Boxing Hall of Fame broadcaster says celebrity matches do 'literally nothing' for the sport

Famed boxing analyst Al Bernstein joins OutKick's "The Ricky Cobb Show" to talk about celebrity boxing matches and what he expects to see from the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight.

It’s safe to say that Al Bernstein isn’t the biggest fan of celebrity boxing matchups. 

During his appearance on OutKick’s "The Ricky Cobb Show," the 73-year-old broadcaster was asked about his thoughts on the upcoming Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout.

"My feeling is, at the end of the day, it means nothing to the sport of boxing. Literally nothing, it is – they’re all one-offs. I don’t subscribe to the theory that they bring new fans, or it drives fans away. My feeling is they’re one-offs, and if the people want them, they are going to keep happening."

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Jake Paul speaks during the Fanatics Fest press conference at Javits Center on August 18, 2024, in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Bernstein was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012 for his work as a journalist and broadcaster in the sport. He has been covering boxing since the 1970s, and while he might believe that celebrity boxing matches add "nothing" to the sport, they don't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.

"We live in a society now, don’t we, where if something is marketable, it doesn’t matter what it is, it’ll happen, right? It is all about marketability, and that’s what this is. People appear to have an appetite for it, they have had an appetite for a number of these celebrity boxing matches, and you can even include in that MMA and boxing crossover fights."

"People, for whatever reason, want to see it, and if you can make a dollar off of it in this day and age, you can have it."

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