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I've never been into boxing or followed it, so I don't really know, but many have said that the sport is dying and that the rise of MMA is a big part of it.  Is there still a large interest in boxing? Is it more popular in the USA than anywhere else? Does anyone here follow boxing?  Seems the only thing anyone watches is these gimmick fights like Jake Paul vs Tyson.  Let's discuss it. 

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I don't know that it's dying necessarily, but it's popularity has declined, but appears to have levelled out.  I think the heavyweight title fights still tend to be the most popular, but that's just my perception; it may not be true.  Does anyone know what the pull was from the last big boxing PPV?

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Nope!! Might appear that way for some but I don’t think boxing is dying at all!! It does seem that boxing needs a shot in the arm of excitement, like it recently had with the Logan VS Tyson fight, even though that fight didn’t live up to its hype. 

True blue boxing fans will still fill the seats while the others might not fill the seats. Boxing isn’t going anywhere!!

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I don't think boxing is dying, as it is. I think, like Bob says, that it just needs something to inject it with interest. Say what you want about Jake Paul, but he has been good for boxing. People want to see him win or lose and will buy tickets/PPV to watch him fight. I just think we need more larger than life personalities. Fury comes to mind, people love to watch him fight, but we need more. For my part, I've never been a big watcher of fighting, but I do love to participate. Boxing is fun to do, even if I get bored watching it.

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Yes, boxing is dying.  And the fans, by way of social media, have ruined it.

First, there's the highly controversial strategy employed by Floyd Mayweather.  Some fans long for the days of the Hagler vs Hearns style slugfest, the other fans savor "the sweet science" and tell the former they know nothing about boxing.  Second, there's the thinly veiled racism among the fans all over social media in boxing discourse.

Who wants to feel like the dignity of one's own ethnic group is riding on a particular boxing match, or like only certain people have the right to watch the sport or discuss with others?  Why bother with any of this?  Again, this is on the fans.  The fighters themselves didn't put anyone up to this.

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I'm not sure it's dying. I'll watch it sometimes, but it's not my favorite thing to watch 

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i'm interested to read the above as i wonder how much people's location factors into this discussion. From my perspective boxing actually seems healthier now than it has been for years - the Saudi money coming in has led to loads of massive fights taking place this year as they won't settle for Champs taking silly defences against a tomato can. They pay premium money and expect top level fighters. From the UK perspective there have been loads of big fights taking place, not least Fury vs Usyk this year (plus Beterbiev vs Bivol etc).

I would say that there aren't quite as many high name recognition top top top level american fighters anymore as there used to be: to my mind it is really Terence Crawford (who doesn't get huge gates), Devin Haney (not that popular either), Shakur Stevenson and Tank Davis, with Davis being the biggest money draw but with legal issues. (i know there are plenty more good fighters but these are the ones that come immediately to mind as at top world level). For me this is quite a change as i grew up with the majority of the top fighters being American or at the least US based (the mexican champs etc.)

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On an amateur level, it's thriving! At least in my area in NJ. One of my long time coaches, at his club most of his students come for boxing. Another club up the road from me, that I trained at a few years ago, is strictly boxing and still active.

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