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title: "Donald Trump believes that boxing feels ‘unimportant’ right now"
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author: "Tom Eaton"
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published: "2024-10-29T12:27:54Z"
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# Donald Trump believes that boxing feels ‘unimportant’ right now

2024 has seen boxing host some of the most salivating possible match-up’s in the sport, with undisputed heavyweight and light-heavyweight champions finally being crowned. Yet, American presidential candidate Donald Trump has admitted that he still feels as though the sport seems ‘unimportant’.

Earlier this year, [Oleksandr Usyk put together the performance of a lifetime to hand Tyson Fury a first career defeat](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/how-oleksandr-usyk-dethroned-tyson-fury/) and become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

Meanwhile, Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol engaged in tactical warfare as they displayed near-perfect foundations, footwork and minds in a contest for the undisputed light-heavyweight crown – with [Beterbiev getting the controversial nod on the scorecards](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/live/clynz7n2zjvt).

However, despite the success that the Saudi’s have brought to boxing this year, Trump told Joe Rogan that the sport seems ‘unimportant’ in comparison to the UFC at present, during a [recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience](https://youtu.be/hBMoPUAeLnY?si=OLt0b9YfJsHBsYq7).

*“It seems to be so unimportant now by comparison to UFC, don’t you think?”*

In response, UFC-obsessed boxing-fan Rogan defended the work of the Saudi’s and added that boxing is likely to improve further once UFC president Dana White becomes more involved – a notion that the 45thpresident of the United States agreed with.

*\[Rogan\] – “Dana is working with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia – they’re going to start promoting boxing now and with Dana at the helm I think boxing could return.”*

*\[Rogan\] – “Because the thing is, they want to make fights perhaps promoters don’t want to make because they want to protect their fighter; controversial fights where it’s dangerous. You don’t know, this guy could lose.*

*\[Rogan\] – “So, the Saudis are smart. They just offer a tremendous amount of money and they’re putting together fights no one else could put together. They’re doing that in boxing.*

*\[Trump\] – “If Dana is involved, he will probably make it good.”*

After acknowledging the added dangers beforehand, Trump went on to reminisce of the times where fights were 15-rounds.

*“I am not the fighter, but those 15-round fights were unbelievable. In terms of entertainment, those were the greatest fights ever. That was brutal.”*

The 78-year-old Republican later detailed his respect for boxing legend James ‘Lights Out’ Toney – impressed by the success that the Michigan-born superstar accomplished across multiple weight divisions.

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