The internet has ruined boxing

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Sklar
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The internet has ruined boxing

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e.g. way more people will watch Peter McDonagh, Clifton Mitchell et al acting like twats at the weigh in yesterday than will watch Fury v Parker tonight.
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Sklar wrote:e.g. way more people will watch Peter McDonagh, Clifton Mitchell et al acting like twats at the weigh in yesterday than will watch Fury v Parker tonight.

If a boring bastard like Hughie Fury is a champion then boxing really is ruined.
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Sklar wrote:e.g. way more people will watch Peter McDonagh, Clifton Mitchell et al acting like twats at the weigh in yesterday than will watch Fury v Parker tonight.
I did not watch it but I will watch Parker/Fury. Is not internet, its people.
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According to Hennessy/the Furys, the internet is the future of boxing :o
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Boxerbeetle wrote:According to Hennessy/the Furys, the internet is the future of boxing :o

They said that about Hughie :lol: got their finger on the pulse
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Boxerbeetle wrote:According to Hennessy/the Furys, the internet is the future of boxing :o
Hennessy also said that he was a visionary. :oo
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Sklar wrote:e.g. way more people will watch Peter McDonagh, Clifton Mitchell et al acting like twats at the weigh in yesterday than will watch Fury v Parker tonight.
I didn't think Clifton did much wrong just told the Parker Team to be careful, backed them off reasonably then it calmed down.

if anything Singletons been acting up all week from what I saw
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Boxerbeetle wrote:According to Hennessy/the Furys, the internet is the future of boxing :o
It probably is, they might just be a little bit ahead of their time. My kids only ever watch stuff online.
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The success of a product is down to the demand. Hughie Fury on Youtube PPV flopping doesnt mean that the platform or idea is wrong, would just mean that its the wrong platform for his limited appeal.

If Joshua v Klitschko was on youtube ppv it would be a success, same with Mayweather v McGregor etc. I would argue that its possibly a good platform for someone with enough popularity, on this ocassion that may not be the case. Fury would probably be better with a channel where an audience may just stumble by when flicking through the channels.
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mickey1975 wrote:
Boxerbeetle wrote:According to Hennessy/the Furys, the internet is the future of boxing :o
It probably is, they might just be a little bit ahead of their time. My kids only ever watch stuff online.
Not ahead, behind. Youtube is FREE! The demographic that watches youtube isnt used paying for the content. This is a case of someone with old mentality misusing new medium. They should have streamed it for free and monetize it through advertising.
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Tarkus wrote:
mickey1975 wrote:
Boxerbeetle wrote:According to Hennessy/the Furys, the internet is the future of boxing :o
It probably is, they might just be a little bit ahead of their time. My kids only ever watch stuff online.
Not ahead, behind. Youtube is FREE! The demographic that watches youtube isnt used paying for the content. This is a case of someone with old mentality misusing new medium. They should have streamed it for free and monetize it through advertising.
Correct :TU:
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Post by TheLeprechaun »

MMA has taken over completely. There are simply more people who watch the UFC events than the boxing events.

I watched UFC Japan last night and it was a very enjoyable night. Branch vs Rockhold card last week was awesome too.

We're old school and probably don't like change much so we'll continue to be hardcore boxing fans but personally I'm more and more switching to MMA.

Too many farces in boxing. You rarely get MMA headline fights where you know that one guy is coming to completely stink the joint out like Hughie is tonight. I was reluctant to get into MMA and I regret that now. Call me old fashioned I guess but It's very enjoyable and watchable.
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Emmseegee wrote:The success of a product is down to the demand. Hughie Fury on Youtube PPV flopping doesnt mean that the platform or idea is wrong, would just mean that its the wrong platform for his limited appeal.

If Joshua v Klitschko was on youtube ppv it would be a success, same with Mayweather v McGregor etc. I would argue that its possibly a good platform for someone with enough popularity, on this ocassion that may not be the case. Fury would probably be better with a channel where an audience may just stumble by when flicking through the channels.
asian babes?
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rhino222 wrote:
Emmseegee wrote:The success of a product is down to the demand. Hughie Fury on Youtube PPV flopping doesnt mean that the platform or idea is wrong, would just mean that its the wrong platform for his limited appeal.

If Joshua v Klitschko was on youtube ppv it would be a success, same with Mayweather v McGregor etc. I would argue that its possibly a good platform for someone with enough popularity, on this ocassion that may not be the case. Fury would probably be better with a channel where an audience may just stumble by when flicking through the channels.
asian babes?
Still a tough sell at £15. :lol:
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YouTube is handy for catching up with fighters you haven't seen before.
But I prefer the big telly and HD for the big fights. I barely get cell reception, broadband is a distant dream :verysad:
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name me a time when boxing has had top fights every week, involving every nation from around the world in every weight ?
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YouTube could be the way in the future especially worldwide so hard to secure broadcasters in multiple countries with YouTube anyone in the word with internet can access it and there's not many TVs without it built in nowadays
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Emmseegee wrote:The success of a product is down to the demand. Hughie Fury on Youtube PPV flopping doesnt mean that the platform or idea is wrong, would just mean that its the wrong platform for his limited appeal.

If Joshua v Klitschko was on youtube ppv it would be a success, same with Mayweather v McGregor etc. I would argue that its possibly a good platform for someone with enough popularity, on this ocassion that may not be the case. Fury would probably be better with a channel where an audience may just stumble by when flicking through the channels.
This :TU:
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KiwiRider wrote:YouTube is handy for catching up with fighters you haven't seen before.
But I prefer the big telly and HD for the big fights. I barely get cell reception, broadband is a distant dream :verysad:
You get HD and a big screen if you have a smart TV.
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Sklar wrote:e.g. way more people will watch Peter McDonagh, Clifton Mitchell et al acting like twats at the weigh in yesterday than will watch Fury v Parker tonight.
Clifton is always at the centre of some BS - he's built a nice firm and is seemingly desperate to let everybody know he's the bossman at every opportunity
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Tomasino wrote:
Sklar wrote:e.g. way more people will watch Peter McDonagh, Clifton Mitchell et al acting like twats at the weigh in yesterday than will watch Fury v Parker tonight.

If a boring bastard like Hughie Fury is a champion then boxing really is ruined.
A boring boxing having a bellt no one cares about won't do any harm.
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