Yes, Boxing is dead!

Although the official numbers have yet to be released, the buzz among the boxing media is that the October 15th pay-per-view featuring the Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson main event was a major disappointment for Golden Boy Promotions.

According to the twitter feed of ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Golden Boy quoted a buy rate of “well under 100,000.” In response, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports tweeted the number he had heard– 40,000.

mmainamerica wrote:

bolsheet wrote: The fighters that you have mentioned are already superstars not up-and-coming fighters.

Canelo, Chavez are both up-and-coming. Dawson isn't

moronoRepublic wrote:

mmainamerica wrote:

bolsheet wrote: The fighters that you have mentioned are already superstars not up-and-coming fighters.

Canelo, Chavez are both up-and-coming. Dawson isn't

Canelo could still be considered up-and-coming with his youth, but being a champion and all kind of takes that title away.

Chavez Jr, on the otherhand, is a major Mexican star already. He's already proven himself as legitimate so I don't think he deserves the title of up-and-comer when he's already reached the apex of his career.

moronoRepublic wrote:

mmainamerica wrote:

bolsheet wrote: The fighters that you have mentioned are already superstars not up-and-coming fighters.

Canelo, Chavez are both up-and-coming. Dawson isn't

Canelo could still be considered up-and-coming with his youth, but being a champion and all kind of takes that title away.

Chavez Jr, on the otherhand, is a major Mexican star already. He's already proven himself as legitimate so I don't think he deserves the title of up-and-comer when he's already reached the apex of his career.

Canelo beats Chavez Jr. in Mexican TV Ratings War, Fights Generate Astounding Numbers

Paul Magno | Sep 17, 2012 | Comments 1

In their first ever head to head TV battle, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez won the ratings war last Saturday against fellow 20-something Mexican star, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

According to Ratings Mexico, Alvarez, who faced Josesito Lopez in defense of his WBC junior middleweight title, had a little over 18.1 million viewers tuned in, translating to a 15.1 rating with a 36.6 share for Televisa

Meanwhile, Chavez Jr., defending his WBC middleweight belt against Sergio Martinez, had about 16.2 million Mexicans watching his fight, registering a 13.5 rating and 34.2 share for TV Azteca.

All together, the numbers mean that about 34.3 million Mexicans watched boxing on the evening of September 15th with an astounding 70.8% of all television viewers in Mexico during that time slot tuned into one of the two bouts. To make the numbers even more amazing, both fights took place during traditional Mexican Independence Day festivities, at a time when large outdoor celebrations are commonplace all over the nation.

The highest rated fight of all time in Mexico remains Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao III, which drew 37.2 million viewers and generated a 31 rating.