Quote Originally Posted by Beanz View Post
Inoue would lift it out of the 'one for the purists ' category. I think if promoters and the viewing public had more imagination then it's a great matchup, that while not breaking any records is a good value fight. It's very intriguing for us fight fans but promoters and a lot of casual fans seem to be on a race to the bottom for bloated meaningless non title ppv fests like the Chavez Jr/Canelo debacle.
Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
Probably because even huge boxing fans like me have never seen him fight. I agree that I could YouTube some of his fights but I just haven't. Now if he had been on TV here in the US then I may be clamoring for the fight much more.


Agree with both of these. Casual fans are a necessary evil in our sport, I guess. They help in the overall interest in boxing... but their short attention span and narrow focus limits their interest to circus events like the one Beanz mentioned. Then again TV is hugely to blame, largely ignoring quality fights between lesser known fighters, typically at lower weights, and choosing instead to hype the circus events. Damn this casual fascination with "the heavier the better". Fans (casual) would rather flock to a fight between two overweight bouncers with zero boxing skills, than to a true boxing clash between two world-class flyweights.