Things you would change or add to improve the sport?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Pretty Boy Floyd, Feb 15, 2018.


  1. bubbrubb

    bubbrubb Member Full Member

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    matches get made by twitter vote
     
  2. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    To the cooler???

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  3. icarus1

    icarus1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    make one official world boxing body that will control all aspect of the sport most especially the money. promoters should be sidelined and become just promoters after a fight is scheduled. they should not be allowed to cancel any fight but rather get fined for cancellations and undue influences. the sport was corrupted by money that needs to be addressed. it needs to return as a sport entertainment and not mostly business entertainment like the fake wwe.
     
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  4. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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  5. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This is just plain ol silly. They negotiate all this stuff before stepping in the ring.
     
  6. Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You win /Thread
     
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  7. Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Your missing the point of the thread entirely, This is about things we would like to see, not what currently happens.
     
  8. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, sort of did :oops:

    My mistake aside, that would never fly (And rightfully so). No one will fight w/o knowing how much they are getting paid.
     
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  9. Sephiroth Rising 7

    Sephiroth Rising 7 'No tears please!' banned Full Member

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    I'd like to see more tournaments within the weight divisions after the success of the world boxing super series with cruisers and middleweights.

    Also would be nice if judges were held to account for their scorescards and if necessary, reviewed if there is found to be severely incompetent scoring
     
  10. Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They would still have a set standard purse as normal and ppv upside would be based on who paid to watch you, PPV splits are already set pretty much based on who's the A side and brings the most to the table anyway, This way would literally be the best method of truly proving who brings in the most ppv revenue with real statistics.

    Of course this will never happen, unless there was a single governing body, or in some kind of WBSS style tournament where you sign up with this already in mind
     
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  11. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For the most part, same as the others:

    One belt per weight class
    Complete enforcement of the #1 contender mandatory (That way the 'Unknown' fighter gets his actual shot)
    Year-round drug/weight testing
     
  12. LANCE99

    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Do we actually care who brings in the most revenue? I could not give a care about the money man of a fight. We're sports fans, not accountants.
     
  13. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    1.One belt per division
    2.Annual tournament ensuring contenders get their shot.
    3.No holding (it's a foul and should be treated like one)
    4.Smaller ring (increases action)
    5.Penalty for stalling
    6.Live scoring by judges
    7.Judges that make seriously bad decisions are fired.
    8.Mandatory drug testing of the top 10 to enter a tournament for the belt.
    9.Day before and day of the fight weigh ins (to limit weight cutting)
    10.Standing 8 count (cuts back on early stoppages)
    11.Boxing on free tv.
    12.Subtitles or English dubbing for foreign fights.
    13.Only ten weight classes.
    14.Naked ring girls.
    15.The Malignaggi tax.
     
    Last edited: Feb 15, 2018
  14. stiflers mum

    stiflers mum Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Any boxer challenging for a world title be top 8 instead of top 15 for voluntary defences.
     
  15. stiflers mum

    stiflers mum Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Actually scrap that how the **** is BJ Flores rated the no.6 HW by the WBA? He has fought 2 cans since being destroyed by Bellew at Cruiserweight.

    https://fightnews.com/rankings-2

    http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/188315

    More sensible ranking system,less regional titles.