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WHO was that guy who used to stream fights here, anybody know who I'm talking about?

And is there a way to see who you gave rep out to?
 

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i can see that but there's always that argument of ppl saying there who is there in boxing when they're not giving any other fighters a chance to see what they're about

its not all the fans fault though. boxing should MAKE casual fans WANT to know who these fighters are...but they dont. only caring about promoting a handful of fighters. that doesnt perpetuate the sport, only force feeds and shoves particular fighters down your throat. if someone shoves something down your throat...literally...the natural reaction is to throw it back up. boxing has no real control and relies on smoke and mirrors. People are tuning in tonight to see Mayweather...whether they love him or hate him....either way, there is money made.
 

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its not all the fans fault though. boxing should MAKE casual fans WANT to know who these fighters are...but they dont. only caring about promoting a handful of fighters. that doesnt perpetuate the sport, only force feeds and shoves particular fighters down your throat. if someone shoves something down your throat...literally...the natural reaction is to throw it back up. boxing has no real control and relies on smoke and mirrors. People are tuning in tonight to see Mayweather...whether they love him or hate him....either way, there is money made.

The major reason for the loss of the casual boxing fans interest in non-superstar fighters is that boxing doesn't air on broadcast TV like it used to. It is hard as fukk to give good fighters the exposure they need to become stars in the general publics eyes when the only way to see them is on pay TV and PPV. If boxing was airing every Saturday afternoon on ABC, CBS or NBC then it would open things up for the creation of new stars.
 

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What y'all think o Mauro Ranallo as a boxing announcer?

I've been listening to him since Pride and I've always found him kind of embarassing but I've learned to tolerate him over the years.
 

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What y'all think o Mauro Ranallo as a boxing announcer?

I've been listening to him since Pride and I've always found him kind of embarassing but I've learned to tolerate him over the years.

I see people shyt on him all the time but I'll take that nikka over lampley any fukking day.
 

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The major reason for the loss of the casual boxing fans interest in non-superstar fighters is that boxing doesn't air on broadcast TV like it used to. It is hard as fukk to give good fighters the exposure they need to become stars in the general publics eyes when the only way to see them is on pay TV and PPV. If boxing was airing every Saturday afternoon on ABC, CBS or NBC then it would open things up for the creation of new stars.

this is true but it is also a cause/effect. network television relies on ratings. when pay tv saw they could manufacture stars and that would help build their subscriber base...that was pretty much the end of fighting on network tv. its trying to make a comeback...but the fight quality is very inconsistent. Bob has tried to produce good network tv productions and DK ventured into that briefly. Actually, DKP briefly tried tape delay on his PPV undercards through network tv...a great idea. The promoters like DKP and TR can do things like that because they own the television rights, but it has to be profitable to the networks or they will abort. You know networks will cancel tv shows that have good ratings so you know they will do it with boxing. When NBC brought boxing back a few years ago, it had good ratings from what I remember. GBP although they have the power to do so has no interest in anything like this looking from a short term perspective. I am not a fan of GBP, they are whats wrong with boxing but preach they are here to save you from the ills of the dinosaur promoters. DKP and TR do have an interest in network tv because they know thats where the "eyes" come from. We will see if GBP is interested.
 
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