State of Boxing

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Diddy, Jul 22, 2023.


  1. Diddy

    Diddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I gotta be honest. I don’t know how people still enjoy this sport without gambling on it. Betting on boxing is the easiest sport to bet by a million miles. Bc it’s the only sport where you can often win when you don’t even win. Just keep betting the A-side every time and you’ll come out ahead in the end. Lecture aside, in all seriousness, what about boxing do people still enjoy if they remove the gambling aspect? It stopped being a sport like 20 yrs ago. It’s a glorified shell game. We get “the big fights” like 2 or 3 times a year. We have to incessantly hold our breath to get the fights that mean the most. I’m honestly shocked we are getting Spence vs Bud at all.
     
  2. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I’ll never forget the feeling when I put a couple thousand dollars on triple G in the Clenelo rematch. You’re right, A side wins 95% of the time whether it’s right or wrong.
     
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  3. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No wonder you're still so bitter over that. That explains a lot, you lost a couple of grand betting on GGG over Canelo. Not only do you feel like GGG was robbed, but that you were actually robbed of your winnings.
     
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  4. TEAM_LOMA

    TEAM_LOMA This is Boxing Full Member

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    AJ was the A side fighting in his own backyard and lost to Usyk on the scorecards.

    Clenalo was the A side fighting in the states and lost to a Russian on the scorecards.
     
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  5. kiwi_boxer

    kiwi_boxer nighty night, ellerbe ☠ ☠ ☠ banned Full Member

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    And both still tried to rob the rightful winner.
    So even the two best case examples you provided had a level of manipulation/corruption…That’s the point
     
  6. Philly161

    Philly161 "Fundamentals are the crutch of the talentless" banned Full Member

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    I definitely sympathize with frustration about corruption in the sport and big fights getting made.

    I still enjoy boxing bc watching ppl fistfight just kinda rules.
     
  7. Diddy

    Diddy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    lmao. Yeah Bivol had to win 10 rds just to barely win. My point exactly.
     
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  8. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boxing is having a good year other than at HW, gambling or no gambling.
     
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  9. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    IBF is having Dubois a the mandatory for Usyk.

    And the robbery between Kambosos and Hughes was also a IBF title eliminator.

    The IBF sucks. And there are too many belts as it is.
     
  10. DonnyMo

    DonnyMo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly, B-side has to win 10-12 clear rounds to be given a SD
     
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