Why can't American fighters sell the same amount of tickets as UK fighters?

[Master]

Boxing has slowly been dying by being obsessed about PPV which has killed boxing as a majority sport and not built the infrastructure to support it with mainstream TV turning its back.

[Spicoli]

Just asking on the 800 lb gorilla in the room...but how much has Mayweather being 'the face' of American boxing until recently helped or hurt the sports popularity here. I've never heard a single casual I come across say a good thing about him, matches or style. Not once. Also sports in the U.S are very regional and run deep. Even High School football in some States is treated like a religion. Also boxing takes an attention span and patience to see a guy bare out of not, an established following per individual or favorite. There was certainly a time when fighters abroad 'needed' to crash the shores to make a massive breakout in the sport but mass media changes have a lot to do with it. After mid 90's the gates flew wide open as far as international exposure and communications and lots of business could be done from comforts of home.

[walrus]

Boxing has slowly been dying by being obsessed about PPV which has killed boxing as a majority sport and not built the infrastructure to support it with mainstream TV turning its back.

Boom big part of the problem here. It's like boxing has been hidden behind a paywall for so long only us diehards will drop the 60 to 100 on a fight. These bullshit judges don't help much.

[Primo Carnera]

Boxing has slowly been dying by being obsessed about PPV which has killed boxing as a majority sport and not built the infrastructure to support it with mainstream TV turning its back.

But on another thread, you encourage ppv for a $100 million fight .

[Master]

Boxing has slowly been dying by being obsessed about PPV which has killed boxing as a majority sport and not built the infrastructure to support it with mainstream TV turning its back.

But on another thread, you encourage ppv for a $100 million fight .

I do not encourage it. I hate the business model which has killed boxing from mainstream tv by your mates Sky and Eddie.

[Primo Carnera]

Boxing has slowly been dying by being obsessed about PPV which has killed boxing as a majority sport and not built the infrastructure to support it with mainstream TV turning its back.

But on another thread, you encourage ppv for a $100 million fight .

I do not encourage it. I hate the business model which has killed boxing from mainstream tv by your mates Sky and Eddie.

“ hold out for forty million”! Is that not encouraging ppv, cos he won’t get that on BBC!!! Eddie never invented ppv, I think you’ll find the concept came from the U.S. and then the Brits raped it.
Are you gonna Close every KFC & McDonalds down as well?

[Beanz]

Boxing has slowly been dying by being obsessed about PPV which has killed boxing as a majority sport and not built the infrastructure to support it with mainstream TV turning its back.

But on another thread, you encourage ppv for a $100 million fight .

I do not encourage it. I hate the business model which has killed boxing from mainstream tv by your mates Sky and Eddie.

“ hold out for forty million”! Is that not encouraging ppv, cos he won’t get that on BBC!!! Eddie never invented ppv, I think you’ll find the concept came from the U.S. and then the Brits raped it.
Are you gonna Close every KFC & McDonalds down as well?

I would be well up for closing every KFC and McDonalds, even without free to air boxing

[Primo Carnera]

Boxing has slowly been dying by being obsessed about PPV which has killed boxing as a majority sport and not built the infrastructure to support it with mainstream TV turning its back.

But on another thread, you encourage ppv for a $100 million fight .

I do not encourage it. I hate the business model which has killed boxing from mainstream tv by your mates Sky and Eddie.

“ hold out for forty million”! Is that not encouraging ppv, cos he won’t get that on BBC!!! Eddie never invented ppv, I think you’ll find the concept came from the U.S. and then the Brits raped it.
Are you gonna Close every KFC & McDonalds down as well?

I would be well up for closing every KFC and McDonalds, even without free to air boxing

I knew I set myself up for that, I just thought Master would’ve beaten you to it.

[mrbig1]

No one in the U.K. has the money that Floyd Mayweather has. You have give people something to see. Plus Sky sports do a outstanding job at promoting fights.