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Because boxing is a minor sport in comparison. Way to many billions at stake in football and rugby.

• dmurray 5y ago
  Boxing is one of the biggest sports in the world. Rugby is pretty niche.
  • phaemon 5y ago
    That's completely wrong I'm afraid. In terms of popularity (number of fans) Rugby is about as popular as American Football, at around 9th most popular sport. The top two are 1. Association Football (aka soccer), 2. Cricket Boxing doesn't make the top 10.
    • pessimizer 5y ago
      The rise of MMA severely damaged the popularity of boxing.