Actually, most of the sports are boring to watch. Everything is about context. Football is more entertaining than fencing? Go to a Sunday local game against

Actually, most of the sports are boring to watch. Everything is about context. Football is more entertaining than fencing? Go to a Sunday local game against two amateur teams where the only attendance is you and one of the player's uncle and you have to stay standing up next to the field while its pouring rain. Then go to a fencing contest with 100+ people in attendance, music and a great speaker. Now tell me which one looks more entertaining? I used to think like you, until I watched big darts tournaments and curling with a great speaker. It went from "uh, who watches darts? it's stupid!" to "quiet, I'm watching darts!". That's also why, depending on the country, popular sports are not the same, because they developped a culture and know how to make it entertaining.