I think boxing is on the brink of greatness.

[DaxxKahn]

I agree with pretty much everything Taeth says except I also believe (and have said this before numerous times)...Boxing hurts itself by not focusing more on the little guys....the HW division has been the flagship of boxing until about 5 or so years ago...the WW division has always been hot with the exception of small breaks in time but the smaller guys have always had a big talent pool and lots of action....

If MMA boxings supposed rival in attraction can make stars out of smaller guys then we can too...the promotrs just seem to choose not to put the effort into it

[Trainer Monkey]

I agree with pretty much everything Taeth says except I also believe (and have said this before numerous times)...Boxing hurts itself by not focusing more on the little guys....the HW division has been the flagship of boxing until about 5 or so years ago...the WW division has always been hot with the exception of small breaks in time but the smaller guys have always had a big talent pool and lots of action....

If MMA boxings supposed rival in attraction can make stars out of smaller guys then we can too...the promotrs just seem to choose not to put the effort into it

Alot of it is King,he bet the farm on heavy's,and now that there isnt anybody interesting.............................

[kingfrnk]

i wish boxing was on the brink of greatness but its not. im gonna put it like this if its not on sportscenter then its not gonna be seen to the public eye. but boxing fans which includes everybody that has registered to become a member at saddos are the people who really pay attention to boxing. i can ask about 10 people who is manny pacquiao and only about 2-3 can say (i know who he is). sorry but besides boxing fans everybody else forgets that the sport still exists

[killersheep]

i wish boxing was on the brink of greatness but its not. im gonna put it like this if its not on sportscenter then its not gonna be seen to the public eye. but boxing fans which includes everybody that has registered to become a member at saddos are the people who really pay attention to boxing. i can ask about 10 people who is manny pacquiao and only about 2-3 can say (i know who he is). sorry but besides boxing fans everybody else forgets that the sport still exists

It's really true what you say here. When I tell my friends a big fight is coming up I have to use words like "Tyson", "Ali", "Lewis" and other heavyweight greats to explain the fight or they won't get it.

[The Fightfan]

I agree with the title. I think boxing will be coming on strong in the next few years.I was Around the horn and PTI yesterday and it was amazing how much these guy's really dislike MMA. I agree with them for the most part I mean Kimbo Slice is the most popular fighter in the world and this man was taken out by a nobody. I believe MMA is on the decline right now do to that fight over the weekend and now if Klitschko and Peter were to put on a terrific match and also broadcast on NBC I think it was. Boxing will take over the spotlight just like that.

[Rantcatrat]

i wish boxing was on the brink of greatness but its not. im gonna put it like this if its not on sportscenter then its not gonna be seen to the public eye. but boxing fans which includes everybody that has registered to become a member at saddos are the people who really pay attention to boxing. i can ask about 10 people who is manny pacquiao and only about 2-3 can say (i know who he is). sorry but besides boxing fans everybody else forgets that the sport still exists

I agree to the extent your post is asserting that in order to garner excitement about the sport, boxing needs major television networks to showcase it. However, that doesn't mean that in terms of the sport, not the publicity, it isn't on the verge of greatness.

[Wayne]

Boxing needs to pay its dues in the goodwill department. The ground would be laid if that Tarver bout that was supposed to be on ABC had panned out. Sometimes you can make more money when you give your product away. Your biggest fights are on PPV, then on premium channels then on basic cable then zilch. A lot of people don't have cable at all and they aren't being reached. If one BIG fight were put on regular TV with a decent undercard imagine the people who would tune in next time one of those guys was on ESPN, bump up to the premium channel to catch him on HBO or plunk down the cash to see him on a PPV. It's not happening because outside of hardcore boxing fans people are disconnected from the sport. There's no regular season, the only recognizable division is a shambles, too many titles, etc. Imagine a big advertisement campaign that gets time in primetime. Tons of people would mark their calendars. And you'd also have the people who just so happened to cruise by and put the remote down. It could make a lot of money if the promoters packaged it right and open the door to a longterm relationship. I'm surprised CBS hasn't done it already given that they've already been doing the same thing with Showtime and Elite XC.