What does boxing need to attract young fans?

[Megamasterking]

What do we need?Do we need more excting boxers or something?
What yall think.

Interesting fights between the best fighters, like Leonard vs Duran 1 that's the fight that i remember saying, i want to boxe...

A fight like Floyd vs Manny could do the same thing for many kids.

[jaskieee]

I'm not gonna lie,I followed boxing ever since antonio margarito fought
williams.I love how he came to fight,Same with wiliams.Ever since that
fight i followed boxing.

I started paying attention to boxing through Kostya Tszyu, and then became really interested around the time he lost to Hatton, Mayweather vs De La Hoya etc. And from that i became a Floyd fan since i despised Hatton for fighting dirty and forcing my idol to quit on his stool, and then Floyd subsequently knocked him out.

But all in all, i think shows like 24/7, Fightcamp 360 etc definitely draw young fans. It did with me.

[da beatdown]

boxing needs an openly gay boxer for the younger fans! Its so many gay kids nowadays.................

[Jack3d]

The sport and it's athletes need to interact more with the fans.

A lot of boxers especially ones at the elite level seem like stuck-up yuppie types.

MMA fighters, from my experience are more approachable and outgoing than their boxing counterparts.

Has anyone here ever met Floyd Mayweather or even had a conversation with him as a fan?

[Fox McCloud]

boxing needs an openly gay boxer for the younger fans! Its so many gay kids nowadays.................

HELLO! It's ****ing hard losing weight to get down to 154!!!

[Junito-Rulez]

it needs more *** and more pop culture. A Lady GaGa kind of fighter would be perfect.

[championgee]

The one thing that could put boxing back on top and maybe take the #1 spot for Americas fav sport! Elementary, Middle, High school, and College Boxing. If they put these programs back into the schools, it would change the game. We would once again completely dominate the sport of boxing. Football,Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer would suffer alot. This would attract more fans, and better boxers. If a child from the ****** could get a full scholarship from boxing, it would open up a whole new world. Can you imagine the amount of parents signing there children up for pee wee league boxing, lol. Putting Boxing back into the school system, is the best way to grow it into Americas #1 sport.

[Gorilla Dogs]

women! look at ufc and their ring girls. thats what boxing needs and to have more women reporters. UFC is a marketing genius enterprise man. they know how to sell their ****

[southcentralcar]

kids...like theres not enough *******s in these forums already