Casual fans help and hurt the sport

[powerpuncher]

All the "casual" fans that hate on Loma or Inoue or Canelo or whoever are self-proclaimed hardcores. The most popular boxing channels on Youtube - earning serious money, populated with tens of thousands of subscribers - are full of "hardcore" fans shitting over fighters they've never seen based on ethnicity, networks and promoters.

True casual fans, ones who buy fights or tune into big ones, are far more bearable and knowledagble than these clowns. They genuinely have respect for fighters and the "sport." And just want to enjoy an hour or two of entertainment.

I said before the fight - the very same clowns shitting all over Loma would be calling Teo a "novice," "proved nothing," "hype job," had he lost. The majority of self-annointed "hardcores" are just thick as shit really. That's all it is. Everyone thinks they're a perfect scorer. Everyone knew the winner of every fight. Everyone knows how to run the business.

Some hardcore fans are passionate about certain fighters so there is definitely bias and feelings put into their opinion, but I generally see real fans being understanding. Just look on here. How many people have said that Loma just got exposed and was never good? I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say it. People have had discussions about his limitations, but I haven’t seen anybody completely dismiss his previous accomplishments.

YouTube channels are mainly for show. People who make those are trying to be controversial. That’s how they get views. I’m assuming most of them don’t believe what they are selling. Just like with networks. You have analysts whose schtick is to be annoying and controversial.

I have run into casual fans during major fights. Most all have a fairly strong opinions on fighters that they have maybe seen fight once. I have a hard time watching fights with people like that.

[Mark TKO]

I’m a casual fan these days from being a die hard one 25 years ago.

I’d seen Loma fight just a couple of times and had never heard of Lopez before this weeks fight.

Casual fans bring in a lot of revenue and every sport needs them.

I guess we’ll never watch a fight together though which is a shame.

For the record I predicted Lopez to win by KO in the first round.