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I can't say I love boxing, but I do enjoy it. I don't watch a lot of fights because I can't get into 2 nobodies fighting and my knowledge of the "game" and it's strategy is limited. I feel a twinge of guilt when enjoying boxing because the true object of the game is to pummel your opponent into a mass of jelly. (Sort of like football and hockey with their concussions).
I read books on the game and some of the best sport books are about boxing. I think they rank #2 in sports books in my mind (behind baseball). I love boxing movies and I think "Body and Soul" starring John Garfield is the greatest of the bunch with the best fighting scenes.
Anyhow, I too miss the discussions that there used to be. They seem to have dried up. Have the people who sparked the discussions disappeared? Where is Cap's website (one of the greatest I've ever seen)?
And (don't start a sentence with "and") how do you make money off a game with a limited potential market? How many boxing fans are there out there? And of those boxing fans, how many know how to use a computer? And who the hell knows about this game? And why spend the money on marketing (put an ad in Ring Magazine) if you don't think the ROI is worth it.
There is a potential great game lurking here inside all these years of "messing" around. I'm not rich (far from it), but if you charged $50 for a great game I would buy it. I think many would so I think a lot of your future revenue must come from the "old guys" who love to live in the past (I used to be a Henry Cooper fan).
Let's get the game to the point where it's GREAT. Let us know what is needed by way of support. We can be the Green Bay Packers of the sports sim boxing world. I'd love to see this game reach it's potential and there is a hell of a lot of potential.
I know I wandered somewhat here and started sentences with "and". However, let's really get this show on the road. Maybe the new NBC contract to broadcast boxing will help. (Did Sugar Ray Leonard have a facelift?)
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