Boxing is starting to get boring

[Dupac]

casual fans always make me laugh....

anyways...the numbers don't lie....boxing as a whole still brings in the numbers...i was looking for a theater all saturday that wasn't sold out to watch the fight....

one theater had 3 sold out screens for the mayweather fight....

3 sold out screens.. not to mention this was the avengers debut weekend......

niggaz needa stop playing

 

[d.green]

I agree with the poster who said boxing been fell off.

I lost a lot of interest in boxing after Roy Jones Jr got KO'd by Tarver. I think RJJ was the best at the time. It was sad to see because RJJ had just made history beating that heavyweight (Ruiz). Since then its been Floyd's time i guess.

 

[Dupac]

that's like saying baseball fell off...

just cuz you don't watch it doesn't mean it fell off.......

as long as the market si still there and it's still generating billions....it's safe to say it hasn't fell off...

 

[d.green]

I remember when ABC used to showing boxing. So i agree more national TV fights would help the sport i think.

 

[Bawse D.Lox]

@dwade206

Now u buggin.... smh! How the Fuck is Mayweather a top 5 boxer all time? Im done.

when did u become a fan of the sport? U on dat dust shit.

Mayweather aint even amongst the best fighters in the lightweight division.

Whitaker >>>> Gayweather

nigga go watch african boxing, leave this shit to us.

 

[yroholla]

Lol at cats saying Floyd still draws big numbers implying that its because of his skill in the ring.....while he is the best defensive fighter possibly ever, im willing to bet that half of those numbers make up the people who just simply wanna see who gonna give him his first loss.....now if thats what Floyd was trying to do to make his money then props to him....if not, then he lucky as fuck that people wanna see him lose that bad

 

[Dupac]

regardless of why they're watching it..the point is...they're watching it...

 

[R.D.]

dawggggggggg dude said Roy ducked B hop lololololololol

and just say your favorite fighter fell off, cause boxing as a whole is still doing its thing

I can name at least 10 fighters off the top of my head i love watching right now

 

[unspoken_respect]

No doubt. With out elite boxers it will stay garbage too. In every sport there has to be "juggernauts" to knock off the top. I maid a thread about this a month or two ago. Elites athletes and teams are needed for sports to be interesting.

Mayweather and Pacquiao are the only ones that fit that description and they wont even fight each other. Ask any casual fan about boxing and these will most likley be the only ones mentioned and that's not good.

Whats scary is after they retire what will be left of boxing? Boxing is almost dead and that's real.

 

[HustleThaDon]

No doubt. With out elite boxers it will stay garbage too. In every sport there has to be "juggernauts" to knock off the top. I maid a thread about this a month or two ago. Elites athletes and teams are needed for sports to be interesting.

Mayweather and Pacquiao are the only ones that fit that description and they wont even fight each other. Ask any casual fan about boxing and these will most likley be the only ones mentioned and that's not good.

Whats scary is after they retire what will be left of boxing? Boxing is almost dead and that's real.

 

[Dupac]

where are people getting this "boxing is almost" dead thing from???

i can see if people said there aren't many American household names anymore....i would get that....but boxing is no where near dead....

boxing still does and always will bring in more money than just about any professional sports....yes manny and floyd are top of the game right now, but there are tons of fighters who are making a name for them selves and ready to take those top spots as we speak...

guys like amir khan, andre ward, jcc jr, kirkland, canelo, are the immediate future...people know who they are, and when they start headlining ppv fights, floyd and manny will kinda fade away , and no one will really make a big fuss about it....

but the main problem with casual boxing fans is that they don't follow fighters until their big ppv debuts....

case in point.....adrien broner

who knows who he is now???

a few casual fans here n there,......but niggaz can't say they really know who the kid is....

in about 5 years.....watch how niggaz be on his dick....people are already calling him the next floyd....

but see the thing people don't realize is how much they were hyping floyd when he was startign out too....

half of the people saying boxing is dead never even heard of floyd before he fought gatti.....and the other half didn't hear about him till the oscar fight......

if you watch the sport, you watch the sport... if you don't.....it shows in your reflection of it...

 

[Dupac]

also...don't forget what year this is...2012

all i can say is this.. if you think boxing is dead do me a favor.....

watch the Olympic boxing this summer....listen out for the top names, and watch these kids and try to gauge who you think has the best professional potential...

olympic boxing is like the march madness for boxing..only it comes every 4 years.....you're likely seeing the stars of tomorrow....

people who follow the amateur boxing scene can accurately tell you almost without fail the stars of tomorrow....and they're all hella young

 

[playmaker88]

Shit every week there are highly entertaining/ important bouts so many of the future kings/prospects people just like to watch the "Superbowls" of boxing and call themselves fan.. shit You can start with FNF and see many of prospects/kings that are on the rise today the future of boxing all have made stops there

 

[lamontbdc]

It's not dead but it's on life support in terms of the masses giving a shit. Floyd will always draw attention and big crowds. It's just sad that nobody else is really that appealing. It's bout to be one of those purists/niche sports where there fan boys go over board b/c the rest of us don't care bout these lame ass Friday night fights. Or these terrible fights that come on showtime featuring foreign boxers nobody cares to watch. And the sad part is boxing did this to themselves. Too many wight classes, too many sanctioning bodies, and top heavy promoters ruining the competition. Bob Arum and other promoters building these dudes up by fighting total tomato cans. Got them basically fighting homeless dudes off the street. Then they get on the big stage and get whopped b/c they never have been pushed or challenged. You aren't going to build a fan base for your sport that way unless you assume we are just brainless.

