Boxing is the only sport that my Dad ever watched.

He was never interested in any other sporting event. Heck, later in life, my Mom would both listen to on the radio, and watch on TV when ever possible, Tech football. She would also watch the Redskins, but not Dad. He'd rather be out in the shop working.

However, I remember fondly those days in the 50's when Dad would get home (he'd be gone a week at the time) from his construction job, and we'd go to the store and get a carton of "pop" (soft drinks like Coke, Pepsi, etc), go home, pop some pop corn, and watch the fights.

In response to this post by RJHokie

Posted: 08/11/2017 at 04:32AM

Boxing went pay per view, how is that working for the sport? NASCAR gouged -- Stech 08/02/2017 6:32PM

Only the very biggest fights are PPV. Lots of good fights on HBO/Showtime -- marcbvtgm 08/11/2017 4:25PM

Baseball, boxing, horses were biggest US sports until 60s ** -- marcbvtgm 08/11/2017 4:21PM

True. I remember boxing in mid/late 80's was HUGE. I don't... -- cincyhokie 08/08/2017 07:46AM

I remember the Friday night fights on TV back in the -- RJHokie 08/08/2017 07:59AM

Boxing is the only sport that my Dad ever watched. -- Atlee Hokie 08/11/2017 04:32AM

Two sports I never watched for $250, Alex -- WestyHokie 08/03/2017 09:55AM

Yes a lot of dynamics affecting the game -- Mercury 08/03/2017 05:40AM

Agree about PPV, but there's more to it. -- Maroon Baboon 08/03/2017 12:13AM

NASCAR ricket prices were one thing... -- Calamitous 08/02/2017 10:09PM

Nothing over the top about safety concerns -- Hamburger 08/06/2017 12:47AM

I was with you until "over the top safety concerns". ** -- GoobyPls 08/04/2017 5:17PM

Kinda how I feel about season tickets, plus -- 133193Hokie 08/02/2017 9:44PM

As for NASCAR, the extremely weak economy didn't help their attendence -- EDGEMAN 08/02/2017 8:06PM

I think it's permanent. Yes, the great recession took a huge toll. -- Atlee Hokie 08/04/2017 07:35AM

Even if the economy is a factor and the core NASCAR fans -- VTHokie2000 08/04/2017 2:55PM

Can't say relative to the other things you mentioned. -- Atlee Hokie 08/04/2017 6:24PM

I do agree with you about the COT. Although, I am not sure -- VTHokie2000 08/04/2017 7:18PM

Being a Virginian, I'd put the Wood Bros in that legendary group. ** -- Atlee Hokie 08/04/2017 9:33PM

I don't have a problem including the Wood Brothers in that group. -- VTHokie2000 08/07/2017 1:42PM

Brother Glen Wood drove the #21 car in the 50's. -- Atlee Hokie 08/07/2017 5:12PM

Ah I didn't know that Glen drove the car at one point. -- VTHokie2000 08/07/2017 5:29PM

No doubt about that ** -- Hamburger 08/05/2017 11:58PM

I had a front seat to it, it'll be a long long time before it bounces back -- Stech 08/02/2017 8:32PM

Yep, actively annoyed their base in reaching for urban viewers -- GoobyPls 08/04/2017 5:16PM

And NASCAR tried to sanitize it. -- Atlee Hokie 08/04/2017 6:31PM

And the hypocrisy, a driver gets in trouble (fined, etc) for throwing a -- wwhokie1 08/05/2017 9:25PM

Much like the NFL -- Hamburger 08/06/2017 12:48AM

In fairness to boxing, how much of that has to do with the US -- VTHokie2000 08/02/2017 8:02PM

1976 US Boxing Team, Plane Crash of 1980 (video), and what happened since -- Maroon Baboon 08/03/2017 09:50AM

The great American athletes went to other sports...they showed arrogance to -- Stech 08/02/2017 8:11PM

Great American athletes also went to sports where they were less likely -- DarylS 08/09/2017 1:00PM

We may find, gradually, that great athletes will do the same w/ football. ** -- Atlee Hokie 08/11/2017 04:34AM

I think that trend is starting ** -- DarylS 08/11/2017 11:21AM

Boxing is the only sport that my Dad ever watched.

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