Do people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

They will always be promotions to gambling or any other form of entertainment and where we pay for all this is because we have more interest in having fun by subscribing to them, to an extent, some of us may not be much disturbed about the outcome that may come later in some of these events or games, because our intention was just to only gamble or have fun within the leisure time we have, so we don't count such as losing money because we couldn't get the right condition or expectation from these activities.

[OgNasty]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

They usually promote people who have a large fan base so that those fans will pay to watch them. It is just the evolution of celebrity. People used to be judged by their output, now they are judged by the output they can solicit from others. Social media is still changing society, although its effects are clearly visible already.

[Findingnemo]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

Those games are not really for the sports fanatics but for the general audience who might be interested in seeing them for one last time or it is very rare like Tyson vs Jake Paul. And yes, people are ready to watch anything and happy to pay whatever the ticket price is that is why these kind of matches are still popular and ended up generating huge revenue for the organizer.

[Cryptomultiplier]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

Those games are not really for the sports fanatics but for the general audience who might be interested in seeing them for one last time or it is very rare like Tyson vs Jake Paul. And yes, people are ready to watch anything and happy to pay whatever the ticket price is that is why these kind of matches are still popular and ended up generating huge revenue for the organizer.

Boxing matches just like wrestling matches are just entertainment these days and even the MMA seem to have dialed down a bit on the violent flashes they normally have.
Promoters would do anything to take in money of which includes doing so much advertising just to sell tickets without delivering real spectacle as it used to be.
This is why the Polymarket is growing, because people don't care about the matches but about who wins, just to make some quick profit off the predictions and betting market.

[junder]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

In my opinion, even if they still pay to watch it, that's normal. Recently, there have been several boxing matches in my neighborhood featuring national celebrities as players. which is certainly profitable, but what I'm thinking about is when the matches don't last long because some matches only last a short time, and if I pay and the match only lasts a short time, I think I would feel disappointed if the goal was to enjoy the match, but if the goal was to bet, of course we want the results to happen quickly and be positive.

[AmaGold70]

Some people pay for what ever that gets promoted. The reason is because, in athletics, for instance boxing in specific, there are individuals who delight in watching boxing competitions and fight , and they equally have huge number of loyal fans that are always fun of them , these their loyal fans does not want to miss any event about them as they remain emotionally attached
This does not only happen in boxing but also in other careers of life, and more especially to those who are celebrities, fans are always following them in what ever they do , weather it is meaningful or not.

[MRY]

Some people pay for what ever that gets promoted. The reason is because, in athletics, for instance boxing in specific, there are individuals who delight in watching boxing competitions and fight , and they equally have huge number of loyal fans that are always fun of them , these their loyal fans does not want to miss any event about them as they remain emotionally attached
This does not only happen in boxing but also in other careers of life, and more especially to those who are celebrities, fans are always following them in what ever they do , weather it is meaningful or not.

Emotions between fans and idols tend to pave way over common senses in day-to-day decisions regarding money most of the time. Most figures in the society use this blind obedience to market products and events that do not always favour their followers. In my opinion, unhealthy idolatry may turn us into a bunch of supporters and planned material exploitation. We need to understand that we will be throwing our valuable resources away repeating all the actions of a celebrity.

[Findingnemo]

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Boxing matches just like wrestling matches are just entertainment these days and even the MMA seem to have dialed down a bit on the violent flashes they normally have.
Promoters would do anything to take in money of which includes doing so much advertising just to sell tickets without delivering real spectacle as it used to be.
This is why the Polymarket is growing, because people don't care about the matches but about who wins, just to make some quick profit off the predictions and betting market.

Boxing is still a sport unlike wrestling which isn't really a sport and there are boxing matches happening at different levels but the one about celebs could be scripted ones like wrestling or it is not really intended to satisfy the fans as a sport but just the individuals and their famous status is fetched by these organizers to make as much money as they can.

[Agbamoni]

Yes, people would pay to watch their favorite athlete perform, and pay more to watch an over-hyped athlete perform, too. This is because hype and adverts is what rule in this generation. It is either the hype or the criticism that has a huge influence in the online world. While most people who watch those athletes perform do not know them or their skills in the first place, since the majority are going to watch, they see every reason to watch.

[Lucius]

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Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

Good promotion works wonders, even with bad products. It is quite easy to convince people today, you just need to target them, which is not difficult at all considering that everyone carries a magic box in their pocket that delivers information directly to them.

Take for example this autobiographical film about the first lady (US), which according to most critics is a complete failure - but tens of millions of $ were thrown into promotion and the impression was created that it was something big and worth watching.

[Sticky Bomb]

It is a money making machine, basically. People do not pay for seeing two professional boxers giving the best of themselves. Nowadays, the names of the boxers an the artificial hype created is more important than discipline itself

Sure, in recent times it is more about the artificial hype created by the marketing agencies and the personalities of the athletes involved. If for example if they have past histories that thrilled the public like that of Jason Luv and Adams22, the media would project a kind of an impressive comeback story that would build such anticipation in people and they make lots of cool money out of it, It is more about making money now than the beauty of the sports itself, quite a lot of discipline has disintegrated for want of money.

[Grace333]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

Maybe that's because you're just watching the games with the intention to get satisfied without having any sides.  If you have an athlete you're supporting in any sports game or a boxer like you mentioned that you're a fan of, you would have enjoyed the game knowing that your mind is focused on seeing your favorite boxer win the game. But when you have no side the entertainment you get is absolutely different from what you might be looking for. Though I understand that professionalism has been derailing for quite some time now even in football and other sport maybe it's as a result of the implementation of too many rules.