The lack of a big time heavyweight hurts boxing just b/c ppl love superstars and guys that appear larger than life. And it's just not American's all the heavyweights are some garbage.

Just look at under cards today. you see 3 fights of folks you've never heard of and that you never want to see fight again for the most part. The talent level has dramatically dropped off. Guys fighting to protect their records instead of pushing themselves.

still good fighters out there they just aren't entertaining

 

[IamNumberOne]

I remember back in the early 2000s there was this left handed fighter with braids that came from the olympics... I wanted to follow his career cuz he seemed like he would have been the next big thing but then idk what happened to him.... thats when I use to watch all the fights HBO would give almost every week....anyone have a feeling of who im referring to?

 

[The Lonious Monk]

Are ya'll serious? I said, you could make an argument that Roy ducked Bhop, and you can. The fight was put on the table several times, and Roy chose not to take it saying that he already beat Bhop and there was no reason to revisit it. There is no question that Roy turned the fight down on multiple occasions so I don't know what you guys think is so funny. You can make the argument that he turned it down because he didn't believe it was a good fight, but that doesn't change the fact that BHop pushed for that fight for years and it didn't happen until they were both past their primes.

Second, most of you dudes claim you're real boxing fans but keep claiming that boxing is still just fine because the one or two fights we get from Floyd or Manny a year do big numbers. Have you guys forgotten that there used to be a big marquis fight every one or two months? How can going from a major fight card every other month down to a major fight card every six months not be a drop? If you guys still feel boxing is of good quality, that is fine, but acting like Boxing hasn't fallen off at all makes me think you guys don't really appreciate what a force boxing was in the past.

 

[Dupac]

as evident by the lamont post casual fans just love being force fed fighters, and that's why boxing will never die......

promoters know what they're doing.....they have their cash cow who they shove down the public's throat, and then they have their prospects ready to take their place....as soon as manny and floyd retire...the next fighters in line will be shoved down the public's throats again....and people who don't follow fighters won't even realize they're victims of a cycle that will keep the sport alive forever....

they'll just repeat the same complaints.....

remember when boxing was "dead" because roy, shane, oscar and tito were falling off???

the casual fan didn't know it... but floyd and manny were killing it on friday night fights, boxing after dark, and shit like that during this period...it's a cycle.....just look closer

 

[Dupac]

I remember back in the early 2000s there was this left handed fighter with braids that came from the olympics... I wanted to follow his career cuz he seemed like he would have been the next big thing but then idk what happened to him.... thats when I use to watch all the fights HBO would give almost every week....anyone have a feeling of who im referring to?

Rau'Shee Warren

dude just likes amature boxing..i'm not sure if he's ever gonna go pro, cuz he's fighing in the olympics again this summer

 

[Dupac]

Are ya'll serious? I said, you could make an argument that Roy ducked Bhop, and you can. The fight was put on the table several times, and Roy chose not to take it saying that he already beat Bhop and there was no reason to revisit it. There is no question that Roy turned the fight down on multiple occasions so I don't know what you guys think is so funny. You can make the argument that he turned it down because he didn't believe it was a good fight, but that doesn't change the fact that BHop pushed for that fight for years and it didn't happen until they were both past their primes.

Second, most of you dudes claim you're real boxing fans but keep claiming that boxing is still just fine because the one or two fights we get from Floyd or Manny a year do big numbers. Have you guys forgotten that there used to be a big marquis fight every one or two months? How can going from a major fight card every other month down to a major fight card every six months not be a drop? If you guys still feel boxing is of good quality, that is fine, but acting like Boxing hasn't fallen off at all makes me think you guys don't really appreciate what a force boxing was in the past.

the international market for boxing has a much bigger demand than it use to....

so the promoters cater more to those fans than the american fans these days, golden boy and top rank are pretty much the largest promoters right now, and they put on multiple ppv's a year, but they head line the mexican fighters in more of them than they used to....

jcc jr is a prime example of this.. dudes been headlining ppv's for i don't know how long... but i would never order one of them

 

[R.D.]

Are ya'll serious? I said, you could make an argument that Roy ducked Bhop, and you can. The fight was put on the table several times, and Roy chose not to take it saying that he already beat Bhop and there was no reason to revisit it. There is no question that Roy turned the fight down on multiple occasions so I don't know what you guys think is so funny. You can make the argument that he turned it down because he didn't believe it was a good fight, but that doesn't change the fact that BHop pushed for that fight for years and it didn't happen until they were both past their primes.

Second, most of you dudes claim you're real boxing fans but keep claiming that boxing is still just fine because the one or two fights we get from Floyd or Manny a year do big numbers. Have you guys forgotten that there used to be a big marquis fight every one or two months? How can going from a major fight card every other month down to a major fight card every six months not be a drop? If you guys still feel boxing is of good quality, that is fine, but acting like Boxing hasn't fallen off at all makes me think you guys don't really appreciate what a force boxing was in the past.

Roy beat B Hop in 93 in a clear decision

B Hoe pretended to want a rematch years later but wanted 50-50 from a dude who not only already beat him but was the far bigger draw

There was no duck and its not debatable

lamont post dont even deserve a response