cuz there's too many robots in boxing atm. Say what you will about guys like Tyson Fury, Saunders, Tony Bellew, Broner, etc.. at least these guys can talk and get people talking about them. I'm a fan of good ole fashion trash talk & banter. it makes me more interested in their fights & see if they can back up their trash talk; and if they can, even more better. and look at Conor McGregor, he's the biggest name in combat sports just cuz the guy is a dick, loves being a dick and runs his mouth. same could be said for like minded fighters. do you agree boxing needs more personalities?
I think we need better fights like this year not personalities. Personalities who become popular end up only fighting for big money fights and nothing else are bad for boxing.
Every sport and every other walk of life could always do with more personalities. Conor McGregor only had 1 fight, lost it miserably and i already miss him.
As in...more contrived personalities, contrived sheerly for the sake of having "personalities", like WWE? No thanks, horrible idea.
I mean, if we're going to assume that every single boxing fan on the planet is either a small child (the demographic that reads comic books and maybe watches pro wrestling either with or without permission from their parents) or have the intellect, attention span and maturity level of that age group, then yes. This is a wonderful idea. Otherwise, no, sorry, a few us are grownups.
Depends, I like guys like Carl Froch, he's a brilliant troll and an excellent wind up merchant with a dry sense of humour.
I don't care what anyone says, when two top guys with big personalities clash, as long as the public believe it they will tune in. Even if they don't believe it, they will probably still tune in. If a boxer wants to make more money, then they need to develop a personality, doesn't matter if the public love you or hate you, as long as they are tuning in. So yes, personalities are healthy for boxing and the boxer. It is actually more important for boxing than any other individual sport, because other sports have annual tournaments around the same time every year, so fans know when to tune in, pro boxing doesn't, so it is the boxers responsibility to draw them in. (and promoters of course). You look at Canelo v GGG, both of them are appalling at selling a fight, maybe not their own fault, but if their fight hasn't sold well then it is nothing to do with Floyd/Conor, it is down to them.
