What is the appeal of "Prizefighter" ?

[ross]

Its balls out exciting fights and you get a winner on the same night.

It means nothing in the big scheme of things or rankings but its entertainment which is what pro boxing is supposed to be. Making money from selling tickets. Who wants to be bored to tears after being promised blood and thunder from Tony Bellew when they are guaranteed it at the prizefighter shows?

[armyash]

It's a good format and obviously does well, always a sell out. Doesn't mean anything on a bigger scale. I'm not always in the mood for it when it's on but have seen a fair few of them.

Was it the lightweights a little while ago they had Crolla and Matthews both in it plus some others. Matthews was cut or swollen badly and that ruined his night. The short fights didn't suit Crolla it takes him 3 rounds to get going.

Harrison will win it 9/10 he was an olympic gold medallist and been in big events, half the guys who enter prizefighter will never experience being on such a high profile show.

The appeal really is the guys know they have 3 rounds so usually start fast, sometimes there's some good KO's or just good toe to toe fights without knowing who has won. Basically it can have all the excitement of a 12 rounder crammed in to loads of little 3 rounders. Not the biggest fan myself but gets the guys a good payday and it isn't harming anyone so nothing to complain about.

I think the show has been aimed at the more casual sports fan or blokes who like to think they are watching the elit and talk shit with their mates if it's on in the pub. Run by Matchroom isn't it, they did something similar with Snooker too, a different format where a player only has so much time per shot etc (or something along those lines).