How can boxing fans take back the sport from the promoters?

[Olympian904]

Its a BUSINESS...promoters are all trying to set up megafights for their fighters.This is the reason why you dont always see the champs battling it out.As for fights not living up to the hype...its simple...dont buy into it.

[SlimTrae]

Of the many posts on Promoters, this one exposes the greatest problem: we fans fail to account the shady birth of boxing.

One article I read worded it perfectly

"We simply have no conception of the atmosphere of turn-of-the-century prize fighting – the low dives where the fights took place, the stench of unwashed bodies, the danger of toughs and knuckleduster wielders, pickpockets, drunks. Was it worth your life to attend a fight – you never got the seat your ticket called for an of course."

I agree with history that one person in particular changed all this. Another promoter, but one who expanded the fanbase beyond crooks underworld heathens.
Tex RIckard.
Gambler, Gold chaser and friend of the Wild West cowboy legend Wyatt Earp.

Street savvy and business minded. ..brought boxing to the newly renovated Madison Square Garden.
Then add on technology aka radio...Tex broadcasts the first match.

IMO..Tex took an underworld sport where throwing fights and inhouse mismatches were common place into a legitimate sport.

And IMO the 1st promoter to rub shoulders with politicians ... by promoting a charity boxing match in the Garden for one Anne Morgan, the sister of J.P. Morgan.

Perfect fight was the smooth style of Benny Leonard against Richie Mitchell. literally taking away the fight game from the shadowy world giving birth to boxing fans!
Jack Dempsey took Tex's promoting to another level.

End result from time to time the shadowy world of promoters try to revive their fixed fight game.
Fortunately we have a few true athletes that go against the grain and choose to fight for their fans.
At least. IMO