A "one-off" innovation to boxing.

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by AnthonyW, Nov 7, 2010.


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  1. AnthonyW

    AnthonyW ESB Official Gif Poster Full Member

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    You are given the opportunity to bring something new to the sport of boxing...this opportunity will be centred around bringing boxing to a wider audience, and back into mainstream sports.

    Leaving the rules and regulations, belts, etc alone...what would you decide for this one-off card? You get to choose the boxers for the card...promotion, etc will also be part of your innovation (Money isn't a concern either).

    Would you decide to put the card on PPV and stack it with well-known boxers? Or would terrestrial reach a greater audience?
    How would you promote and advertise?
    Boxing has recently been shown in cinema's, any creative ideas on were else boxing could attract a crowd?
    What destination and venue would you choose?

    (Looking for new ideas, not particularly ideas that have been used successfully or unsuccessfully in boxing before).
    :good
     
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  2. Ared

    Ared Active Member Full Member

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    Tag-team boxing.....
     
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  3. namsu55

    namsu55 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Boxing should be displayed on a massive screen where homeless people are and those type that light fires in bins, and have them place bets like they did in running man. All so we can see them go wild and jump around crazy.
     
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  4. bald_head_slick

    bald_head_slick Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Scheduled REGULAR tournaments/ranking matches. The problem with boxing is that events are so random it is hard to have enough game fighters at peak at the same time. So you end up with crap cards.

    If every sanctioning body held quarterly ranking fights that tapered off, (4, 3, 2), until a fighter got into the top ten? Boxing cards would be a lot more competitive and people could plan to attend. Fighters could plan their lives.

    Boxing cards are crap because after two elites get their heads out of their butts it is next to impossible to have a stacked card. The only people in the know are insiders. Game outsiders won't risk their careers on BS. The opponents end up being cans.
     
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  5. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Honestly I would bring Prizefighter to the United States, put it on ESPN or HBO. Give a little Hour pre-game show going over the fighters in the tourney. Try to tell their stories, give the fans something to root for. Then have these guys fight in one big tournament at MSG, Staples, etc. Do this 4 times a year.
     
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  6. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    More than anything. Then, forcing bad judges to explain their scoring in order to be allowed to judge a fight again.
     
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  7. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I would buy out and unify all the sactioning bodies.
     
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  8. Andy McNab

    Andy McNab Boxing Addict banned

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    Hahahaha, **** off......
     
    Andy McNab, Nov 7, 2010
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  9. bulakenyo

    bulakenyo Am I a boxing fan yet? Full Member

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    Cheaper PPVs for a wider reaching audience.

    Or discount PPV coupons from sodas, sports drinks and energy drinks, not just 1 beer brand.
     
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  10. Rilz

    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Make every single fight a 60-40 split in favour of the winner. This is not negotiable and will be governed by a single sanctioning body.
     
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  11. Little_Red

    Little_Red Free Boo Radley Full Member

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    Triple the budget for Friday Night Fights.
     
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  12. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs Amir "Bankroll" Khan on a lavish flashy flamboyant big boy toy cruise ship!
     
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  13. bulakenyo

    bulakenyo Am I a boxing fan yet? Full Member

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    Are you serious?

    It might be just me, but the way you structured that sentence, it sounded like they were having boxing fights in a gay cruise ship.
     
    bulakenyo, Nov 7, 2010
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  14. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    It does read kind of gay.:hey
     
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  15. elchivito

    elchivito master betty Full Member

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    Bring back 15 rounds.
     
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