Re: What is wrong with boxing?
The first one was easy, too many titles. It's just ruined the sport to the extent now that almost any fighter can get a world title now, even Audley Harrison is the former IBO world champ :-\
There should just be one champ in each division, will never happen of course but the current situation sucks ass. Then tards like the WBA compound the misery further by deciding that just one WBA world champ in each division isn't enough, now they need to have two for some divisions to enhance their 'super' champions.
That's the biggest problem and a lot of others stem from that. It's the root of most of the other problems out there.
Anyways my second biggest gripe is poor judging. There is nothing more frustrating, annoying and ultimately deflating than seeing a great competitave fight ruined by some bullshat bogus decision at the end.
Now I know some decisions are really hard to call but sometimes there is just no excuse, Bonsante vs Brinkley 2, Quartey vs Forrest and D.Hopkins vs Forbes were just a few recent examples of fights that wern't even close and somehow the loser got the victory.
It really really really grates me when that happens, as a fan I just feel a burning sense of injustice and my whole enjoyment factor is spoilt, one can only wander how the poor sucker who actually got jobbed must feel :-\
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
I think it's more than just 2! To many titles makes having a title almost irrelevant. Judging is very very poor at times. However,1 of my main gripes has to be that the big fights,for whatever reason,just aren't made. Although this year has been awesome so far,with some great match ups,these fights could have been made earlier. I think this year already has as many good fights as last year had alll year!
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
I went with To many titles and Other....
Titles are an easy choice....A big turn off is like with anything there can only be one best at a time....We have 4 best at a time unless someone happens to unify belts....Even then 80% of the time all we can hope for is 3 sometimes 2 world champions in a division...hardley ever do we have just one guy with all the belts...
It makes it to complicated for the avgeage fan....Especially if one of the champions is not a guy with a lot of publicity with the mainstream...EG ask the casual fan to name the heavyweight champion and see what they come up with....
Other---There were some choices on the list I would have picked but other IMO just put them all into one...Bad fights...Why is it guys can defend against almost anyone...I am also amazed on how a fellow can just appera in the top 10 out of no where then leave just as quickly...
PPV kills the sport,,so does poor promoting...I could go on all day
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Funny cause I bet the actual fighters wouldn't complain of there being too many titles.
As shit as these WBU type belts are
a) Ive never heard a boxer that has won one rubbish it
and
b) The shit title make's them money. ;)
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
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TAKE SHAQ FOR INSTANCE..........
ITS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT SHAQ SOLEY LIVES OFF OF HIS ENDORSEMENT MONEY ALONE AND HAS NOT EVEN TOUCHED HIS NBA SALARY CHECKS. HE JUST PLACED EVERY SINGLE NBA CHECK HES EVER EARNED AND PUT IT INTO HIS SAVINGS.
That's cause he's Shaq-a-licious!!!!! seriously...every fighter considered a legend fought on national TV..not PPV....
SHAQ-A-LICIOUS? :-[
yeah...Shaq had the opportunity to be the most dominant player ever if he could have hit 75% of his free throws....still he's pretty awesome....
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Originally Posted by THE Bigragu
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
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Originally Posted by THE Bigragu
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
TAKE SHAQ FOR INSTANCE..........
ITS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT SHAQ SOLEY LIVES OFF OF HIS ENDORSEMENT MONEY ALONE AND HAS NOT EVEN TOUCHED HIS NBA SALARY CHECKS. HE JUST PLACED EVERY SINGLE NBA CHECK HES EVER EARNED AND PUT IT INTO HIS SAVINGS.
That's cause he's Shaq-a-licious!!!!! seriously...every fighter considered a legend fought on national TV..not PPV....
SHAQ-A-LICIOUS? :-[
yeah...Shaq had the opportunity to be the most dominant player ever if he could have hit 75% of his free throws....still he's pretty awesome....
How are you supposed to make free throws when you're always cross-eyed?
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Originally Posted by killersheep
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Originally Posted by THE Bigragu
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
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Originally Posted by THE Bigragu
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Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P
TAKE SHAQ FOR INSTANCE..........
ITS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT SHAQ SOLEY LIVES OFF OF HIS ENDORSEMENT MONEY ALONE AND HAS NOT EVEN TOUCHED HIS NBA SALARY CHECKS. HE JUST PLACED EVERY SINGLE NBA CHECK HES EVER EARNED AND PUT IT INTO HIS SAVINGS.
That's cause he's Shaq-a-licious!!!!! seriously...every fighter considered a legend fought on national TV..not PPV....
SHAQ-A-LICIOUS? :-[
yeah...Shaq had the opportunity to be the most dominant player ever if he could have hit 75% of his free throws....still he's pretty awesome....
How are you supposed to make free throws when you're always cross-eyed?
saddo wheres the cross eyed smiley face?
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
Th truth of the matter is without a good heavyweight division and a camera friendly champ, boxing won't return to the days when they had weekly fights on the very basic national cable channels (single digit). Yes there's fights on versus and espn here and there but its not the same.
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
Definatley too many titles. If we had one title holder per division then that would be the mark to shoot for. To make matters worse, the friggin WBA has 2 champions per divison. WTF is this Super Champion Bull Sh**. I know it's to get sanctioning fees but come on.
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Audley was WBF world champ
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
Too many titles and bad judging for me
I their weren't to many titles non of the other would have happened
Re: What is wrong with boxing?
Joe Public-Tell me again,who is the HW champion of the world right now?
Hard core boxing fan-Well there are 4 champs at the moment,there is whats his name from eastern Europe.....well they are all from out that way I think.
Joe public-Thats fucking crazy,I am off to watch UFC instead.At least you know who the champion is.
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Joe Public-Tell me again,who is the HW champion of the world right now?
Hard core boxing fan-Well there are 4 champs at the moment,there is whats his name from eastern Europe.....well they are all from out that way I think.
Joe public-Thats F****** crazy,I am off to watch UFC instead.At least you know who the champion is. Hell i'd even have a shot to be champion there.
:P
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Originally Posted by porkypara
Joe Public-Tell me again,who is the HW champion of the world right now?
Hard core boxing fan-Well there are 4 champs at the moment,there is whats his name from eastern Europe.....well they are all from out that way I think.
Joe public-Thats F****** crazy,I am off to watch UFC instead.At least you know who the champion is. Hell i'd even have a shot to be champion there.
:P
The man in the street does not know who the HW champ is coz there are fucking loads of them.Thats boxings biggest problem right now.
