
Originally Posted by
jamiebhoy
I agree with a lot of what you are saying there Jaz, I think the problem is that people remember what boxing was like in terms of coverage in newspapers and television back in the good old days.
When I was in my 20's there were fights on TV all the time, there was no Foxtel,Sky, Cable etc . ITV ran the fight night show and the BBC had boxing on too.
The very good point you make is the marketing of ethnic fighters and how it's very much based on their success. How many of the young Asian guys tuning in to watch Khan will do the same for JMM,Pac etc.
It's a point proven on this very sight that we see certain people post only when a certain fighter is in action ( I don't need to name the fighter right !!) When these guys are not in action or have walked away there will be a great gap in those ethnic groups unless the start to embrace the fight as a whole.
I also know that some of the casual fight fans I know use the argument that they no longer know who's who with all the different belts and weights so that's another reason they lose interest.
Nice response Jaz.
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