I agree with the statement to a certain degree. BOXING is DEAD or NEAR DEAD!!! The issues is and always was once the players get bigger then the sport then the player comes first. This ruins any sport or the integrity of it. People want to see the best match ups but like in baseball when one owner is buying up all the best players it is hard to pit the best against the best when they all play for the same team right?
When it comes to boxing we need to see the best fighters against the best fighters but.... in an ERA where you lose one and your done or if your PPV numbers aren't here I can't fight you..... it takes away from the integrity of the sport. What makes people interested in MMA or other fighting sports is the fact they put the best against the best and no one fighter is bigger then the sport. We have been waiting to see Floyd Mayweather vs Pacquiao since 2009, nearly 5 plus years now!!! When is the last time you can think of any 2 fighters in or near their prime going head to head?
The fact that the fight not only was what everyone wanted to see but was exactly what the sport needed, made sense and also btw the FIGHT MADE MONEY and what.... it didn't happen. The last time I can remember myself getting excited about a heavy weight fight was when SAM PETER was looking to fight Wlad, instead Vitali came out of retirement and beat Peter. I can go on and on about fight that would have made boxing breath again but never happened.
The best thing that happened to boxing in the past 10 years was the Super 6 tournament. It pitted the best 168lbs fighters in the world against one another. It brought us a shining star in Andre Ward and some great fights. Boxing is not DEAD gentlemen it has some air in it lungs it just needs the best in the sport to give back to the sport that made them who they are.
When it comes to boxing we need to see the best fighters against the best fighters but.... in an ERA where you lose one and your done or if your PPV numbers aren't here I can't fight you..... it takes away from the integrity of the sport. What makes people interested in MMA or other fighting sports is the fact they put the best against the best and no one fighter is bigger then the sport. We have been waiting to see Floyd Mayweather vs Pacquiao since 2009, nearly 5 plus years now!!! When is the last time you can think of any 2 fighters in or near their prime going head to head?
The fact that the fight not only was what everyone wanted to see but was exactly what the sport needed, made sense and also btw the FIGHT MADE MONEY and what.... it didn't happen. The last time I can remember myself getting excited about a heavy weight fight was when SAM PETER was looking to fight Wlad, instead Vitali came out of retirement and beat Peter. I can go on and on about fight that would have made boxing breath again but never happened.
The best thing that happened to boxing in the past 10 years was the Super 6 tournament. It pitted the best 168lbs fighters in the world against one another. It brought us a shining star in Andre Ward and some great fights. Boxing is not DEAD gentlemen it has some air in it lungs it just needs the best in the sport to give back to the sport that made them who they are.
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