How long before gimmick boxing dies for good

[AmonTobin]

How long before the profit bubble pops? When will people get wise to the gimmick and when will promoters like Jake Paul stop making money from these shitty entertainment events?

 

[Travis Alexander]

I hate to say it… but it’s here to stay brotha. There are just too many gimmicks to take advantage of in this day and age of social media where stars are made weekly. As long as that doesn’t change neither will these new age “celebrity boxing matches”.

 

[InThySight]

Whenever MMA starts to pay the same as boxing: the day after tomorrow.

 

[PerpetualMotionMachine]

It’s always been a thing, it’s not going anywhere.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

Beiber hasn't even fought yet.

 

[Cptn1NSAN0]

It's Conor's fault

But also the UFC's fault for incentivizing these fighters to have to go try boxing in order to make any real money

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Gimmick fights have been around for decades (really, centuries). It might fall out of fashion for a while, but it will never go away completely.

 

[mahavishnunj]

It’s always been a thing, it’s not going anywhere.

One of the first "MMA" fights(Ali vs Inoki), that is correctly regarded as the shittiest garbage that has ever been a thing made an asston of money:
"The fight was watched by an estimated 1.4 billion viewers worldwide,[13][16] including more than 54 million viewers in Japan.[17] In the United States, the fight sold at least 2 million or more pay-per-view buys on closed-circuit theater TV.[15] At a ticket price of $10,[18] the fight grossed at least $20 million (inflation-adjusted $100 million) or more from closed-circuit theater TV revenue in the United States."

 

[MileHigher]

It will always be around in some form or another, it just might look a little different.

I will say this though. Jake Paul is going to have to fight someone real at some point or people will lose interest. You can only beat up over the hill MMA fighters for so long. At least I hope.

 

[Edward Henry Greb]

Unless they are huge celebrities, I think it's going to fade out.

It's irrelevant to pro boxing, and it's irrelevant to pro MMA.

Basically, it's going to involve old fighters who don't care anymore.

Real fighters care about their rankings, so they're not going to just fight for the hell of it. They are fighting for legacy.

What you're seeing is a Chickenshit Jake Paul, challenging old, fading fighters ... that he outweighs by like 30 pounds ... and the only people who will sign up to fight him no longer matter in their main sport.

The old fighters get to collect a paycheck, while Chickenshit Jake gets to "impress everyone" by beating up an old, smaller, shot fighter "for money" ... fighters whom he would never face in their prime, especially at the same weight.

Would love to see Jake Paul face Alex Pereira, in a pure kickboxing match, at 185 <45>

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Danny Bonaduce and Donny Osmond would like a word

Side note: completely forgot Oleg Taktarov boxed Dolph Lundgren

 

[Thawing Mammoth]

It's kind of a win-win for influencers
If it works out, it works out
If you fail miserably, it's good content, you move on with your usual stuff

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

One of the first "MMA" fights(Ali vs Inoki), that is correctly regarded as the shittiest garbage that has ever been a thing made an asston of money:
"The fight was watched by an estimated 1.4 billion viewers worldwide,[13][16] including more than 54 million viewers in Japan.[17] In the United States, the fight sold at least 2 million or more pay-per-view buys on closed-circuit theater TV.[15] At a ticket price of $10,[18] the fight grossed at least $20 million (inflation-adjusted $100 million) or more from closed-circuit theater TV revenue in the United States."

From what I remember, there was a shitload of difficulty in negotiations the whole time, mostly from Ali's side, including whether it was an exhibition or not, and then what kind of moves were allowed, especially concerning the ground.

Whole thing turned into just repeated falling kicks from Inoki to Ali's leg, then had to be stood up again. Over and over and over and over. It was awful

 

[sdpdude9]

Gimmick fights have been around for decades (really, centuries). It might fall out of fashion for a while, but it will never go away completely.

This exactly. It will always be a thing because something about it captures people including those that aren’t interested in the sport itself. Popularity of it will come and go depending on who is involved.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Watching Jake Paul destroy MMA “legends” and seeing it ruin the facade of MMA being a legitimate sport will always be gold.

 

[mahavishnunj]

From what I remember, there was a shitload of difficulty in negotiations the whole time, mostly from Ali's side, including whether it was an exhibition or not, and then what kind of moves were allowed, especially concerning the ground.

Whole thing turned into just repeated falling kicks from Inoki to Ali's leg, then had to be stood up again. Over and over and over and over. It was awful

We'll never know the real story, there are 100 different versions. Most versions seem to indicate Ali wasn't involved in the stupid rule changes, but there's no way he didn't know.

 

[Lee_]

It will stop when people stop liking gimmicky sporting events. But when that happens, people would have to stop liking WWE, which I don't see happening anytime soon.

The internet culture really encourages this sort of thing, and I don't see that going away either.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

As long as stupid people exist, so will gimmick boxing.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Won't last

 

[BjPenn2017]

You have to remember this shit is probably at its peak right now, Jake Paul has also been a smart promoter. He isn’t taking fights against no names where he will get whooped for a reason, people will always buy his fights as long as he has a name dance partner.

The profit they’re making isn’t a bubble, it’s smart promotion and the Paul bros are fairly smart promoters. Nobody gives a fuck about anyone boxing in these things besides the Paul brothers and maybe Sam Hyde. <Lmaoo>