End of an era in British boxing?

lads the less TV coverage could actually be the best tjhing that ois happening to boxing

 

Williams & Skelton are retired?

 

rather than an end of an era, i would say a beggining

 

and how do you work that one out?

how the heck can a British world champ in a barnburner fighting on the internet be a good thing for boxing?

 

s&c ill explain later

 

I look forward to it GP

i have an idea what your gonna say, but i'll wait for you to put clothes on it:good

 

right i cant be arsed too much detail but here we go

Im using america here but its same prinicple

Boxing after WW1 to the late 40s was in full swing, there was regular fights and fans who would go and pay to see the fighters with maybe 5 or 6 shows in the same 5 mile radius in some cities and there was plenty of money to be made (from the live gate). Fighters fought more often as the money from the gate wasnt enough to support them so fought every few weeks therefore young prospects learned better and fighters were more better practised.

As TV started coming along it was sparingly with the top fighters fighting on TV for good mony and the young prospects got exposure but th fighters kept doing what they was used to as they still ofght often despite getting better money. As time wore on less little shows were viable a sfans could stay in and watch TV and boxing for free in there home or a pub and these non televised shows lost attentandance. Despite tries by promotors to blank TV coverage in the cities where fights happened to increase attendance. Although there was stil fights in other parts of the countrys the fans could watch instead of paying for live shows.

Now we have almost the ability to watch any show for free through the internet etc... and TV with boxingon most weeks (if not in some form every week). This means small hall shows are suffering as attendances arnt great as fans choose to watch TV and in turn fighters want TV dates etc.. and fight less often as TV dates = more money. Also less shows mens les chnces to fight and gai experiance.

So with less and less boxing coming on TV whys this not good thing as we might be forced to go to live shows to see some of the fights we want to see.

However i thik it is drastic to almost co,pletly shut out TV, what needs to be done IMO is this

- Blanking in areas the fights take place in so if a fights on in York Hall - London is blanked
- less TV dates and reserve these for the big fights like exctiting British title fights and world title fights
- put a delay on American fights and play them on Sunday afternoon the week after they happen
- put a delay on local fights on the boxing websites, torrents etc.. of afew days

But ths will never happen

 

^^^^^^^^^^^ Can't be arsed going into much detail ????

****ing hate to see you 'going into detail'

I cannot be arsed reading that :-(

 

i could of went inot way more detail

 

Greg, some of those ideas are Draconian. Delayed US fights, no way, I love my big live Vegas shows at 3am.

I thought you would simply say, less tv options will force promoters to make better matches in order to get their tv contracts/exposure.

There should be more TV dates for the small hall shows, it will help them to turn a profit and maybe lower ticket prices??

 

Yeah Greg them ides are daft

Buck-up !!!!!!!! :good

 

Blank tv coverage in local areas, don't think this will work somehow, the NFL does something similar.

 

so do i but these arnt the main fights you would target it would be more the local shows like Murray vs lawton. You know not a big UK fight

Obviously the big american fights wouldnt make no difference

also yes definitly it will make promoters work for better matchs

yes but will we get more TV dates? also this means more money for the fighter which is bad for boxing IMO the guys get the money too early they need more fights.

thought you didnt read it

why not?