Perhaps it's just human nature, or maybe it's how boxing fans have been conditioned to act, but on a day when Showtime announced a fascinating schedule for the next quarter that is only going to get better when other bouts are finalized, the first reaction of so many is to default to those bouts which aren't done.
It's easy to complain that Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are no closer to finalizing a deal to fight each other for not only the undisputed welterweight championship but also potentially for pound-for-pound supremacy. And it's difficult to listen to the principals discuss why a Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk bout has yet to be completed rather than debating over who will win.
The Davis-Garcia fight was first announced on Nov. 17, but it wasn't official until Feb. 24. One of the things that was going on, Espinoza said, is that both guys had people trying to push them off of a collision course with each other. There has been a great influx of young talent into boxing, but in order for the sport to grow, those talented young fighters are going to have to be willing to take risks and push themselves. Losses shouldn't matter much if the fighters take challenging fights, put on a show and are willing to engage.
Boxing, though, struggles because even in these uncertain times, when fewer fans than ever are watching the sport and have the ability to name prominent fighters, the cost for a network like Showtime to obtain the rights to big bouts continues to rise. "Part of the reason [there are so many pay-per-views] is a dynamic that is not really unique to boxing," Espinoza said."You've seen it in the media industry in scripted entertainment as well: Over the last few years, there's been a massive increase in the cost of boxing. I'm talking about from our perspective and what it costs to get fights and to get the high-level fights. That's because we've had a lot of new entrants into the sport.
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