What would change about boxing?

[TitoFan]

I'm glad this thread was bumped back up, as it brings back the subject of bad decisions.
And we're far enough removed from the Pac-Bradley fight that no one's feathers will get ruffled by the topic.

Here we go again with the "bad decisions are part of boxing" defeatist attitude. I honestly don't get this way of thinking. Is it a problem? Yes. Does it turn some people off and away from boxing? Yes. As with any other problem, can it be resolved? Yes. Then why on Earth should we wring our hands and not even hope for a resolution? It doesn't make sense to me. If you ask me, that's one of the first things we should change about boxing, as someone else already said. Overhaul the judging system, from training... to picking judges... to deciding where they sit... to considering maybe adding two more judges... to implementing an accountability system... etc, etc, etc.

And the view of "well... at least if gives people something to talk about". Please!!
Again, it's an area that can be fixed.

There's a prevalent viewpoint that the "real" boxing fans don't care, because they'll keep coming back and will never abandon the sport. But don't we want to attract new fans to the sport? It's the best way to ensure the future of the sport, and maybe bring it toward the mainstream once again, as it was in the past. Not doing anything to resolve the problems that plague boxing is a narrow-minded approach, that only serves our own self interests. As long as we continue liking boxing, who cares what anybody else thinks, right? Wrong. As true fans of the sport, we should very much care about bringing in new fans and increasing the popularity of boxing.

[IamInuit]

On a related note, NBC wants to increase the break after each round to 67 seconds instead of 60 to compensate for the lost commercial time.

Somehow the roll eyes emoticon just doesn't cut it.

[X]

1. get rid of the crooked and corrupt, self serving sanctioning bodies. The proliferation of aplhabet boys brings absolutely nothing positive to the sport

2. get rid of fights on pay per view. This makes huge (and disproportionate) payments to marquee fighters, stops 'trickle down' to contenders and others, makes it hard for poor kids (the next generation of fighters) to see and get interested in boxing, and gives the Tv networks too much say in the fight game

3. Bring in an international insurance and pensions scheme, linked to the possession of a boxing license