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Peter Moore Blog: Is Boxing Dead?

07:53 PM - January 13, 2011 by Steve_OS

The President of EA Sports, Peter Moore has posted another blog, where he asks... Is Boxing Dead?

Of course he brings in a little Fight Night Champion flavor into the mix. Check it out.

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	"I hear the question often - Is boxing dead? My answer is always an emphatic no. Is the sport challenged by declining interest, a lack of bona fide superstars (sorry Manny) and the growth of mixed martial arts? Absolutely. Does the sport miss the dynamic legends of the past, like Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Holmes? Of course. As a lifetime fight fan, I will always remember as a young boy listening to the big fights from America on a transistor radio under my pillow at night. Those were the days when there was no bigger global sporting event than a world heavyweight championship fight. While title fights still routinely generate tens of millions of pay-per-view dollars and are watched by millions, the sport of boxing clearly is not the cultural fixture it once was. But, let me be clear, boxing�s not dead."

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# 21 BQ32 @ 01/14/11 05:26 PM

Boxing absolutely is not dead, and honestly as to why the declining interest pardon my opinion but I really believe a lot of you have it wrong. Some of the best fighters actually do fight the best opponants out there and the end of 2010 was chalk full of fantastic fights. Tell me who Serio Martinez did not want to fight. He beat the linear MW Champ and had two spectacular battles with the number 3 ranked p4p fighter. In January we are already getting the two premier 140lb fighters matching up and soon after the two premier bantamwieghts matching up in a p4p match that should be classic. Boxing is amazing right now with the fights they are putting on. The world does not end with Pac and Mayweather. Someone did mention about the popularity being linked to the heavyweight devision and there is a lot of truth in that. Americans like the fantasy of watching two gladiators that could brutalize most anyone they know, but to be honest I walk around at a pretty fit 240 with good athletisism and would have very little fear of being in a confrontation with pacman at 140-150, no matter how skillful. A prime tyson though and I would be inclined to run as fast as possible. I don't really feel MMA and particulary UFC impacting the sport that much, I have followed MMA from the beginning though still preffer Boxing I think thought they are a legitimate sport its crossover fanbase is more from the WWE than Boxing. Three big problems linger: 1. corruption in the sanctioning bodies and promoters really derail from the sports popularity. 2. too many weight classes and belts add confusion to the non hardcore fan as to who really is the man, the best, the champ. along with the abiltiy to manipulate those weight classes and belts. 3. lack of national media coverage by free channels and sporting news outlets such as espn. ESPN has thier own boxing show but don't even cover thier own fights on sportscenter. These things could be changed but until they do it is becoming more of a cult sport which is kind of cool anyway.

# 22 NYG_Meth @ 01/14/11 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BQ32


	Boxing absolutely is not dead, and honestly as to why the declining interest pardon my opinion but I really believe a lot of you have it wrong. Some of the best fighters actually do fight the best opponants out there and the end of 2010 was chalk full of fantastic fights. Tell me who Serio Martinez did not want to fight. He beat the linear MW Champ and had two spectacular battles with the number 3 ranked p4p fighter. In January we are already getting the two premier 140lb fighters matching up and soon after the two premier bantamwieghts matching up in a p4p match that should be classic. Boxing is amazing right now with the fights they are putting on. The world does not end with Pac and Mayweather. Someone did mention about the popularity being linked to the heavyweight devision and there is a lot of truth in that. Americans like the fantasy of watching two gladiators that could brutalize most anyone they know, but to be honest I walk around at a pretty fit 240 with good athletisism and would have very little fear of being in a confrontation with pacman at 140-150, no matter how skillful. A prime tyson though and I would be inclined to run as fast as possible. I don't really feel MMA and particulary UFC impacting the sport that much, I have followed MMA from the beginning though still preffer Boxing I think thought they are a legitimate sport its crossover fanbase is more from the WWE than Boxing. Three big problems linger: 1. corruption in the sanctioning bodies and promoters really derail from the sports popularity. 2. too many weight classes and belts add confusion to the non hardcore fan as to who really is the man, the best, the champ. along with the abiltiy to manipulate those weight classes and belts. 3. lack of national media coverage by free channels and sporting news outlets such as espn. ESPN has thier own boxing show but don't even cover thier own fights on sportscenter. These things could be changed but until they do it is becoming more of a cult sport which is kind of cool anyway.

