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Bonedwarf · 01-27-2004, 03:03 AM

The problem these days is money. Baseball, football, they all pay big bucks. More accurately HUGE bucks if you get to the big leagues.

And the fact is boxings structure is bizarre. How many governing bodies are there? All with slightly different rulesets etc... When someone goes to a baseball game, they know 3 strikes and the players out, 4 balls and he gets a walk etc...

With boxing, when a boxer goes down... "Okay, is the 3 knockdown rule in effect with this match or not?"

Too many cooks spoil the broth as the old cliche goes...

If nothing else, there needs to be more big name boxing on free TV. And not 3 weeks after the event.

01-27-2004, 03:03 AM	#7
Bonedwarf All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,339	The problem these days is money. Baseball, football, they all pay big bucks. More accurately HUGE bucks if you get to the big leagues. And the fact is boxings structure is bizarre. How many governing bodies are there? All with slightly different rulesets etc... When someone goes to a baseball game, they know 3 strikes and the players out, 4 balls and he gets a walk etc... With boxing, when a boxer goes down... "Okay, is the 3 knockdown rule in effect with this match or not?" Too many cooks spoil the broth as the old cliche goes... If nothing else, there needs to be more big name boxing on free TV. And not 3 weeks after the event.