On Thursday’s edition of “The Nightly Show,” host Larry Wilmore posed the question: “Is boxing back?”
He took a shot at NBC in the process, just as recent reports revealed the network has been dealing with chaos in its news division.
“NBC is making an effort to rejuvenate a sport that’s kind of gotten choked out by MMA,” he said, making note of the network’s new efforts to promote boxing.
“I mean, over the years, boxing has suffered from corruption at the top, lack of big stars, apathy from fans—actually, it’s a lot like NBC when you think about it,” he added.
Overall, he said, the purses are shrinking along with the audience — as well as the brains of the talent. A recent study showed that boxers exposed to more fighting had slower brain processing speeds and actually saw parts of their grey matter shrink.
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