Hearn fears for boxing's future

[jumpship]

Sounds to me like this article is and your trying to feel out what kind of boxing fans are ready to jump ship...

Like Booze said If 12 rds of boxing are too painfully boring then go back to the trailer and watch UFC....

We talk BOXING here....want to talk MMA we have a board with 2 or 3 members for that.......

As for Michael Ballbag, Bisbag or what ever the hell his name is......I seen his fight with Matt Hamill when Matt was training at my Gym this spring to improve on his stand up....He lost the fight and was beaten sill by stand up boxing.....He was awarded the win and booed in his homeland....

thats what I would give for the future of MMA in 20 yrs.....

But Boxing will still be here strong as ever

Sorry if you think this was spam . I can assure you it was not intended to be .

This article struck a cord with me - With the "too many mismatches"

I'm not the most knowledge person when it comes to boxing but what i do know is there are a number of fighters in Britain who seem to be protected and i wonder if this was the same all over.
And if so surly this is damaging to boxing.

[Fenster]

Interesting post, Jumpship. Fuck knows why you've been neg repped for this topic.. take no notice

Bisping is doing better numbers than Khan, and the majority of Brit boxers, but Khan isn't the biggest boxing star in Britain - as Bisping is with the UFC.

It doesn't mention Hatton doing 55,000 against a no-name (Lazcano) and Calzaghe-Kessler/Manfredo 50,000 and even Haye-Enzo 20,000 at the 02.

[jumpship]

Interesting post, Jumpship. Fuck knows why you've been neg repped for this topic.. take no notice

Bisping is doing better numbers than Khan, and the majority of Brit boxers, but Khan isn't the biggest boxing star in Britain - as Bisping is with the UFC.

It doesn't mention Hatton doing 55,000 against a no-name (Lazcano) and Calzaghe-Kessler/Manfredo 50,000 and even Haye-Enzo 20,000 at the 02.

Cheers mate .

Yes you are right they haven't taken that in to account . Suppose they are talking about up and coming boxing talent .


British Boxing credibility has taken a battering the last couple of years with the likes of audley harrison and amir Khan . Two fighters who where thought to be World title contenders being shown up to be nothing more than very average domestic boxers.

Thoughts please...

[Mark TKO]

this certainly isn't spam - give him a break. Its the main story on BBC boxing at the moment and I opened it because like jumpship I thought it was about Tommy Hearns.


I know very little about UFC or MMA so can't comment - though am I right in thinking its only available on subscription channels and ppv events ??

are there mismatches in it ?

what are records of dominant fighters like, are there 'megastars' ? once I have seen have had records like 11-5 with KO defeats

I had never heard of Michael Bisping till this morning by the way

[Fenster]

I don't follow MMA but have seen quite a few fights over the past couple of years. And seen just as many boring fights as exciting ones.

If you make competitive 50/50 matches you will get top quality fights. That must surely be the same for both.

Hearn's "prizefighter" was a good idea (although the second one was SHIT compared to the first) but it will never replace genuine championship boxing bouts, will it? When is the last time Barry had a top fighter?

[killersheep]

I find most MMA matches dull, especially when it comes to the ground game. I can appreciate the skill and athleticism, but watching two guys roll around on the ground isn't my taste.

The thing is pro boxing has some phenomenal matches that happen, but more often then not they go under the radar. I do agree that protected fighters are an issue with boxing, but it is without a doubt going to affect the MMA industry more and more in the future as sponsorship increases.