the Bucks in the Final and more people will watch and more $ if it’s the Celtics
Why do you think the Patriots made so many super bowls on the back of penalties and controversial calls like the tuck rule no one ever heard about before ever
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Originally posted by Tony Trick-Pony View PostThe best don't fight the best.
There are a billion titles which mean nothing.
Some decent fights happen here and there but only because of luck.
How can a sport on life support like this even still exist?
It's truly amazing.
I've hung on for a long, long time, going back to the early 90s but I mean, why should anyone even care anymore?
Boxing will always remain a niche sport because of these issues you stated.
It is ostensibly still a mafia sport, promoters are essentially still trying to fix results by leveraging every advantage imaginable, the sanctioning bodies are bias and don’t reflect neutrality. Incompetence from officials go unpunished and without investigation, and proven cheats often get off without prosecution. The sport as a whole is riddled with corruption.
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Originally posted by RJJ-94-02=GOAT View PostDon’t forget the institutionalised cheating as well.
Boxing will always remain a niche sport because of these issues you stated.
It is ostensibly still a mafia sport, promoters are essentially still trying to fix results by leveraging every advantage imaginable, the sanctioning bodies are bias and don’t reflect neutrality. Incompetence from officials go unpunished and without investigation, and proven cheats often get off without prosecution. The sport as a whole is riddled with corruption.
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