Big Boxing Thread

[Woodsey]

Haye was covering the fight for someone, and decided to enforce his own agenda.

Earlier last night there was some boxing on Channel 5.  In complete contrast to Chisora and Haye, Kid Galahad and Jason Booth summed up what boxing is meant to be about.  Galahad won by a huge margin (after being hit by a wild overhand from Booth and suffering from a flash knockdown in the first), but the two showed each other respect at the end, as did both corners.  It was a cracking fight and the two fighters conducted themselves admirably. 

They should be the ones commanding the ridiculous purses the heavyweights manage to command.

Your probably right, but me and the rest of the uneducated boxing fans would rather watch a couple of massive biffers at least pretend they are gonna knock each other out, they might not but we the hope they will. Far better than watching a couple of skinny arsed featherweights dicking about even if its technically a great fight.

Its the truth mate and you know it.

[The Camel]

I hate boxing.

What has happened over the last couple of days was inevitable eventually.

It's the fault of the scumbag promoters, Warren, Hearn, King etc.

Chisora is clearly a nutter and went too far, but the boundaries have been stretched to the limits by the money men desperate to hype up non event fights to try and make as much money as possible.

Boxing exploits young men trying to get out of poverty.

The whole game is a sickening pantomime.

I hate boxing.

[Ironside]

I hate boxing.

What has happened over the last couple of days was inevitable eventually.

It's the fault of the scumbag promoters, Warren, Hearn, King etc.

Chisora is clearly a nutter and went too far, but the boundaries have been stretched to the limits by the money men desperate to hype up non event fights to try and make as much money as possible.

Boxing exploits young men trying to get out of poverty.

The whole game is a sickening pantomime.

I hate boxing.

get off the fence tell us what you really think

[The Camel]

I hate boxing.

What has happened over the last couple of days was inevitable eventually.

It's the fault of the scumbag promoters, Warren, Hearn, King etc.

Chisora is clearly a nutter and went too far, but the boundaries have been stretched to the limits by the money men desperate to hype up non event fights to try and make as much money as possible.

Boxing exploits young men trying to get out of poverty.

The whole game is a sickening pantomime.

I hate boxing.

get off the fence tell us what you really think

What I really think is boxing should be banned.

[Solaris]

I hate boxing.

What has happened over the last couple of days was inevitable eventually.

It's the fault of the scumbag promoters, Warren, Hearn, King etc.

Chisora is clearly a nutter and went too far, but the boundaries have been stretched to the limits by the money men desperate to hype up non event fights to try and make as much money as possible.

Boxing exploits young men trying to get out of poverty.

The whole game is a sickening pantomime.

I hate boxing.

get off the fence tell us what you really think

What I really think is boxing should be banned.

MMA fan?

[mondatoo]

When Mayweather v Pacquiou doesn't happen I agree with banning it.

[The Camel]

I hate boxing.

What has happened over the last couple of days was inevitable eventually.

It's the fault of the scumbag promoters, Warren, Hearn, King etc.

Chisora is clearly a nutter and went too far, but the boundaries have been stretched to the limits by the money men desperate to hype up non event fights to try and make as much money as possible.

Boxing exploits young men trying to get out of poverty.

The whole game is a sickening pantomime.

I hate boxing.

get off the fence tell us what you really think

What I really think is boxing should be banned.

MMA fan?

Even worse than boxing.

[AndrewT]

Heavyweight boxing is now basically WWE - I was half expecting Frank Warren to distract the referee whilst Chisora hit Klitchko with a chair.

[Ironside]

Heavyweight boxing is now basically WWE - I was half expecting Frank Warren to distract the referee whilst Chisora hit Klitchko with a chair.

dont talk rubbish wwe is much more realistic

[kinboshi]

Haye was covering the fight for someone, and decided to enforce his own agenda.

Earlier last night there was some boxing on Channel 5.  In complete contrast to Chisora and Haye, Kid Galahad and Jason Booth summed up what boxing is meant to be about.  Galahad won by a huge margin (after being hit by a wild overhand from Booth and suffering from a flash knockdown in the first), but the two showed each other respect at the end, as did both corners.  It was a cracking fight and the two fighters conducted themselves admirably. 

They should be the ones commanding the ridiculous purses the heavyweights manage to command.

Your probably right, but me and the rest of the uneducated boxing fans would rather watch a couple of massive biffers at least pretend they are gonna knock each other out, they might not but we the hope they will. Far better than watching a couple of skinny arsed featherweights dicking about even if its technically a great fight.

Its the truth mate and you know it.

Don't really care what uneducated fans want to watch.  Wrestling gets massive numbers watching it, and if non-fight fans who tune in to watch pantomime they should stick with wrestling.

