When did boxing go downhill?

[bassing68]

You know what. Don't EVEN play the race card here and blame racism. How many white fighters are there? Few. This sport is dominated by "**********". If anything, racism is reversed here.

[bassing68]

Do your research before spouting your opinions. Television killed boxing at the grass roots level.

What person is going to go out and spend his hard earned money on a club show ticket when he can sit home and watch some other fights on the television for free.

No money coming into the club shows at the beginning levels means that there will be less fighters that are able to earn a living, thus depleting the sport of its skilled fighters.

Do some research and i believe you will come to the same conclusion.


Todays sport is hurt by the alphabet f-cks. 4 champions per division or more is not easy for the general public to follow.

Aswell, the promoters have hurt it by not using their stable of fighters against another promoters fighters. They do not want to lose that belt that their fighter may have won. With this comes less superfights and less excitement for the general public.

The promoters and alphabet f-cks hurt it now, but the television is what started boxings decline.

Rockin'

You ask what person is going to go out and spend his hard earned money on a club ticket when he can watch it on TV. Hmmmmm. Then pray tell, why are football and baseball stadiums, basket ball arenas, and NASCAR grandstands always FULL??? Once again look at all other main sports. Full stands and always on TV and only ONE champion. Hmmm.

[Rockin']

Do some research, you will see.

Rockin'

[legend_killer]

i believe the confusion about the title is the problem. they need to get rid of every boxing association, except one and use that as the actual claim to the crown. nobody cares about boxing because everybody now claims to be the champion. they need to first clear up that mess.

This is by far the smartest thing I have seen in this thread. The reason that Ali and Tyson created such interest in boxing was because they became undisputed champions with incredible charisma. Nowadays, you have 4 different heavyweight champions and shifty finishes (ala. Holyfield-Lewis #1). We need a unified champion to bring back the appeal.

[Rockin']

The NBA,NHL,MLB all have farm systems to develop their athletes. The minor leagues are to baseball and such as the local town or club fights are to boxing.

Because of the advent of the television and boxings easy airing, (the entire event is contested in a 20x20 ring) it did become very popular with the public. However, the public soon then abandonded the local shows in preference of the television.

By 1952,experts reported that the ranks of professional boxers had been depleted by 50% and town fight nights had been wiped out.


Rockin'

[butterfly1964]

how about because now, these boxers suck lol!