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Does Every Fight Need to Be a Big Event Now?

Every show in modern boxing feels like a mega event, but when everything is promoted as huge it becomes harder for real big fights to stand out. This article looks at the growing boxing hype problem.

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Are Fighters Staying Active Enough in Modern Boxing?

Top fighters now compete less often than in previous eras. This article looks at modern boxing activity levels, why fighters are less active, and how inactivity affects rankings, titles and fan interest.

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Josh Taylor holding his championship belt after his controversial points win over Jack Catterall, with Catterall reacting in frustration, symbolising how some boxers win fights but lose momentum.

When Winning Isn’t Enough: Why Some Fighters Lose Momentum After Victories

Boxing has always told us one thing: win and you move on. Your record improves, your ranking climbs, the next opportunity opens up. Except modern boxing doesn’t really work like that anymore. These days, fighters can win on the scorecards and still walk away worse off than they were before. No buzz. No clarity. No

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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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