Guaranteed Failure – World Boxing League

Posted by Jason on August 19, 2007 in Sports · View Comments

World Boxing League logo

Why, o why, are people starting the World Boxing League? The WBL will be a team-format boxing league. Each team will have 6 weight divisions and will particpate in 16 fights per season, which will be followed by playoffs.

As I have mentioned before, mixed martial arts is already dominating boxing. And, while MMA is basically the hottest sport around right now in terms of growth, the IFL, MMA’s team fighting league, isn’t doing so hot. Last I checked, a share of IFL stock was trading at a whopping 67 cents. If the IFL isn’t working great, and boxing as a whole isn’t what it used to be, why do the WBL founders think team boxing will work? I think the WBL better have their bankruptcy lawyer on speed dial.

What do you think?

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  • http://FoundersCafe.com Jimmy Huen

    Shall we say … deadpool?

  • TIMF

    LOL….EVERYONE KNOWS MMA IS TRASH…JUST A SHORT PHASE.
    CRAPPY MMA VENUES ARE GOING ON EVERYWHERE…I SEE THIS SHIT AT MY LOCAL BARS LMAO….BOXING IS A LEGENDARY SPORT AND WILL ALWAYS RULE…..GET A LIFE MMA TRASH.

  • Jason

    The facts:
    –UFC earned $223 million in pay-per-view sales in 2006, compared to HBO Boxing ($177 million).
    –UFC’s reality show often has higher ratings than the NBA and MLB playoffs in the 18-34 male demo
    –ESPN shows clips on SportsCenter now and has partnered with MMA site, Sherdog.com to promote content
    –As in many venues across the country, UFC boasts the highest-grossing gate in Ohio history–higher than Elton John and Billy Joel combined.

    So, while you’re free to have an opinion, I have to disagree with you when you say MMA is “just a short phase.”

  • http://www.awma.com Layla

    I used to be a big boxing fan in the past, but I kind of got out of the whole boxing scene, when MMA came around.

  • http://www.martialarm.com kung-fu-dummies

    Always good to read about boxing.

    Can I ask though – how did you get this picked up and into google news?

    Very impressive, is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?

    Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..

  • Reid

    The author of this article fails to realize that Boxing is a much larger sport than MMA. Why? because boxing is international. MMA has no appeal outside of the United States. In terms of participation, boxing is the second largest sport in the world behind soccer. Countries like the UK, Phillipines, Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Russia all adore boxing.

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