Peter Moore Blog: Is Boxing Dead?

[JayhawkerStL]

Re: Peter Moore Blog: Is Boxing Dead?

Peter Moore is full of it. He was writing boxing off in an interview before.

http://kotaku.com/5170324/peter-moor...ng-is-the-past

"Peter Moore: Boxing is "the Past"

I think you have a bit of a reading comprehension problem. He acknowledges that while still a big fan of boxing, MMA is growing and overtaking the sport.

"Is the sport challenged by declining interest, a lack of bona fide superstars (sorry Manny) and the growth of mixed martial arts? Absolutely. Does the sport miss the dynamic legends of the past, like Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Holmes? Of course."

So in order to produce a boxing game, he has a different set of challenges. At the same time, as a company, they have to view the growth of MMA as something they need to invest in.

There was really nothing hypocritical about what he wrote about either sport. In fact, you ought to be happy that he is such a fan of boxing, because it is clear that without him pushing the game, fight Night could just flat out be canceled, while they increase stake in MMA instead.

Peter Moore is the best thing that ever happened to EA Sports. Across the board he has methodically worked to improve all of their titles. With some, like NHL, FIFA, and Tiger Woods, there has been huge leaps forward. NCAA 11 has become a strong game, and Madden has improved, even if it still lags behind.

His initiative to scrap and rebuild the NBA game is to commended, even if EA Canada failed to finish the game in one year. I'll credit him for canceling the game and moving on to next season when the game is in playable state.

There are a lot of reactionary comments from folks that haven't taken the time to realize just how much EA Sports has improved over the last few years. And that is kind of sad.

[econoodle]

Re: Peter Moore Blog: Is Boxing Dead?

Well at least now we know where the story mode idea came from.

lol exactly.

as far as the good old days of boxing.
I came up in the Tyson era of the 80s
man those fights were a big deal then
the fun part about them were that if u were watching a tv program on another channel, if u were lucky, and the timing worked, you could see the whole match during the commercial break! lol

i remember the backlash over PPV prices with people complaining the fights were too short and they felt ripped off.

go tell it to Mike. he wasnt gettin paid by the hour.

[rickmitchell22]

Re: Peter Moore Blog: Is Boxing Dead?

he is only the millionth person to answer that question in the past decade

[TheCreep]

Re: Peter Moore Blog: Is Boxing Dead?

I think you have a bit of a reading comprehension problem. He acknowledges that while still a big fan of boxing, MMA is growing and overtaking the sport.

"Is the sport challenged by declining interest, a lack of bona fide superstars (sorry Manny) and the growth of mixed martial arts? Absolutely. Does the sport miss the dynamic legends of the past, like Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Holmes? Of course."

So in order to produce a boxing game, he has a different set of challenges. At the same time, as a company, they have to view the growth of MMA as something they need to invest in.

There was really nothing hypocritical about what he wrote about either sport. In fact, you ought to be happy that he is such a fan of boxing, because it is clear that without him pushing the game, fight Night could just flat out be canceled, while they increase stake in MMA instead.

Peter Moore is the best thing that ever happened to EA Sports. Across the board he has methodically worked to improve all of their titles. With some, like NHL, FIFA, and Tiger Woods, there has been huge leaps forward. NCAA 11 has become a strong game, and Madden has improved, even if it still lags behind.

His initiative to scrap and rebuild the NBA game is to commended, even if EA Canada failed to finish the game in one year. I'll credit him for canceling the game and moving on to next season when the game is in playable state.

There are a lot of reactionary comments from folks that haven't taken the time to realize just how much EA Sports has improved over the last few years. And that is kind of sad.

Could not have said it better man. Even so, if he did contradict himself, last time I checked he was still a human being. Ya know, the prone to mistakes and contradictions thing? lol.