Give me a reason to be excited about boxing right now

But he does have amazingly sharp reflexes and excellent boxing skills.

 

Man... I was more exited for someone like Nobuhiro Ishida than any of these names.

I dont get it, why cant I become a fan of any of the current boxers? Usyk is probably the only one, and hes one foot out of the door. I used to be exited for even the average guys, like Gabe Rosado.
Now there is not a single boxer whose ring return I am anxiously waiting for.

I think I have lost the love for the sport, barely watch any live cards at all. Mostly find myself watching older fights.

 

Boxing in 2026 has been going through a bit of a dry spell lately. Outside of Inoue/Nakatani, quality boxing matches has seen a noticeable decline.

We had Dubois/Wardly, Usyk/Verhoeven and Benevidez/Rameriz, but those are not elite fights and they can't sustain the appetite of boxing fans.

We just need more high quality matches.

 

I think most fans have been feeling the same lately. There are plenty of good fighters…..but none of them want to fight each other. It’s all become a bit tedious now. Something needs to change.

 

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/what-excites-you-the-most-about-the-future-of-boxing.737633/

Don't know if this helps or just makes things worse

 

A potential Abdullah Mason vs William Zepeda bout has me excited.

 

Boxing is at a low point, not because this year has been particularly bad for fights, but because the 2020s were filled with stacked Saudi cards that seemed like where the Saudis didn't care whether they made their money back. Now, the Saudis have been slowing down and seem to care more about getting a return on their investment.

I do want to say, though, that the 2010s weren't a great time for boxing either. Most people rightly only remember the good and great moments from those years while disregarding how bad some of the stuff was. The peak for U.S. boxing, at least, was when boxing was accessible on TV and HBO was consistently putting out good to great PPVs. Unless we get boxing on Netflix or another popular streaming service instead of being stuck on DAZN, boxing will never reach the same level of popularity again.

 

I know of one special thing. As UFC kills it, the last things it will do are finally put on the fights they should've anyway. So, somewhat soon, likely in a deal with the White House, we're going to see that, but it will die shortly thereafter. But right before that death-the rally right before-that's going to be a reason to get excited.

 

Nothing will "kill" boxing

 

Personally watching UFC's card last night as a boxing stalwart, yes there were entertaining aspects to it, but the fundamental reason why I will never truly like that sport persisted. The main event seemed to be heating up toward an exciting finish in the final round, but one fighter managed to neuter the action for four out of the last five minutes by dry humping his opponent at the walls of the octagon. It was like watching a fighter clinch and spoil in boxing, only that the clinch didn't last for a few seconds, rather it lasted for a few minutes. I get I'm comparing two distinct sports and that grappling is an integral part of MMA; but if I was in charge, when two UFC fighters grapple for a minute or so without it going anywhere they should be broken up and the action restarted.

 

The state of boxing is at an all time low.

 

Not sure about all time low NC, but definitely in a bad patch where we tragics and also casual fans are being denied the huge fights; and what would have be coined exhibition bouts in the past are presented as major events. Even Spence/Tszyu was in this category.

 

Good call. Spence vs Tszyu was a battle of two has beens. I don't know how they got the money that they did.