Do people just pay to watch whatever gets promoted?

[Findingnemo]

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Yup, they still being paid decently since they established their names and the fame that they've made from their fans still buyable in terms of ticket support, like what you said, the outcome is by far from what they can deliver during their primes but fans who adore and support them will still be move to pay for the price no matter how much it is, just to have that chance to see their idols/fighter back inside the ring and showcase their skills.

Even fans know that they can't expect the same kind of fight like in the prime but still they are ready to pay because they want to see one more time that their champ fights in the ring and paying a few dollars is not going to hurt them but millions of fans are ready to pay few dollars ended up making few hundred dollars in revenue I guess.

[demonica]

Well, promotion does play a big role with that. People who aren't really much knowledgeable in the  boxing world and the boxers, wouldn't know other matches unless it gets highly promoted. People wouldn't be curious unless they see great promotions about it.

Just like me, I wouldn't say that I'm a big fan of a lot of sports to know other matches unless it gets promoted really well or the athletes are making enough noise. But when I hear about big games or familiar names, I get curious to watch and even bet on the match. That's just how you attract casual fans.

[mcdouglasx]

Money has always been a valuable source of publicity, that's why you see boxing matches featuring YouTubers or celebrities, because there are huge sums of money involved. Who wouldn't want to see Musk vs. Bezos fight, hahaha... Whether it's good or bad for the sport itself, people love those surreal things. But make no mistake, there will always be people who still enjoy the pure sport, even if it's not as popular.

[Oluwa-btc]

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?

I think a lot of people have reasons they watch these kinds of videos.Once a video captures and aligns with their interests,there no going back.Some people don't just blindly pay money for videos,but the fact that some of these videos appear through ads or promotional posts positions itself to attract attention that eventually converts to money through sales/purchase.

[Jubilee58]

There is one thing that happens, these athletes including boxers have plenty of fans, these fans love them dearly that they can pay to watch them, and what ever this athletes endorses, this same thing happens in sports, many of us are fans of some of these clubs and individual players, therefore, what ever they do, we cheer them up, we support the team even when they are not really performing well, this is the more reason you see people promoting things even when they don't make meaning.

[IjawMan]

Well, promotion does play a big role with that. People who aren't really much knowledgeable in the  boxing world and the boxers, wouldn't know other matches unless it gets highly promoted. People wouldn't be curious unless they see great promotions about it.

With what I understand from the op standing point it is not about the the public's knowledge of boxing neither is it about epic promotion of the fight that is of trouble to the op, but about how people are eager to be enthusiastic at any type of boxing fight event that is been promoted even when they know it is going to be a flop fighting match.

It is simple for answer about this. People are overwhelmed with life's challenges and troubles, and they need what can distract them off it for the slightest period . And be it a flop boxing event, provided they get entertained, it is fine by them.

[Onyeeze]

There is one thing that happens, these athletes including boxers have plenty of fans, these fans love them dearly that they can pay to watch them, and what ever this athletes endorses, this same thing happens in sports, many of us are fans of some of these clubs and individual players, therefore, what ever they do, we cheer them up, we support the team even when they are not really performing well, this is the more reason you see people promoting things even when they don't make meaning.

have what we call a fan club and those people who is in the list of a fan club is being paid individually so whatever people are doing in other to promote their own personal team or Club they get payment for everything then do and without paying them they will not be making a noise that we trigger their own Club to perfect their work, so it is us who are Ordinary People or who believe in a particular Club that fan them for free without benefiting anything as aware of payment so we are different from the people who are involved in a fan club of a particular team

[LUCKMCFLY]

Though we have to pay before we can enjoy any form of entertainment as the normal custom requires from using a casino for gambling, however, that we pay does not makes the results we are going to get accurate or come the same way we expected of it to be, as we know already that gambling is unpredictable, we all risk our chance by playing to either lose or win and this is what always end each game being played.

Yes, the fact that things are paid for in a service like a casino Doesn't mean that if I deposit a certain amount of money the casino feels obligated to give me something back. If a person thinks that's the case, then they haven't learned anything and have no idea how things work in a casino. This often happens, but it's an idea that must be dispelled at all costs.

[Satofan44]

This worries me Sometimes I watch soccer and even with VAR, the referees do nothing; they just keep doing what they think is best. In boxing, which is a beautiful sport, you also see corruption. It tires me because I don't want to watch it. Money can change a person; it's a form of power, but it shouldn't be more important than sports Because then the example for our children is ruined, and they'll only learn that business and money are more important than sports.

You can see the corruption of the process from every perspective that you look, from the bottom to the top. Referees, players, teams, leagues, everything is being turned into a quest of money. This is why you will no longer find often magical players, because they are not playing because of the love of the sport they are primarily playing because of the money and the love of money. Not a single great artist became great because they chased the money, those that chase the money are usually mediocre at best. In sports you can simply tell, so even if someone has good statistics you can see it in the way that the person plays and in the way that they behave that there is no art in this process anymore. It is quite sad, and many people are so delusional and addicted to consuming content that they are willing paying a lot of money to participate in low quality sports.

Money has always been a valuable source of publicity, that's why you see boxing matches featuring YouTubers or celebrities, because there are huge sums of money involved. Who wouldn't want to see Musk vs. Bezos fight, hahaha... Whether it's good or bad for the sport itself, people love those surreal things. But make no mistake, there will always be people who still enjoy the pure sport, even if it's not as popular.

This just proves that most of these people are extremely dumb and mentally sick. Many of the users of this forum are the same.

It is simple for answer about this. People are overwhelmed with life's challenges and troubles, and they need what can distract them off it for the slightest period . And be it a flop boxing event, provided they get entertained, it is fine by them.

Distractions are completely unhealthy, which just further confirms my claims that most of these people are extremely dumb. They are failing at the single most basic function, that of living.

[Julien_Olynpic]

If people pay for tickets to an event where two boxers compete and they buy similar tickets again and again, it means they're satisfied with the level of boxing they're watching. There's no need to worry that people will stop wanting to watch exciting boxing. However, we live in the real world, and boxing can go through a variety of stages. It can produce a plethora of athletic fighters, or, paradoxically, a completely opposite trend can emerge—when many begin to think boxing is dead and people simply enjoy watching any moving objects in the ring. Changing trends are normal; they bring variety.

[Smartprofit]

What's so surprising? We live in a postmodern era, where marketing information is completely equated with reality. There's no need to create anything. It's enough to run a spectacular advertising campaign and achieve results. That's our reality.🙋

I'm also not thrilled with the performances of modern boxers. They're not at all the mighty athletes I read about as a child (as a child, I was fascinated by Ancient Greece, the myths of Hercules, Theseus, and Perseus). Many things are perceived as not quite "real," unfortunately...

And things will likely get even worse. We'll see numerous fights between humans and robots, and between robots and robots. The classic boxer of the second quarter of the 21st century is a Chinese robot. That's our near future. Will I watch such competitions? Probably. And I'll probably bet on the outcome of such sporting events.  We don't choose the eras we'll live in in advance... So if robot fights become popular in boxing, we'll bet on robot fights.💫

[davis196]

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?

Are you trying to compare "professional boxing"(which is profit-driven) with boxing at the Olympics, which is in the amateurs category?
The people would pay to watch a circus full of a bunch of clowns. I don't care about how the people are going to spend their money. Lots of boxing matches in the "professional boxing" category are just a show for entertainment purposes and not serious boxing. Why do you think people like Jake Paul are boxing? Mike Tyson is about to participate in another boxing match at the age of 59. Is this really about athleticism? It's all about money and entertainment.