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> Boxing fans (and non-fans) are aware that getting hit in the head a lot is bad, but there aren't enough boxing fans in the US to fill a single NFL stadium, mu
by thaumasiotes 3y ago
> Boxing fans (and non-fans) are aware that getting hit in the head a lot is bad, but there aren't enough boxing fans in the US to fill a single NFL stadium, much less 16 a week.
There used to be. Boxing used to be huge. I've seen the theory floated that the reason boxing died as a spectator sport was precisely that all the fans got to watch their heroes lose their minds.
- bjourne 3y agoNah, boxing is huge outside of the US. The lack of interest is due to the lack of good American boxers. After Mayweather retired there haven't been much.
- coffeebeqn 3y agoDid they all go to MMA? There have been a lot of fighters in the last 10 years with great boxing in addition to their other skills. Someone like O’Malley or Pereira probably would’ve done fine in boxing if that was his only focus