It's sad that it's always been the case the heavyweights are the marquee bouts, when technically the standard has always been below fighters of the lower divisions.

[AdamM]

MMA FTW

[scotty2hatty]

I hate boxing.

What has happened over the last couple of days was inevitable eventually.

It's the fault of the scumbag promoters, Warren, Hearn, King etc.

Chisora is clearly a nutter and went too far, but the boundaries have been stretched to the limits by the money men desperate to hype up non event fights to try and make as much money as possible.

Boxing exploits young men trying to get out of poverty.

The whole game is a sickening pantomime.

I hate boxing.

get off the fence tell us what you really think

What I really think is boxing should be banned.

MMA fan?

Even worse than boxing.

Nonsense

[MintTrav]

Haye was covering the fight for someone, and decided to enforce his own agenda.

Earlier last night there was some boxing on Channel 5.  In complete contrast to Chisora and Haye, Kid Galahad and Jason Booth summed up what boxing is meant to be about.  Galahad won by a huge margin (after being hit by a wild overhand from Booth and suffering from a flash knockdown in the first), but the two showed each other respect at the end, as did both corners.  It was a cracking fight and the two fighters conducted themselves admirably. 

They should be the ones commanding the ridiculous purses the heavyweights manage to command.

Your probably right, but me and the rest of the uneducated boxing fans would rather watch a couple of massive biffers at least pretend they are gonna knock each other out, they might not but we the hope they will. Far better than watching a couple of skinny arsed featherweights dicking about even if its technically a great fight.

Its the truth mate and you know it.

Don't really care what uneducated fans want to watch.  Wrestling gets massive numbers watching it, and if non-fight fans who tune in to watch pantomime they should stick with wrestling.

It's sad that it's always been the case the heavyweights are the marquee bouts, when technically the standard has always been below fighters of the lower divisions.

Sport is part of the entertainment industry, so it's all about what people enjoy seeing, not what is the best technically. There are plenty of entertainers who earn disproportionate amounts compared to others who are arguably better technically at what they do. People enjoy watching heavyweights more than other boxers, so they are willing to pay more and the participants earn more money. Sometimes the welterweight/middleweight level becomes very entertaining and there has been a succession of high-profile high-earning boxers at that level who were rewarded for their ability/entertainment value. Ultimately, though, virtually everyone who watches boxing wants to watch the heavyweights, even bad ones, but very few want to watch good bantamweights. So the lighter weights get paid what they are worth, which is measured by how many people want to watch them, not how technical they are.

[kinboshi]

Haye was covering the fight for someone, and decided to enforce his own agenda.

Earlier last night there was some boxing on Channel 5.  In complete contrast to Chisora and Haye, Kid Galahad and Jason Booth summed up what boxing is meant to be about.  Galahad won by a huge margin (after being hit by a wild overhand from Booth and suffering from a flash knockdown in the first), but the two showed each other respect at the end, as did both corners.  It was a cracking fight and the two fighters conducted themselves admirably. 

They should be the ones commanding the ridiculous purses the heavyweights manage to command.

Your probably right, but me and the rest of the uneducated boxing fans would rather watch a couple of massive biffers at least pretend they are gonna knock each other out, they might not but we the hope they will. Far better than watching a couple of skinny arsed featherweights dicking about even if its technically a great fight.

Its the truth mate and you know it.

Don't really care what uneducated fans want to watch.  Wrestling gets massive numbers watching it, and if non-fight fans who tune in to watch pantomime they should stick with wrestling.

It's sad that it's always been the case the heavyweights are the marquee bouts, when technically the standard has always been below fighters of the lower divisions.

Sport is part of the entertainment industry, so it's all about what people enjoy seeing, not what is the best technically. There are plenty of entertainers who earn disproportionate amounts compared to others who are arguably better technically at what they do. People enjoy watching heavyweights more than other boxers, so they are willing to pay more and the participants earn more money. Sometimes the welterweight/middleweight level becomes very entertaining and there has been a succession of high-profile high-earning boxers at that level who were rewarded for their ability/entertainment value. Ultimately, though, virtually everyone who watches boxing wants to watch the heavyweights, even bad ones, but very few want to watch good bantamweights. So the lighter weights get paid what they are worth, which is measured by how many people want to watch them, not how technical they are.

So not "boxing" fans then, just "heavyweight world title fight" fans?

[MANTIS01]

Heavyweight division will always get the glory from boxing fans because they're the biggest baddest gladiators in the sport of fighting. A small guy might be more technically gifted but ultimately he still gets knocked cold by the big guy in a fight. Just like how the 100m sprint champ has the glory of being the fastest in the world in the sport of running. Other sprinters might be technically better but the public wont be as interested in the slower guys with nice stride patterns.