Comments on: Does Anyone Care About Boxing Anymore? http://www.jesseliebman.com/2009/11/13/does-anyone-care-about-boxing-anymore/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:38:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tim http://www.jesseliebman.com/2009/11/13/does-anyone-care-about-boxing-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Tim Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:39:37 +0000 http://www.jesseliebman.com/?p=883#comment-349 I agree with the others that pay-per-view has had a huge affect in turning people away from boxing. I mean, go flip channels on Saturday night. CBS has free MMA fights, but you can't find boxing anywhere. The other thing on my mind is that guys today are divas. They're not talented, disciplined, or smart enough to sock the other guy in the face and knock him out. Instead, they have to employ these sissy kicks and elbow jabs. What the heck is that all about? When I was a kid, if I would've tried a leg sweep in a fight, I would've been laughed out of town. There's something inherently manly about a hard jab or upper-cut in the other guy's kisser. For whatever reason, today's divas have lost that. We should all be worried that MMA fighters would rather hump each other on the mat than punch each other in the face. Just sayin'... I agree with the others that pay-per-view has had a huge affect in turning people away from boxing. I mean, go flip channels on Saturday night. CBS has free MMA fights, but you can’t find boxing anywhere.

The other thing on my mind is that guys today are divas. They’re not talented, disciplined, or smart enough to sock the other guy in the face and knock him out. Instead, they have to employ these sissy kicks and elbow jabs. What the heck is that all about? When I was a kid, if I would’ve tried a leg sweep in a fight, I would’ve been laughed out of town. There’s something inherently manly about a hard jab or upper-cut in the other guy’s kisser. For whatever reason, today’s divas have lost that. We should all be worried that MMA fighters would rather hump each other on the mat than punch each other in the face. Just sayin’…

]]> By: Jesse Liebman http://www.jesseliebman.com/2009/11/13/does-anyone-care-about-boxing-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Jesse Liebman Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:02:16 +0000 http://www.jesseliebman.com/?p=883#comment-348 I completely agree Sam! Pay-per-view has forced the little guy out which has caused viewership to decrease. Which is why the UFC is so remarkable. They have fights that cost sometimes more than $50 yet people are willing to buy it. I guess the local sports bar is the only source for viewers to see fights anymore. I completely agree Sam! Pay-per-view has forced the little guy out which has caused viewership to decrease. Which is why the UFC is so remarkable. They have fights that cost sometimes more than $50 yet people are willing to buy it. I guess the local sports bar is the only source for viewers to see fights anymore.

]]> By: Sam Felsenfeld http://www.jesseliebman.com/2009/11/13/does-anyone-care-about-boxing-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Sam Felsenfeld Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:54:47 +0000 http://www.jesseliebman.com/?p=883#comment-347 I'd watch a big fight if I didn't have to pay $50 to see it. The NFL wouldn't be very big if every big game cost $20 to watch. Maybe it's just me and the place I'm in (three small kids draining all my resources), but if I want to watch the best of the best, boxing is the only sport that costs money like that. When I was a kid, I watched Mike Tyson on HBO. If every good fight was on HBO, I'd subscribe and watch them. I’d watch a big fight if I didn’t have to pay $50 to see it. The NFL wouldn’t be very big if every big game cost $20 to watch. Maybe it’s just me and the place I’m in (three small kids draining all my resources), but if I want to watch the best of the best, boxing is the only sport that costs money like that. When I was a kid, I watched Mike Tyson on HBO. If every good fight was on HBO, I’d subscribe and watch them.

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