Why do you think less and less people are watching boxing? Is it because of the lack of a true unified champion? alleged fixing? Don king or Bob Arum? or the rise in popularity of the ufc?
2006-10-11 18:13:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Boxing
A Few Reasons:
1) UFC.....ALot better fights, better fighters, Better Action
2) Boxing has no BIG name ticket
3) Pay PEr View
2006-10-12 04:24:04 · answer #1 · answered by jayhawk51471 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Essentially, television ruined boxing as a sport. When boxing became readily available for free on television it destroyed all of the small arenas (similar to baseball's minor leagues) that used to provide the training ground for the sport. Who wanted to go out to a smelly, dirty, run down arena and pay to watch unknowns fight when they could sit comfortably in their own homes and watch the best in the game for free? Fixed, scripted bouts have always been part of prize fighting. The lack of a unified championship is also a major factor; imagine baseball or football with five or six teams claiming to be the world champions - no one would take them seriously.
2006-10-12 13:33:28 · answer #2 · answered by denlp96 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's become like wrestling - nothing more than a fake show with a scripted ending.
Even if there is a hint of reality to the athletes and the sport, it's been so bastardized to squeeze every last dollar out of spectators, it's simply not worth watching.
I used to follow boxing until Don King was so involved, it became so fake/fixed, and so commercialized, it became basically worthless and insulting to watch.
2006-10-11 18:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don King has ruined the sport and we need another dominant heavyweight fighter like the young Mike Tyson. Pay per view has ruined it.
2006-10-11 18:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by Paul S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boxing is in a decline right now since the heavyweight division are dominated by white boxers.
2006-10-12 22:18:24 · answer #5 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has become boring, in my opinion, not much action anymore, people are interested in full contact, instead of just the fist fighting, although I am a big Kostya Tzu fan, it's in decline because no one is pretty much interested in it, it lost it's touch, along with Tyson losing his fighting capability.
2006-10-11 18:18:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don King
Too many organizations
No big names
Corruption
UFC
Too many champions
Just maybe boxing has run its course like soul music as we know it.
2006-10-12 13:54:46 · answer #7 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd have to say ufc took over
2006-10-12 06:00:29 · answer #8 · answered by Nick H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no big name tickets anymore in boxing. no true heavy weight champion
2006-10-11 18:21:43 · answer #9 · answered by brian b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