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by rapsey 1751 days ago
Because boxing is a minor sport in comparison. Way to many billions at stake in football and rugby.
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dmurray 1750 days ago
Boxing is one of the biggest sports in the world. Rugby is pretty niche.
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phaemon 1750 days ago
That's completely wrong I'm afraid. In terms of popularity (number of fans) Rugby is about as popular as American Football, at around 9th most popular sport.

The top two are 1. Association Football (aka soccer), 2. Cricket

Boxing doesn't make the top 10.

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pessimizer 1750 days ago
The rise of MMA severely damaged the popularity of boxing.
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