Versus and ESPN really have dropped the ball in regards to setting up fairly even matches between young fighters and older fighters....I thought the momentum from the Mosley-Estrada card would have really lit a fire under those guys over at ESPN and Versus.

Versus had Pavlik fights on tv that's big time.


I think the main thing bothering boxing is while on such channels as HBO and Showtime they are devoid of ADVERTISEMENTS.....ie there is nothing to draw people into boxing, MMA has GNC stuff and powerbars and tribal tatoos.....and boxing USED to have PBR, Gillette, Miller High Life, etc....MAN products.

The lack of advertising = the lack of intrest


EXAMPLE...NASCAR is basically a 3 and a half hour commercial and it has only grown in popularity and boxing went from basic tv to cable to special packages to ppv all of which have less and less advertising and boxing's popularity has steadily declined