The game still ‘suffers’ from the reputation of old for casual punters, and in fairness, it was often the selling point of many a die hard fan looking to bring someone new along. I would argue it still is, and when the antics of the good old days (and they were good!) don’t transpire I think you get the sort of response from the people mentioned at the start of the thread.
To answer the question, no, I don’t buy a ticket to see or expect a fight in this era of the sport, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t hope to see one, as it always was and will be part of the reason I fell in love with the game.
To answer the question, no, I don’t buy a ticket to see or expect a fight in this era of the sport, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t hope to see one, as it always was and will be part of the reason I fell in love with the game.