Well,I don't think there are any "depressing sports" really. Each sport requires a lot of skil if you want to reach the top,gotta respect that. I have no problem if other people prefer golf,soccer,baseball,tennis or whatever.....different strokes for different folks. The REAL problem is not the popularity of those and other sports but the fact that these sports do a much better job of reaching out to their potential audience. Every tennis,golf or soccer  fan knows what the most important events are and who won them. In boxing we don't even know for sure who the real heavyweight champ is. In fact,if you live in,say Germany you might be excused for thinking that Sven Ottke is the most important fighter of the last ten years. 99% of the people out there simply haven't got a clue,and it ain't their fault but the blame must go completely to the way boxing is organized and presented. If we would have,say eight weight divisions again and only one universally recognized champ per division,and all their fights could be viewed by everyone the world over for free I don't doubt for a minute that boxing would be in the top 5 of the most popular sports again in no time.

Quote Originally Posted by boyla
The only boxing i get to see in the uk is on way too late 2-3am ect on ch4 and 5, even the bbc doesnt show boxing at a primetime slot and it is usualy amateurs..
I thought it was in the top 5 sports but now after you mention tennis and golf, two very depressing sports it lucky to be in the top 10
Sky Sports have good coverage, but my parents can not afford it
Eurosport is hit and miss some of the fighters shown are embarresment to be called boxers, however it shows some good fights and good delayed fights. It also got me into K-1 and mma which is awesome, shame they can only do 3 and 5 rounds