7. "i'm admittedly a casual boxing fan" In response to Reply # 2
i don't follow it, only know a handful of boxers by name, and will maybe watch a full fight a year. while i have a lot of respect for the technique and strategy of highly skilled boxers, i'd rather see a fight where they're swinging and hitting each other until one of them can't take it anymore. it's an understandable point of view for a casual fan. like how i love grind it out, low scoring basketball games but understand that casual fans find it boring and want to see high scoring games.
18. "i think this board goes too much the other way sometimes" In response to Reply # 2
like it's gotta be Rigondeaux vs Rigondeaux to be "boxing"... kinda reminds me of "real hip hop" heads. there's a good club banger every now and then guys
12. "mostly a result of boxing not being a sport under a central organization..." In response to Reply # 6 Fri May-08-15 12:59 PM by tingum
no major tv/media partnerships to showcase the entire sport and promote regularly scheduled events heavily, cross promote within regular programming, develop publicity and viewer sentiment for the athletes, etc.
also individual fights/fighters dont necessarily build the value of one singular banner brand and vice versa. like every big game, rules scandal, player arrest, viral candid video, charity drive, etc. all draw interest to the nfl umbrella. and the fact that someone is an nfl player is going to draw a lot of eyes and ears to his individual ongoings. same for the nba (to a slightly lesser degree).
the public has an ongoing back and forth conversation/relationship with these sports and their athletes 24/7 365.
aside from mayweather, boxer names dont generate hits to websites, ad revenue, etc. so theres really no financial incentive to cover it.
17. "i think his skill is pretty recognized among non-dummies" In response to Reply # 15
I kind of want to go back and watch the first Castillo fight now.
His personality is what gets him discounted by his detractors - he's boxing's Ric Flair. People hate him, but he made it that way on purpose which lead to his getting paid a fuckload of money.
Still the 'fought nobody' argument is gone.
Cotto - still bad Manny - couldn't hit hims with either hand Castillo - still at the top of his game Corrales - super bad Canelo - taken to school
Lesser but still impressive Hatton - i go back and forth on Hatton, but still Rick had a run Mosely - a bit old, but fairly game Zab Judah - kind of glass chin, but wildly talented
In a generation of swine, the one-eyed pig is king. -Hunter S. Thompson
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