To me, I don't see enough top draws to make it happen on any kind of continual basis. In the 70's, stadium shows seemed to be somewhat of a trend, with Foreman-Frazier (Kingston, Jamaica), Foreman-Norton (Caracas), Ali-Foreman (in Zaire), Ali-Norton 3 (Yankee Stadium), and Ali vs Spinks 2 (at the Superdome). But those fights were at a time when boxing was very popular as the hw division ruled the sport, while there was much less emphasis placed upon the lower weight classes. In ‘79, a new era emerged for big $ fights in the lower weight classes when Leonard fought Benitez for the welterweight title. It was the first fight below the hw division that paid each fighter $1 million. But even during the Fab 4 era in the 80s, stadium fights were few and far between, with Las Vegas and Atlantic City being the two main competing venues for superfights. However, there were some exceptions, with Leonard-Duran 1 held at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in ’80 and the rematch being fought 5 months later at the Superdome. Another was Pryor-Arguello 1 (on HBO), which was held in 1982 at the Orange Bowl in Miami. There have been significant fights held at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas as well. One of the biggest draws in the US that I can remember was Whitaker-Chavez in ’93 (a then-record crowd that drew about 60,000) in San Antonio. I just don't see many matchups today drawing those kind of numbers, with the possible exception of Canelo-Benevidez. i think that fight would attract a sizeable fanbase at either Dallas’ Stadium or at the Raiders’ Stadium in Las Vegas. However, I'm just not quite sure if those fighters have enough crossover appeal to attract enough casual fans to break any of the previous attendance records. But, it's possible.
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I think as long as they hold boxing matches in facilities that are somewhat large inside, that's all matters.
To me, I don't see enough top draws to make it happen on any kind of continual basis. In the 70's, stadium shows seemed to be somewhat of a trend, with Foreman-Frazier (Kingston, Jamaica), Foreman-Norton (Caracas), Ali-Foreman (in Zaire), Ali-Norton 3 (Yankee Stadium), and Ali vs Spinks 2 (at the Superdome). But those fights were at a time when boxing was very popular as the hw division ruled the sport, while there was much less emphasis placed upon the lower weight classes. In ‘79, a new era emerged for big $ fights in the lower weight classes when Leonard fought Benitez for the welterweight title. It was the first fight below the hw division that paid each fighter $1 million. But even during the Fab 4 era in the 80s, stadium fights were few and far between, with Las Vegas and Atlantic City being the two main competing venues for superfights. However, there were some exceptions, with Leonard-Duran 1 held at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in ’80 and the rematch being fought 5 months later at the Superdome. Another was Pryor-Arguello 1 (on HBO), which was held in 1982 at the Orange Bowl in Miami. There have been significant fights held at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas as well. One of the biggest draws in the US that I can remember was Whitaker-Chavez in ’93 (a then-record crowd that drew about 60,000) in San Antonio. I just don't see many matchups today drawing those kind of numbers, with the possible exception of Canelo-Benevidez. i think that fight would attract a sizeable fanbase at either Dallas’ Stadium or at the Raiders’ Stadium in Las Vegas. However, I'm just not quite sure if those fighters have enough crossover appeal to attract enough casual fans to break any of the previous attendance records. But, it's possible.
I think the overpriced ppv is probably killing boxing.
the ppv would be crazy
Do you like watching boxing matches and fights in general?
@Billlewis my brothers and dad always watch it so i kinda got force to learn it lol
That's wonderful! I think women who are into pugilistic events are awesome;)