Anyone remember Boxing ???

[The Dad Fisherman]

The real problem is its now all Pay per View.....gone are the days of Boxing on Wide World of Sports or on a Friday Night on TV......so much less exposure for the sport so nobody watches it.

[afterhours]

not quite sure why it died....used to love watching the marvelous one. his 4 rounder vs tommy hearns was super. that loss to srl was a sham...ali vs frazier fights were right up there...thriller in manilla...it's a different world now ( not all for the better).

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

The real problem is its now all Pay per View.....gone are the days of Boxing on Wide World of Sports or on a Friday Night on TV......so much less exposure for the sport so nobody watches it.

Check out Friday Night Fights on ESPN. Not a lot of recognizable names, but some very good fights with guys trying to move up the ladder and some guys trying to keep their careers alive.

ESPN Friday Night Fights Schedule 2010

HBO also has some good fights and some good coverage leading up to the big fights, but it's a subscriber service. Pavlik v. Martinez coming up in April should be a great fight. Also, Cotto v. Foreman in June should be a good one on HBO.

Showtime has some decent fights too, but I don't subscribe so I'm not sure what's on their schedule.

[Dad 818]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

The real problem is its now all Pay per View.....gone are the days of Boxing on Wide World of Sports or on a Friday Night on TV......so much less exposure for the sport so nobody watches it.

Remember sitting in the living room watching Wide World of Sports with my dad. Seemed like there was a fight on almost every weekend. Holmes, Mancini, Dokes, Weaver.