Anyone Getting Tired Of Boxing Lately ?

[BARNEYKX]

I've been watching boxing, steadily, for fifty-seven years, and it's given me pleasure and pain, but I've never wanted to turn my back on it. Those few minutes when two men or two women get in the ring to answer the guestion, who's the best, make all the BS worth it! It's pure, it's elemental, and for me, dammed near irresistible. Boxing has some serious problems, but there's no way I'm ever going to stop watching it.

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65 YEARS I BEEN A FAN OF THE FIGHT GAME ,one thing i do not go for is to many titles must be 6 world champions in each weight category nowadays ,in the 40s and 50s every kid could have told who was the world heavyweight champion now you got so many damn versions of it and all to suit PPV television to many farcial fights and bum decisions as well its like a circus, in fact i prefer to watch the amateurs where you can see real triers heart and soul into the game but it to is fraught with some very poor judgings,looking forward to the olympic and what the cubans have this time around,i think Ireland is assured of 1 gold with Katie Taylor another 2 or 3 could make the finalsgood luck to them

[TitoFan]

I've been watching boxing, steadily, for fifty-seven years, and it's given me pleasure and pain, but I've never wanted to turn my back on it. Those few minutes when two men or two women get in the ring to answer the guestion, who's the best, make all the BS worth it! It's pure, it's elemental, and for me, dammed near irresistible. Boxing has some serious problems, but there's no way I'm ever going to stop watching it.

I've been watching boxing, steadily, for fifty-seven years, and it's given me pleasure and pain, but I've never wanted to turn my back on it. Those few minutes when two men or two women get in the ring to answer the guestion, who's the best, make all the BS worth it! It's pure, it's elemental, and for me, dammed near irresistible. Boxing has some serious problems, but there's no way I'm ever going to stop watching it.

I

65 YEARS I BEEN A FAN OF THE FIGHT GAME ,one thing i do not go for is to many titles must be 6 world champions in each weight category nowadays ,in the 40s and 50s every kid could have told who was the world heavyweight champion now you got so many damn versions of it and all to suit PPV television to many farcial fights and bum decisions as well its like a circus, in fact i prefer to watch the amateurs where you can see real triers heart and soul into the game but it to is fraught with some very poor judgings,looking forward to the olympic and what the cubans have this time around,i think Ireland is assured of 1 gold with Katie Taylor another 2 or 3 could make the finalsgood luck to them

Glad to see a couple of old-timers weighing in on the matter. No.... us diehard boxing fans are not going to turn our backs on boxing. We're not gonna abandon this sport we love so much. But it's frustrating to see how other sports implement changes for the better, and yet boxing remains stagnant. We still have corrupt old dinosaurs like Sulaiman calling the shots in the WBC... we still have not found an answer to corrupt and/or inept judging... and we still have to live without big fights that never get made due to the greediness of promoters. Some changes have been made over the years, to be honest. Like the change from 15 to 12 rounds in championship fights. I don't know if this in fact has saved boxer's lives or prevented more brain damage. I do miss the excitement of some classic 15 round fights, though. Also, CompuBox may not be perfect... but at least it makes the attempt to take the subjectiveness out of judging. But more can be done. We need some new blood at the top. I honestly thought Oscar de la Hoya was going to use his considerable influence to help the sport. But unfortunately I don't think he's done that. Not that he should feel obligated, but it would be nice to have someone with Oscar's pull doing more to improve boxing.

But in the end, I'm like everyone else that loves boxing. I'll just keep watching no matter what. Put a boxing card together, and I'll be there.

[Spicoli]

I'm watching Adrien Broner () with a premier piece on HBO right now sayng he's on par with Floyd Mayweather and accomplishing more flash on the camera than he's accomplished in the ring thus far....this is what turns me off on boxing now. Force feeding "super stars" and manufacturing hype & characters for the sake of a network. That is tired.

[Beanz]

I'm watching Adrien Broner () with a premier piece on HBO right now sayng he's on par with Floyd Mayweather and accomplishing more flash on the camera than he's accomplished in the ring thus far....this is what turns me off on boxing now. Force feeding "super stars" and manufacturing hype & characters for the sake of a network. That is tired.

He is a bit of a tit but then it will be much more fun when somebody smacks him clean in the mouth and puts him on his feathered fringe, shorts shaking arse

[Spicoli]

I'm watching Adrien Broner () with a premier piece on HBO right now sayng he's on par with Floyd Mayweather and accomplishing more flash on the camera than he's accomplished in the ring thus far....this is what turns me off on boxing now. Force feeding "super stars" and manufacturing hype & characters for the sake of a network. That is tired.

He is a bit of a tit but then it will be much more fun when somebody smacks him clean in the mouth and puts him on his feathered fringe, shorts shaking arse

Well, this is true. But that's what I follow Floyd for All kidding aside it's just cheap and transparent. More my problem is with the network. They are continually rushing sone guys to market and forcing the next flavor of the month. I've noticed it more and more with guys who are still so wet behind the ears, non established. When I started following the sport that platform was called ESPN or a commercial network. Broner doesn't even merit the skepticism yet, earn your spot! Even worse its spring boarded off what any fair minded fan would call a shoddy showing and arguable loss with Ponce Deleon! It's the Berto-ism of a fighter and I think HBO short changes the fans and at least in Bertos case convinces a young fighter he really is all that top notch and polished while he really has ignored and made mistakes a part of a routine. Honestly, I think Donaire is showing it as of late also. Sometimes too much exposure is a bad thing. Just fookin fight man, this ain't a comic book or pro wrestling where everyone has to be a character.