Boxing should never go to Wembley again

It's always going to be wannabe z listers and all those c's genuine fans priced out I bet it's the same in vegas lots of corporate bs and z listers.

It looked horrible seeing all those empty spaces around the ring cordoning off the crowd.

 

Before the fight I was thinking it was great for boxing having some 80,000 fans in the stands. I didn't think much of it because it took place in England, and the UK posses the greatest fans on earth. But hearing what you say, then I agree with you.

 

do you wear makeup and tight jeans ? have I offended your femalelhood ?

 

I had to check what doldrums is and its exactly right where they want it to be.:rasta

 

I got irritated by them when they booed Groves post fight interview. You could tell they were just there for their piece of flesh.

 

This.

More of yesterday will increase public pressure and incentives on boxers to take the fights we want to see. Of course, in the end the politics will prevail but this can only help.

 

casuals turn into hardcore fans.

 

:deal

 

I can see both sides of the argument, on one hand it's great to have so many fans at a boxing event but on the other hand it was pretty disgraceful booing Groves after he got knocked out and was being gracious in defeat, and when casuals start talking boxing it is kind of frustrating how ignorant they can be.

 

The problem with casual fans is they think they are experts, They haven't a clue and yet will lecture you someone who actually follows the sport about who will win and why, Hatton vs Mayweather was a prime example, casual mates saying i was stupid when i told them Hatton would be schooled just because Sky told them Hatton was the best in the world they lapped it up and clearly i knew nothing. Khan getting hate another example Froch was by no means dominating that fight it was hard to score and Khan's assessment was a valid one but once again dickheads who think they know boxing because they watch it once a year jump down his throat. Now i'm all for casuals watching the sport but say i watch the Wimbledon final but i don't talk like i follow Tennis or have any idea who'd win it really is head exploding trying to discuss boxing with casual fans.

 

Na its a good thing. Many casual fans will eventually gain more interest and become hardcore fans, but can't really expect everyone to come from a boxing background or to have followed it most of their lives. Who cares if they ever really laced them up? As long as their there to support fights in anyway its a good thing.

 

This is what BIG-TIME boxing has always been about.
If a promoter can attract people who don't know anything about boxing to the event, then they have hit the big time.

I'm guessing the same happens in every sport. Most of the crowd at Wimbledon haven't been following the tour or the rankings race for the rest of the year. Horse racing - Royal Ascot, Grand National etc.
I'll be watching the World Cup and I don't give a **** about football.

This is what BIG fights are all about. This is a good thing for boxing.

 

The fact that so many casuals, or non boxing fans that showed up is actually indicative of something positive.

More big events like this will inevitably bring more people over to our sport. :boxer

 

This is stupid. The health of a sport is bolstered by its accessibility. If 80,000 people can buy tickets and go to a fight, that is better for the sport. So some of them only watch or go to a fight on occasion, what counts is that they made a big event which will keep athletes, promoters and networks interested in boxing.