About r/Boxing
In its own words:
Welcome to /r/boxing, reddit's home for pro boxing enthusiasts! Please check out our rules and FAQs before posting: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/wiki/index. Our basic rules are... * Be civil - no insults or direct attacks * No spoilers in post titles 24 hours after a fight * DO NOT post or request streams * Mods will remove reposts/low-effort posts * Fight threads are made by mods unless specified For further updates and communication join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/Mg6ReMDW7u
Community guide
r/Boxing (#332, about 3.2 million) is for pro boxing enthusiasts. Rules: be civil; no spoilers in titles for 24h after a fight; mods may remove low-effort/reposts; fight threads are mod-made; ban personal/fanbase attacks, stream posting, misinformation; posts must be about pro boxing/boxers. Video/Link (~35 ppd).
Pro boxing only
Pro boxers and bouts; not random combat sports drift.
Spoilers and official fight threads
No spoilers in titles within 24h; use moderator fight threads—don’t freestyle streams.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 18, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 816 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/whatisthisthing (#331) and ahead of r/learntodraw (#334) in our ranking.
What sets r/Boxing apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Boxing leans heavily on videos (41% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 4%). Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 28.1 comments per post, roughly 2.0× the typical big subreddit (14.0). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 9.0× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Boxing grew from 3,152,904 to 3,158,753 subscribers (+5.8K, +0.19%). That is about 133 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Boxing talks about
We read the titles of 241 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “canelo”, “fight”, “alvarez”, “mbilli” and “usyk”. Other frequent themes are benavidez, christian, david, cruiserweight, jake and paul. Recurring phrases include “canelo alvarez”, “christian mbilli”, “jake paul” and “david benavidez”. By format, 41% are videos, 24% are links and 23% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/Boxing gets about 35 new posts a day. The public archive holds 309,514 posts and 8,694,558 comments in total, about 28.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (43 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (25). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Boxing
The moderators of r/Boxing list 9 rules. In short:
- Be civil
- No spoilers in post titles 24 hours after a fight
- Mods reserve right to remove low-effort/reposts
- Fight threads are made by moderators
- Personal Attacks
- Fanbase attacking
- Stream posting
- Spreading misinformation
- Posts must be about pro boxing or pro boxers.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Boxing and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/Boxing have?
r/Boxing has 3,158,753 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #332 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,849 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/Boxing?
r/Boxing was created on Jun 18, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Dec 7, 2008.
How active is r/Boxing?
Very active: r/Boxing gets about 35 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 309,514 posts and 8,694,558 comments. In a sample of 241 recent posts we counted 128 different authors.
When is r/Boxing most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/Boxing about?
The community describes itself as: “Welcome to /r/boxing, reddit's home for pro boxing enthusiasts! Please check out our rules and FAQs before posting: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/wiki/index. Our basic rules are... * Be civil - no insults or direct at…” Recent post titles often mention canelo, fight, alvarez, mbilli and usyk. Most posts are videos (41%).
Is r/Boxing safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Boxing as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Boxing?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Boxing accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Be civil”; “No spoilers in post titles 24 hours after a fight”; “Mods reserve right to remove low-effort/reposts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Boxing?
Communities with similar topics include r/Physics (3.3M), r/rareinsults (3.1M), r/starterpacks (6.5M), r/homeautomation (4.6M) and r/LifeProTips (23.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Boxing.