Boxing is definitely in danger in the future IMO. I am in my early 20's and a lot of my friends know the names of Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Shamrock, etc; but mention any boxer other than DLH and maybe PBF and all I get is a black stare. I am really the only person I know who is a big fan of the sport.


I'm really not a big fan of UFC or MMA myself, I would take a good boxing match any day of the week. But UFC is a marketing machine and it's getting bigger and bigger and has a young, fresh fan base. Boxing's popularity is shrinking and the fan base is older.

I've seen a few articles over the years saying that UFC is becoming more popular than boxing and PPV numbers don't lie.

I think it's sad because imo boxing is a much better sport.