Why does Boxing struggle to get a good coverage/following in England

Because to watch boxing you have to go and look for it. The big fights with the big names held in America are usually at 4am, so most people will be like '**** that' whilst the good domestic fights i.e. Murray-Thaxton no one has a clue who they are so don't bother watching.
It's not like football which is everywhere. To appreciate boxing as a casual fan here in the UK you have to research the sport, rather than just flick on SS1 and watch a game. Most people can't be bothered.

 

There is a market for boxing out there but with regard to the Terrestrial channels I think in the current financial situation they go with bankers like the footy.

Also I don't think things like the Audley BBC fiasco helped the sport any.What it needs is for someone to run with a fighter it's just the bbc went about it totally the wrong way. there's so much emphasis on the "Unbeaten" tag that broadcasting companies think "If we pump loads of money into it and he gets beat or hurt or whatever, were ****ed"

So they go with the guaranteed stuff like footy.

If companies are going to go with fighters It has to be a special talent and they're a bit thin on the ground at the mo.

It was however criminal that Froch taylor wasn't picked up. English and Defending the WBC belt. As said Criminal. No romantics left in broadcasting high places i'm afraid.

 

Football is crap because its popular. Popularity leads to over-saturation. So we now have football on every night of the week it seems.

I don't care if boxing is popular, as long it has a hardcore of fans, who actually know what they are talking about. Rather than some casual dick who doesn't know the difference between a heavyweight and a featherweight.

 

Everyone is a *****, they are all scared of 10 year olds who have hoodies on. People would much rather watch Vanessa Felts try fitting her arse through a hole in a wall than David Haye fight for the heavyweight championship of the world.

 

I think because its because most fights are not on terrestrial tv anymore.

 

Lack of TV coverage and lack of media publicity mean the popularity of boxing has diminished in the past 10 years.

Maybe if promoters and boxers were willing to take less money to appear on terrestrial TV, in the view to becoming household names before moving to pay per view, the coverage and publicity would return, along with an increase of popularity.

 

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL.........used to love me footie as much as me boxing but because of the mass saturation and it constantly hoaring its arse out it just gets on my wick.
its not the only reason but a big un ,and its a fact that if it was more accessible people would watch

 

It's nothing to do with boxing not being on terrestrial tv. Darts was on terrestrial tv and died a slow death. Darts is now hot and packs out arena's all the time. Is it on terrestrial tv? No. Sky breathed life back into darts.

The two biggest stars in the last 15 years were Naz Hamed and Ricky Hatton. Both built on Sky TV.

Casual fans follow the sport when the sport has stars. Unfortuantly the UK doesnt have many genuine cross over stars in the sport.

 

Everything goes in cycles, and boxing will have its prime time again.

Its prime time is terrestrial coverage like it got with in the 90's before Sky.

If the British Boxing Board see the bigger picture and can make their fighters fight on BBC or ITV then we have the answer.

ITV still are showing a great commitment to the sport and lets hope this becomes prime time ITV1.

 

It's not very big in the USA either. Whilst I was in New York and Connecticut for a week hardly anyone I spoke to had heard of Jermain Taylor, let alone Carl Froch

 

Indeed, you've only got to look at twitter to see an example of it. Jermain Taylor has 660 followers, Dwight Howard a basketball star has 1.17million.

Even Floyd only has 90k.

 

Yeah, twitters the mark of a proper boxing fan

 

Yeah, thats exactly what I said.

 

Sorry to go off topic 'the holmes show'...but are you wearing a pink cardigan?

 

Thing is, 'back in the day' (1980s) there was barely jack **** boxing on TV. Less than now, for sure.

It's just more fragmented now and often on paid channels (Sky or PPV). But all in all, much more is shown.

People hanker for a golden age that never existed.