Boxing Business

Boxing feature image showing a wounded young boxer in the corner, a championship belt balanced on an hourglass, and an older fighter beside a clock, symbolising poor boxing title shot timing

What Boxing Gets Wrong About Timing a Title Shot

Timing is everything in boxing — yet it’s one of the areas the sport consistently gets wrong. From rushed contenders to wasted prime years, poor title shot timing quietly ruins careers.

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Boxer leaning on the ropes in a dimly lit gym while a world title belt hangs unused, symbolising boxing career stagnation and the struggle of almost-ready fighters

Is Boxing Creating Too Many “Almost Ready” Fighters?

Modern boxing is creating a growing class of “almost ready” fighters — contenders who win, wait, and stall. This piece explores why careers are being protected instead of progressed.

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Boxing gloves resting on cash and VIP tickets in the foreground, with a brightly lit boxing ring and fireworks in the background, illustrating the boxing overpromotion problem and the sport’s obsession with manufactured moments.

What Boxing Loses When Everything Is Sold as a “Moment”

When every fight is marketed as an “event,” boxing loses its emotional rhythm. This CMBoxing opinion piece explores the overpromotion problem that’s flattening the sport and leaving fans exhausted rather than invested.

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Empty boxing arena with a dimly lit ring and worn gloves hanging in the foreground, symbolising boxing’s repeated mistakes around poor matchmaking, rising ticket prices and declining fan attendance.

Why Boxing Never Learns From Its Own Mistakes

Boxing has a long history — yet it refuses to learn from it. From lazy matchmaking to pricing fans out of arenas, the same mistakes keep repeating. Here’s why the sport never adapts.

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Split boxing ring image showing famous veteran fighters facing younger prospects under bright lights, illustrating the boxing familiar names problem and how nostalgia-driven matchups stall division progress.

Why Boxing Keeps Confusing Familiar Names With Meaningful Progress

Boxing’s growing reliance on familiar names over genuine momentum is stalling divisions and frustrating fans. This CMBoxing opinion piece examines why nostalgia keeps winning — and what it’s costing the sport.

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