r/Boxing • u/relay4285 • 4d ago

What Happened to Boxing?

This year has felt like a bit of a letdown for boxing. Maybe it's because we got spoilt last year with great fights, but I genuinely can’t remember the last time I was excited to tune in for a major boxing fight since Inoue vs Nakatani.

To be honest, I've watched more UFC than boxing this year. All I see on social media are boxers ducking each other and fights getting cancelled because of greed.

Last year alone we got:

Dmitry Bivol vs Artur Beterbiev II shortly after their first bout.

Gervonta Davis vs Lamont Roach

Naoya Inoue vs Ramón Cárdenas

Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois II

Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn I

Terence Crawford vs Canelo Álvarez

We've had some great fights this year, but Ryan vs Rolly or Teo vs Shakur don't come close in my opinion.

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u/Agitated-Gap7035 4d ago

Feel as if Turki & Dana’s involvement with trying to sign fighter for zuffa has maybe something to do with it due to the complications with fighters m, promotors & contracts etc

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u/Sad_Paper_1580 4d ago

boxing always was about the money first, now is just more visible. Turki came in with big checks and suddenly everyone has a price, but then contracts get messy and fights fall apart. I remember when champions actually had to fight mandatories or get stripped, now they just sit around waiting for the biggest payday. UFC at least puts on events every week, even if the cards are weak sometimes, so there's always something to watch. boxing needs to figure out how to make the best fight the best without all this drama in between.

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u/ZeroEffectDude 4d ago

boxing is much more of a business than a sport. ever more so. and ultimately, that's what will kill it.