Yeah but these days are long gone and boxing pretty much dug its own grave. Nowadays the only real draw is Fury and even that cant hide the outdated buisness, broadcasting and championship models.
I just looked it up and Ali vs Spinks II was watched by 2 billion people live.
Fury is not even a bigger draw than Joshua or Canelo lmao
Not sure what point you're trying to makeHow much larger is the worlds population now compared to then though?
About 8 Billion people on the planet now, would only take a quarter of the worlds population to outwatch some of Ali's best fights... If the "half the world" is even true.
No way that is true. You're right on the population it was 4.3 billion, but consider that a tiny percentage of people in populated countries like China, India, Indonesia, and Brazil had access to a tv at that time. Even if every single person in the U.S and Europe watched it you wouldn't have those numbers. I'm sure a lot of people watched it but that's a hype job. I'll believe that number when I believe that 80 million people voted for the crypt keeper.
2 billion in the 70s means far more than 2 billion now, and still no MMA fight has come close to 2 billion.
Just look it up, and also multiple people can watch on one TV lol.
Wikipedia told me Ali - Spinks II and Ali - Holmes were watched by 2 billion people each
That's wild, I just can't fathom that being true though.
How much larger is the worlds population now compared to then though?
Here's the source if you want it
Oh for sure, I don't know how you'd even try and calculate how many people have watched something now or in the 70's. Are illegal streams accounted for? I thought TV Viewing figures were heavily estimated now for the most part, can't imagine they were more accurate in the 70's.
