Sports that get more exposure in the UK than boxing that shouldn't

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  1. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. GazOC

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    Pretty much everything but motor "sports" are a particular hate of mine.
     
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  3. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Formula 1 has a place moto gp however................
     
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  4. EnglishWay

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    cricket gets well to much attention in this country.
     
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  5. ollyc

    ollyc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Horse Racing
    Darts
    Golf
    Tennis
    Rugby League
    Snooker
    & all motorsports.
     
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  6. LP_1985

    LP_1985 JMM beat Pac-Man 3 Times Full Member

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    bowls darts, altho i dont mind darts to much
     
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  7. EnglishWay

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    Badminton
     
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  8. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    imo opinion justified higher level of interest
    Football
    Rugby
    Cricket too much for the level of interest though
    Tennis same as above
    Formula 1
    Golf (Boderline) I think there arent too many fans but lots of people in this country participate
    UNJUSTIFIED
    Snooker
    moto gp
    Horse racing
    Darts
    Bowls
     
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  9. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    What I find is a good guide is BBC Sport's navbar. They rank the more popular sports higher up.

    They've got:
    Football
    Formula 1
    Cricket
    Rugby Union
    Rugby League
    Tennis
    Golf
    Athletics
    Cycling
    MotoGP
    Boxing
    Snooker

    The ****s only push F1 cos they show it. When it was on ITv it was much further down, now everyone at the BBC loves it.

    IMO, boxing should be top! Realistically **** like cycling, golf and the motor sports should not be more popular than boxing.
     
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  10. avidlemon

    avidlemon Boxing Addict banned

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    ****ing sailing and aerobics on sky sports

    the ****s are taking the ****
     
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  11. EnglishWay

    EnglishWay KO King 2010 Full Member

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    were **** at tennis and nobody cares but it still get's talked about and showed more then boxing on sport channels.
     
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  12. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would say snooker is still more popular than boxing and yet still gets loads of airtime on bbc along with darts cycling moto gp if each of them has a fair bit of time dedicated to it you would think they could at least pick up the ABA's
     
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  13. wrimc

    wrimc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Athletics also has an enormous amount of time dedicated to it in relation to its popularity
     
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  14. Bad Dog

    Bad Dog Boxing Addict banned

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    Cricket. An absolutly dreadful sport, can't understand why anyone watches it.
     
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  15. cris3000

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    Cricket, Darts, bowls, most of athletic **** shouldn't even be called a Sport.
     
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