Boxing getting back into mainstream news?

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  1. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    Bump bump. Alright let's see. Ok starting off with Mosley-Mora, that fight was the top headline on ESPN.com


    Also, on ESPN they showed the 3 brutal KO's from that undercard on their "top plays" segment.

    Let's see also ESPN signed on for more Boxing for a few more fights even with it being American Football season already so that's good.

    And as everybody has seen Pacquiao was apart of that Nike commercial with those various other athletes.
     
    DemolitionDan, Oct 1, 2010
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  2. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    agreed. getting a 10 second spot on a 24 hours a day news network......boxing still gets beat out by the wnba if the fight isnt a mayweather, pac or .......wait, thats it
     
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  3. Bogotazo

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    I saw that commercial and I think this is one of the best examples of boxing entering the mainstream slowly again. The commercial opened up with a few viewers watching Pacquiao on a tv for a good 7 seconds before other sports were shown promoting the NIKE brand.
     
    Bogotazo, Oct 1, 2010
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  4. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    Bump, bump. The Toshiaki Nishioka-Rendall Munroe fight was a sell out (somewhere around 12,000 I think, I forget exactly) and I can't find the numbers of the TV Ratings of that fight, but it wouldn't surprise me if it got at least a 30% share. Boxing around the world has never been better than it is right now.

    Also, Manny Pacquiao will be on Jimmy Kimmel on November 1st.

    Also, I'm watching the Froch-Kessler fight and I was reminded that this fight took place in Herning, Denmark a population of 45,000 and the arena sold out of 20,000+.
     
    DemolitionDan, Oct 28, 2010
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  5. RSBonos

    RSBonos Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Douchebags from PTI mentioned Pac today, they were very respectful and for once didn't crap on the sport.
     
    RSBonos, Oct 29, 2010
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  6. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/pac...mel-show-64694

    Tune in this Monday night, November 1 as Manny Pacquiao returns to ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” at 12:05 a.m. Following in the tradition of Pacquiao’s previous visits, he will be performing a musical number – this time with the help of fellow guest, actor Will Ferrell. Pacquiao is currently in training in Los Angeles for his November 13 WBC junior middleweight championship match with Antonio Margarito in Texas. Last year Pacquiao serenaded the live studio audience with a rendition of the love song, “Sometimes When We Touch.”
     
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  7. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    Alright in case you missed it, here's Pacquiao on Kimmel:

    [ame]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPdKzSRq4VM[/ame]
     
    DemolitionDan, Nov 3, 2010
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  8. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    [ame]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT4hHMIpnjU[/ame]
     
    DemolitionDan, Nov 3, 2010
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  9. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Mayweather saved the sport after the Oscar fight and I think Pacquiao is more responsible the past few months for it going mainstream
     
    bballchump11, Nov 3, 2010
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  10. bust3r

    bust3r Active Member Full Member

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    Good for the sport.
     
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  11. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    :nut

    everything was fine when floyd retired...
     
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  12. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    He still kept it alive and made ppl talk about it. A lot my friends didn't know anything about boxing, but they knew who Floyd was. He went on Wrestlemania and dancing with the stars and now he's in talked about in the hip hop world every now and then since he was in a music video with Ludacris and he's best friends with 50cent. He was also on Iron Ring on BET. I got to mediatakeout.com everyday and they'll talk about Floyd whenever he does anything. People laughed at him when he said this, but he really was the face of boxing and I believe still is. he just needs to stop going on vacation all the time
     
    bballchump11, Nov 3, 2010
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  13. IntentionalButt

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    There was just a Pacquiao-Margarito commercial on the History Channel, of all places. :blood
     
    IntentionalButt, Nov 7, 2010
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  14. PetethePrince

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    Showtime does a service to the sport and casuals (Even if it's not as accessible. It's free if you have the subscription). Rafa vs Lopez was like #5 on Twitter Trending Topics apparently.
     
    PetethePrince, Nov 7, 2010
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  15. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    ^^ Good stuff IB and Pete. :good

    Also, Pacquiao is on 60 minutes tonight.
     
    DemolitionDan, Nov 7, 2010
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