Re: Sports most hated by Americans...

"Yuri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I think I know what you're getting at, but I disagree.  Now, I'm not a
> NASCAR fan by any means, however, when I look on tv, I see that NASCAR has
> no problem filling the stands.  If this survey were taken in the
> Southeastern US, no way NASCAR would be there.   If NASCAR were so hated,
> why would it make so much money? Obviously, pro boxing is quite popular,
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> else it wouldn't be on pay per view, and making money that way.  Golf is
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> tv all the time, mainly because so many Americans play it.  I hestitate to
> even refer to pro wrestling as a sport, but considering "jabroni" wasn't a
> word in common usage 5 years ago, I'd say its also quite popular.
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> If you're trying to say that the WNBA has popularity over at least 10 pro
> sports leagues based on this survey, I strongly disagree.
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This poll does suggest that the WNBA is much less disliked or hated than a
number of other sports.  Popularity is an entirely different issue, IMHO.
A sport can be very popular with some people and intensely disliked by many
others. The NBA would be a very graphic example of this if this survey is
accurate.

How "dogfighting" and Bullfighting made the list is beyond me. It's not like
dogfights or Bullfights are regularly shown on ABC or NBC.

Pro wrestling isn't a sport, it's a show and everybody knows it.

That puts Boxing and Golf at the top of the list.
Both sports obviously have a lot of fans, but both sports appear to
have a lot of people that dislike them, too.
Undoubtedly different people for different reasons.

Boxing is too corrupt and violent. Hard to believe it was once one of the
most popular spectator sports in the United States if not the most popular
spectator sport.

Golf?  How can people watch Golf on TV and stay awake? It's boring.

I really don't know much about NASCAR.  Can't comment on it.

I find it hard to believe that enough people are familiar at all with Major
League Soccer to put it on a top ten "dislike" list.  It's probably just
taken as a generic for soccer in general. Probably the same people that hate
Golf. Undoubtedly for the same reason.

As for Men's Tennis, I think the writer of the article missed the reason
it's so disliked. IMHO: John McEnroe, the face and poster boy for the sport.
People dislike his sport because they dislike him personally.