Boxing has the perfect oppurtunity to rise up RIGHT NOW!

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Slicknick56, Jul 25, 2007.


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  1. Slicknick56

    Slicknick56 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yea we got a taste of how life could be during the hype for Mayweather/DLH. hopefully it doesnt take another 5 years for a fight of that magnitude to happen again, or at least for people to start talking boxing like they were during that 15 minutes of fame boxing had.
     
    Slicknick56, Jul 25, 2007
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  2. tays001

    tays001 ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    gotts to agree with you ther somthing like a young mike tyson or DLH.

    ps you still got that beast in your avatar were going to have to make a bet on an upcoming fight for you to get rid of that avatar huh?:yep :yep :yep
     
    tays001, Jul 25, 2007
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  3. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boxing won't rise up until the ABC orgs disappear and fights stop costing 50 bucks.
     
    Asterion, Jul 25, 2007
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  4. Druid

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    Boxing needs one uniting entity that cares about the sport, not just making money.
    Most other sports have a single body that is responsible for the well-being of the entire sport, sure they generally also have a financial interest in the health of the sport which is fair enough. Boxing has too many competing elements. Fighters that want to make as much money as they can in an uncertain, very short career (can't blame them for that). Promoters who generally care about nothing but how much they can make for themselves in the next fight (greedy *******s). Sanctioning bodies that only care about their own existence and making money, certainly not the fighters and often it seems not even the fans (self-defeating idiots).

    If one looks at the NFL as an example, the owners are competitive but also know that the health of the entire league benefits their franchise adding value to it. They act as a coillective of interested parties and the sport usually benefits from this mentality.

    The big question is how does boxing get from here to there?
     
    Druid, Jul 25, 2007
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  5. Slicknick56

    Slicknick56 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    NFL also has players who like to play short careers and make money while in it. I know that wasnt the point of what u just wrote but i just realized that.
     
    Slicknick56, Jul 25, 2007
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  6. lenin

    lenin what the **** you say? Full Member

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    us boxing fans need to do more. last year year i converted more than 10 kids at my college into boxing fans and now they're hitting me up telling me bout upcoming fights they heard bout and wanna see. if you know there will be a good fight invite your friends over, everybody likes to see a good fight anyways. gotta get them started somehow
     
    lenin, Jul 25, 2007
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  7. Slicknick56

    Slicknick56 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    agreed.

    i turned a few kids into semi-fight fans. one kid just told me the other day that we need to have another fight night at his house. its all abuot knowing the fight fights and inviting ur friends over tow atch it.
     
    Slicknick56, Jul 25, 2007
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