What Would Get More Casuals Into Boxing?

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plus, federations have no material gain from rankings or fights made
PPV will stay, because it's too lucrative at the top end

 

I see alot of passion in here. But I also see a lot of quick fixes. Temporary measures that would ultimately only lead to the same point we are now. A few guys (and gal, the G-string idea, hubba hubba) hit on the right path I think.

PPVs, promoters, too many alphabet orgs, too many belts, not enough fights, too much politics, corruption... To me these things are symptomatic of a lack of structure.

I know boxing is different from other sports, but none of the other sports have such a piecemeal, disjointed existence. MMA has been around a long, long time, been when did it really start to gain traction and attract new viewers? When UFC and Dana White brought structure to the plan. But because it relies mainly on PPVs, UFC will remain a niche sport, punctuate by large events.

Boxing needs structure, and it needs continuity, and it needs accessibility. I think the best way is for it all to fall under 1 governing body.

They would need to put boxing on a regular basis. It needs to have a mechanism that compels fighters to fight who they say they should be fighting, from ground level all the way up to World Champion level. Follow the schedule and let the chips fall where they may.

Pay these men well, take care of their health needs and the need for them to follow promoters and advisors will not be as powerful.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

A couple things would need to happen:

1- The Amateur system in the USA would have to be fixed. They'd have to find a way to increase their talent pool by persuading young top tier athletes to consider a career in boxing and do a better job cultivating the "farm system" in the states.

2- Take boxing off of PPV. Even better would be to put boxing back on non-cable/regular television like it was throughout the 1960's into the early 1980's.

3- The best have to start fighting the best more often.

4- They need to have some kind of national committee or organization for professional boxing. Too many corrupt things have been going on for decades in the sport, it really needs political intervention to wipe out the "dirtiness" in this sport.

 

Get some more fighters with glass jaws to participate. Knockouts always bring in the fans!

 

Disagree with this strongly. Casuals barely understand action either, but they DO understand 'events'.

This is precisely why soccer, as a spectator sport, has in the past struggled in the U.S. Instead selling the game for what it is, years were spent trying to sell 'action', i.e. goals (see MISL). Same reason hockey remains a niche sport, because old school hockey fans swear that 'casual fans' want to see the 'action' of fights and bench clearing brawls, when the reality is casuals flocked in droves to watch Olympic hockey, where fighting is outlawed and the premium is placed on skating.

You have to sell the sport for what it IS, not some caffeinated version. People may want to see more scoring in football, but that doesn't mean Arena Football is the answer to rope in casuals.

IMO, you have to sell 'events'. Soccer is now starting to really make inroads in the US for because the 'event' of the World Cup leads to people actually becoming interested and watching. US fans are starting to understand the sport BEYOND just goals and highlights, but not because of some *******ized video-game version being presented to them, but because they are now see and understand the things about the sport that are appealing (the strategy, the passion, the effort needed to create scoring opportunities, the talent level at a world class level, etc.).

This is also why I say you an honest media. Boxing does itself no favors when people (casuals) tune in and see networks more interested in selling the best the sport has to offer (Mayweather, RJJ, Hopkins,etc.) getting harassed by interviewees (Larry Merchant) over dumb isht instead of talking about their in-ring mastery, the thing that will actually bring them back.

 

lap dances from ring card girls in between rounds

 

I agree. And maybe it will take an individual or an organisation to buy out all the current mess and recalibrate it into into a product that mainstream sports fans can get into. Perhaps the heavyweight division could be pulled out first.

 

better time slots instead of friday/saturday nights at 1130pm in empty casino ballroom

 

Better advertisement and sell for fighters like GGG and Kovalev, who end it impressively.