So Mayweather/Ortiz was fairly entertaining - Page 2

M GO BLUE!!! · 10-16-2011, 12:32 AM

By staging circus idiocy during pay per view events boxing thinks they will become relevant again.

They are wrong.

What made boxing so popular was the availability of it. Young guys then saw an opportunity and the quality of fighters was much higher than it is now.

Put weekly fights on ESPN on Friday nights. Have some decent fights scheduled along the way, and even occasionally have less popular title fights on regular TV. More people would watch and actually know who the hell these guys are out there.

Young Drachma · 10-16-2011, 08:35 PM

Dewey Bozella, the winner of the ESPN Arthur Ashe award wins his boxing debut.

Dewey Bozella: Wrongfully Convicted Man Wins Pro Boxing Debut Match - ABC News

The guy who he fought was a punk hoping the ref would DQ him.

molson · 10-20-2011, 09:17 PM

The WBC decides that the Hopkins fight was a technical draw and it gives him back the belt.

Of course, to know really what that means and how important that is you have to have some knowledge of the 15,000 boxing titles out there.

Stupid MMA/Boxing question - why don't the boxing governing bodies setup their own shows and work exclusive deals with fighters? Why isn't there a "WBC boxing league" that has its own fighters and its own champions, ala the UFC and strikeforce? That's just one of the things that makes boxing impossible to follow.

SirFozzie · 10-20-2011, 09:19 PM

Agents. No one organization has enough money to beat down all the agents.

Besides, it's guaranteed money just to accept sanctioning fees.

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Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Dewey Bozella, the winner of the ESPN Arthur Ashe award wins his boxing debut. Dewey Bozella: Wrongfully Convicted Man Wins Pro Boxing Debut Match - ABC News The guy who he fought was a punk hoping the ref would DQ him. Last edited by Young Drachma : 10-16-2011 at 08:38 PM.

10-20-2011, 09:17 PM	#53
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	The WBC decides that the Hopkins fight was a technical draw and it gives him back the belt. Of course, to know really what that means and how important that is you have to have some knowledge of the 15,000 boxing titles out there. Stupid MMA/Boxing question - why don't the boxing governing bodies setup their own shows and work exclusive deals with fighters? Why isn't there a "WBC boxing league" that has its own fighters and its own champions, ala the UFC and strikeforce? That's just one of the things that makes boxing impossible to follow. Last edited by molson : 10-20-2011 at 09:18 PM.

10-20-2011, 09:19 PM	#54
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