Honest Question re: Boxing

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by mschwade

All my friends have MMA "watch parties" now similar to what I had for boxing 15-20 years ago. Split the costs of the pay-per-view and order a bunch of pizzas and beer. There seems to be very little interest in the sport of boxing with the 40 and below crowd.

Purists might not want to hear the question I am about to pose, but I am going to ask it. I know there are a lot of passionate boxing collectors on here, but once they're gone, will there be any value left in boxing autographs?

I'm in the same boat. In college 20 some years ago, I followed boxing -- or at least watched the big fights -- with all my buddies. For a while in the 90s I picked up a number of boxing autographs and would go to shows to see boxers.

Now, I watch MMA when it's on one of the free channels and enjoy it. After the Lewis and Holyfield era, I could not name a current champ or contender... yet I know many of the MMA fighters.

As Jim stated, things are cyclical and boxing could come back around, but it will take a thrilling champion and a lot better marketing than what we see today.