[bakasabo]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

Dont you think that todays level of professional sport does not require to have an athletic looking body? Progress, training and technologies have gone so far, that a fat guy can be a champion in professional sports? Or that skill+talents > shaped body + muscles?

Nevertheless, what exactly you dont like in modern boxing and why performance «is not great» ? Maybe because you dont see devastating knockouts lately? But what if both boxers boxing skill is more or less on same level?

[sompitonov]

Dont you think that todays level of professional sport does not require to have an athletic looking body? Progress, training and technologies have gone so far, that a fat guy can be a champion in professional sports? Or that skill+talents > shaped body + muscles?

Nevertheless, what exactly you dont like in modern boxing and why performance «is not great» ? Maybe because you dont see devastating knockouts lately? But what if both boxers boxing skill is more or less on same level?

Incidentally, I've also noticed that in many sports, a tremendous amount of information is already known, even down to the smallest details of how to play or train. Technology, research, and AI have advanced much further than I imagined, which probably allows us to develop professionals from a young age who are more inclined to it than others, giving them a greater advantage over their opponents. A well-built body and training are certainly very attractive and will always interest other viewers, such as volleyball players and men who watch. Incidentally, athletes earn much more in endorsement deals, which was a recent discovery for me.

[Fredomago]

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Boxing matches just like wrestling matches are just entertainment these days and even the MMA seem to have dialed down a bit on the violent flashes they normally have.
Promoters would do anything to take in money of which includes doing so much advertising just to sell tickets without delivering real spectacle as it used to be.
This is why the Polymarket is growing, because people don't care about the matches but about who wins, just to make some quick profit off the predictions and betting market.

Boxing is still a sport unlike wrestling which isn't really a sport and there are boxing matches happening at different levels but the one about celebs could be scripted ones like wrestling or it is not really intended to satisfy the fans as a sport but just the individuals and their famous status is fetched by these organizers to make as much money as they can.

With those popular names most likely promoters use their popularity to earned decently, not sure about how they'll going to arrange it and how both parties will agree to the aggreement but similar to what you just said, as long as they are gaining thru the popularity fans will support and will but tickets to watch the fight, there's always people who are interested to see their idols fighting even if there's  a chance that it's a scripted fight and all for the entertainment they will continue to support.

[iBaba]

They will always be promotions to gambling or any other form of entertainment and where we pay for all this is because we have more interest in having fun by subscribing to them, to an extent, some of us may not be much disturbed about the outcome that may come later in some of these events or games, because our intention was just to only gamble or have fun within the leisure time we have, so we don't count such as losing money because we couldn't get the right condition or expectation from these activities.

This could also be another dimension. Some people actually do subscribe to these games just for the fun and the entertainment of them and not necessarily because they’re expecting any reasonable outcome from them and that’s why even those who get into games and underperformed still end with those numbers.

Some people’s are just gambling because they’re want to offset their stress and need some relief, while some just don’t know what to do with that money they are using for such bets while totters could just be naturally attached to and for that single reason they subscribe and watch even games you will ordinarily regard as unnecessary.

[Fortify]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

You're probably talking about some of the display matches that have been put on recently, like dragging retired boxers back into the ring (albeit for a big payday) and so-called influencers who decided to try professional boxing. Then there are places like Saudi Arabia who are throwing mad amounts of money into all kinds of sports in order to drum up some sort of interest in their country, however they are so oppressed and repressed as a society it is unlikely to achieve much over the long term. The reality is though that it is just content to fill a time slot and there are lots of people willing to pay for it too, especially with all the hype that big media companies will throw at these events because it is "original" or exclusive content that they can push.

[bitcoindusts]

In the last few years I've seen some of the worst boxing performances ever.
The most highly promoted athletes these days are not great in terms of athleticism.

On one hand there's good competitive boxing like we saw in the latest Olympics. But recently there's heavy promotion for events that just end up being huge flops in terms of athletic performance.

Makes me winder, especially since many of these events had huge profits, will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

This is the power of marketing and promotions.  People mostly are unaware of what is happening in the sports world, what they know is what the sports world let them know. So even if the athletes are not that great if they were given a promotional event, people who watch these promotions and advertisement will get interested and watch.

A person cannot watch an event that is unknown to him, so marketing and promotion really plays a huge part in informing people about matches and events.  

[LUCKMCFLY]

The exhibition was more of a disgrace to the entire boxing industry, boxers like McGregor criticized Jake to be a clown. These guys know how far they got to go, to be where they are, and a YouTuber from the blues comes up to fight a global boxer, it doesn't make any meaning. The art is not there anymore, industries are fighting to stay on track, challenges are way too much in the world market, only high expectations counts, a lot of businesses feel like they're obselete in the market where the elites moved far beyond the average business imagination, so for boxing to grab a fresh new lead they'll have to work with a global YouTuber, to bring about massive attention.

If it is very true, things are like this, the elites always tarnish the sport and any activity where they get involved, in fact as I said before, it is one of the reasons why I no longer watch boxing much, I don't like to think that an unprepared Youtuber measures himself like this against a professional that with just one blow a professional can send the Youtuber to the hospital, there are many things out of place.

[shinratensei_]

will people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

Yeah people will just pay whatever it gets promoted. They're looking for entertainment match to watch. These days, most of boxing are only exhibition match. The purpose of these matches to extract money as many as they can. So you should not be surprised if the quality of boxing these days has been so lame.
It's very different when you compare it to the boxing you saw in the olympics caused by their target was medal. So they have to played competitive boxing in order to win the medal, and getting proud for their country.

That's the two different things. You can't really expect the any boxing game to always give competitive performance. It's caused by the different target, different effort involved.