Boxing is in trouble. Bring on the girls.
Filed in: Ed's blog spot
Many peace-loving souls may be pleased to hear that boxing as a spectator sport is in trouble. The days of crowd-pulling Ali v Foreman contests are over, attendances are dropping, TV revenue is falling, and blockbuster household star names are becoming increasingly thin on the ground. In fact the main claim to fame for boxing today is its influence on underwear - shorts.
Thank goodness that such a barbaric sport with more federations than fighters is going downhill fast. Now there is an opportunity to sit back and watch some really noble and civilised entertainment - like girls fighting on Youtube and extreme fighters beating the holy crap out of each other, no holds barred.
I watched the hideous bout between two members of the fairer sex who were videoed beating the snot out of each other at school, egged on by class mates. Not particularly tasteful and artistic, no ringside doctors in attendance, but at least the two girls put on a great show, and it is hard to beat that sort of free entertainment.
And then there is extreme fighting where every bout is brutal and bloody, but at least the baying crowds are left breathless and pumped up. Yes, those guys fighting in cages offer real bang for your buck.
Contrast those two examples of high octane scrapping with a slo-mo lo energy boxing match that I saw earlier this week. I don't hang around sports bars normally, but Mrs Ed was away and I was being a bachelor, chomping on turkey legs while watching the big fight. Jeez, to think someone paid to broadcast two oversize barrels with broken noses lumbering around the ring swinging and stumbling, trying to look pugilistic. Not impressed, and I felt like asking for a proportion of my meal money back to compensate me for the waste of eyesight.
So, after experiencing that level of ringside boredom,I would have to say that boxing is great yawn TV, and if fight promoters are going to stay in business, they need to think of alternative forms of combat.
Pondering the possibilities, I wonder if extreme schoolgirl fighting will ever be the rage? Any volunteers? Coming from a playground near you...
Or perhaps they should channel the violence in shopping malls and promote freestyle mall brawls. Offer prizes of a 10 minute supermarket shopping spree. With the way food prices are heading, that is no mean prize, and winners would probably end up with a higher net worth than Mike Tyson has now. Any ideas?
Thank goodness that such a barbaric sport with more federations than fighters is going downhill fast. Now there is an opportunity to sit back and watch some really noble and civilised entertainment - like girls fighting on Youtube and extreme fighters beating the holy crap out of each other, no holds barred.
Girls video fight
I watched the hideous bout between two members of the fairer sex who were videoed beating the snot out of each other at school, egged on by class mates. Not particularly tasteful and artistic, no ringside doctors in attendance, but at least the two girls put on a great show, and it is hard to beat that sort of free entertainment.
Extreme fighting
And then there is extreme fighting where every bout is brutal and bloody, but at least the baying crowds are left breathless and pumped up. Yes, those guys fighting in cages offer real bang for your buck.
Extremely boring fighting
Contrast those two examples of high octane scrapping with a slo-mo lo energy boxing match that I saw earlier this week. I don't hang around sports bars normally, but Mrs Ed was away and I was being a bachelor, chomping on turkey legs while watching the big fight. Jeez, to think someone paid to broadcast two oversize barrels with broken noses lumbering around the ring swinging and stumbling, trying to look pugilistic. Not impressed, and I felt like asking for a proportion of my meal money back to compensate me for the waste of eyesight.
So, after experiencing that level of ringside boredom,I would have to say that boxing is great yawn TV, and if fight promoters are going to stay in business, they need to think of alternative forms of combat.
A couple of fighting options
Pondering the possibilities, I wonder if extreme schoolgirl fighting will ever be the rage? Any volunteers? Coming from a playground near you...
Or perhaps they should channel the violence in shopping malls and promote freestyle mall brawls. Offer prizes of a 10 minute supermarket shopping spree. With the way food prices are heading, that is no mean prize, and winners would probably end up with a higher net worth than Mike Tyson has now. Any ideas?
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