240 is big, but tell me this again after going punch for punch with a world-class boxer, regardless of weight.

# 23 aholbert32 @ 01/14/11 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BQ32


	Boxing absolutely is not dead, and honestly as to why the declining interest pardon my opinion but I really believe a lot of you have it wrong. Some of the best fighters actually do fight the best opponants out there and the end of 2010 was chalk full of fantastic fights. Tell me who Serio Martinez did not want to fight. He beat the linear MW Champ and had two spectacular battles with the number 3 ranked p4p fighter. In January we are already getting the two premier 140lb fighters matching up and soon after the two premier bantamwieghts matching up in a p4p match that should be classic. Boxing is amazing right now with the fights they are putting on. The world does not end with Pac and Mayweather. Someone did mention about the popularity being linked to the heavyweight devision and there is a lot of truth in that. Americans like the fantasy of watching two gladiators that could brutalize most anyone they know, but to be honest I walk around at a pretty fit 240 with good athletisism and would have very little fear of being in a confrontation with pacman at 140-150, no matter how skillful. A prime tyson though and I would be inclined to run as fast as possible. I don't really feel MMA and particulary UFC impacting the sport that much, I have followed MMA from the beginning though still preffer Boxing I think thought they are a legitimate sport its crossover fanbase is more from the WWE than Boxing. Three big problems linger: 1. corruption in the sanctioning bodies and promoters really derail from the sports popularity. 2. too many weight classes and belts add confusion to the non hardcore fan as to who really is the man, the best, the champ. along with the abiltiy to manipulate those weight classes and belts. 3. lack of national media coverage by free channels and sporting news outlets such as espn. ESPN has thier own boxing show but don't even cover thier own fights on sportscenter. These things could be changed but until they do it is becoming more of a cult sport which is kind of cool anyway.

Using Martinez as proof that the best fighters fight each other in Boxing doesnt work. He is an exception...an outlier. The fight everyone wants to see at HW, the Klits vs. Haye isnt happening. Same with Pac and Floyd. Same with Bute and Ward. Same with Berto and any of the top WW.

# 24 fistofrage @ 01/14/11 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BQ32


	I walk around at a pretty fit 240 with good athletisism and would have very little fear of being in a confrontation with pacman at 140-150, no matter how skillful. .

Seriously??? When's the Pay Per View, I'll pay $50 for this easy and put my mortgage on PAC to end it in the first round......

# 25 SHAKYR @ 01/14/11 06:25 PM

Peter Moore is full of it. He was writing boxing off in an interview before.

http://kotaku.com/5170324/peter-moore-boxing-is-the-past

"Peter Moore: Boxing is "the Past"

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	"Boxing, for me, sadly feels like it's the past of fighting and Mixed Martial Arts feels like it's the future of fighting. So when we look at where people's attention is going, that's something we keep a very close eye on."

# 26 Jukeman @ 01/14/11 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SHAKYR


	Peter Moore is full of it. He was writing boxing off in an interview before. http://kotaku.com/5170324/peter-moor...ng-is-the-past "Peter Moore: Boxing is "the Past"

He's also the same guy who said Jordan wont matter as a cover boy, ironically in that same year their version of a nBA game was canceled

# 27 econoodle @ 01/14/11 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Vast


	Well at least now we know where the story mode idea came from.

lol exactly.

as far as the good old days of boxing.
I came up in the Tyson era of the 80s
man those fights were a big deal then
the fun part about them were that if u were watching a tv program on another channel, if u were lucky, and the timing worked, you could see the whole match during the commercial break! lol

i remember the backlash over PPV prices with people complaining the fights were too short and they felt ripped off.

go tell it to Mike. he wasnt gettin paid by the hour.

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