1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Boxing
photo of Andrew Eisele

Andrew's Boxing Blog

By Andrew Eisele, About.com Guide to Boxing since 1999

Better than Dogfighting ...

Monday September 29, 2003
The good news: Boxing is NOT the most hated or disliked sports in America. The bad news: It only trails dogfighting, pro wrestling and bullfighting. Ouch! According to a poll conducted by the Sports Marketing Group in Atlanta, pro boxing comes in at number four -- with a whopping 31.3 percent who said they either disliked or hated the sport. Interestingly, the PGA Tour, the PGA Seniors' Tour, the LPGA Tour, NASCAR, Major League Soccer and the ATP men's tennis tour rounded out the top ten.

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Boxing

About.com Special Features

Learn to Pitch

Strike out the competition with these step-by-step pictorials. More >

Introduction to Pilates

Learning Pilates fundamentals can help you get the most out of your exercise regime. More >

  1. Home
  2. Sports
  3. Boxing

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.