Boxing did it to itself....they priced themselves out of favor with the fans and more importantly the stations covering the events (NBC).

Look at UFC and MMA it's everywhere! Because it's good? NOOOOO because it's CHEAP!!!!

UFC PPV's are cheap as hell when compared to boxing...sure the shmucks fighting in the UFC don't get paid as well as let's say De la Hoya, RJJ, Pacquiao, and Mayweather Jr. but they give the fans what they want for what they are willing to pay.

I don't mind SOME fights being PPV but when Shannon Briggs-Ray Mercer is a PPV fight in 2005 then something is mega wrong. Also the highlights of these fights can't be shown often or at all in most cases.