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    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
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    Believe it or not - Boxing is not exclusively an American sport.
    Man, I hope not! The boxing landscape can look bleak in the US, at times.
    All the really good, important fights happen here though, right? Lol
    Evidently that is still the attitude of many fans. Bit weird.
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    It's all been held up waiting for Haymon's various TV contracts to start and Mayweather fannying about. These two things have delayed negotiations for just about every big fight going. Other than the Golovkin fight which isn't going to be much or the Fury fight which is the same thing there are basically three empty weekends before any decent fights on the telly.

    Once Floyd decides who he's going to fight the schedule should start filling up but there's basically been Wilder-Stiverne and Rios-Alvarado so far this year, both of which were underwhelming to say the least.
    Alvarado destroyed that fight for sure!
    The Stiverne vs Wilder fight answered some questions and was entertaining for me!! What's you problem, dude? Lol
    It was OK but at the time everybody was expecting a knockout and it didn't happen. So far this year there hasn't been anything of note really though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
    Believe it or not - Boxing is not exclusively an American sport.
    Man, I hope not! The boxing landscape can look bleak in the US, at times.
    All the really good, important fights happen here though, right? Lol
    Evidently that is still the attitude of many fans. Bit weird.
    A big fight is a big fight. But the fact is that most of them are in America. I don't think Fury's upcoming fight against some German is a big fight, it's a typical Warren fight where Fury is the overwhelming favourite. The last big fight in England was probably Froch-Groves. There are tons of appearance-type fights and uncompetitive fights in America too, but the vast majority of the relatively competitive fights involving beltholders are in America.

    If there were plenty of entertaining or competitive fights in England or Europe featuring our beltholders I would pay more attention to fights over here.

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    Default Re: Where is the boxing?

    Slow times indeed. Right now we're watching 44 yr old Grady Brewer get pummeled from last weekend

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    I cannot say I am enthralled about a Tyson Fury fight against whoever, but it does seem there is some boxing if only one will be a little patient. America has most of the big fights and it fits into my lunchtime schedule, so I enjoy watching those cards more. There is nothing worse than getting up at 6am to see a British stoppage. Let them finish it properly!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
    Believe it or not - Boxing is not exclusively an American sport.
    Man, I hope not! The boxing landscape can look bleak in the US, at times.
    All the really good, important fights happen here though, right? Lol
    Evidently that is still the attitude of many fans. Bit weird.
    A big fight is a big fight. But the fact is that most of them are in America. I don't think Fury's upcoming fight against some German is a big fight, it's a typical Warren fight where Fury is the overwhelming favourite. The last big fight in England was probably Froch-Groves. There are tons of appearance-type fights and uncompetitive fights in America too, but the vast majority of the relatively competitive fights involving beltholders are in America.

    If there were plenty of entertaining or competitive fights in England or Europe featuring our beltholders I would pay more attention to fights over here.
    I've said it before and I'll say it again, boxing is being killed off as a sport by American football, Basketball and European soccer. Top athletes can earn mega bucks from these sports without having the precarious lifestyle relying on scumbag boxing promoters like Warren etc..
    I reckon its a fair bet that the Bolton Wanderers left back (no offence) has earned more in his sporting lifetime than Fury or Wilder, AND its guaranteed money every week!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nuggetdotcom View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by beenKOed View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
    Believe it or not - Boxing is not exclusively an American sport.
    Man, I hope not! The boxing landscape can look bleak in the US, at times.
    All the really good, important fights happen here though, right? Lol
    Evidently that is still the attitude of many fans. Bit weird.
    A big fight is a big fight. But the fact is that most of them are in America. I don't think Fury's upcoming fight against some German is a big fight, it's a typical Warren fight where Fury is the overwhelming favourite. The last big fight in England was probably Froch-Groves. There are tons of appearance-type fights and uncompetitive fights in America too, but the vast majority of the relatively competitive fights involving beltholders are in America.

    If there were plenty of entertaining or competitive fights in England or Europe featuring our beltholders I would pay more attention to fights over here.
    I've said it before and I'll say it again, boxing is being killed off as a sport by American football, Basketball and European soccer. Top athletes can earn mega bucks from these sports without having the precarious lifestyle relying on scumbag boxing promoters like Warren etc..
    I reckon its a fair bet that the Bolton Wanderers left back (no offence) has earned more in his sporting lifetime than Fury or Wilder, AND its guaranteed money every week!
    If you're a star athlete in high school who is an outstanding football player and a champion amateur boxer and you get offered a scholarship at a college to play football then you're going to take the scholarship every time. You might never make the NFL but you're guaranteed a career as a physical education teacher. Only a small handful of people make more from boxing than they would with a teacher's salary and almost every single one of them blows it anyway.

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