Boxing is in trouble!!!

Cleary23

I heard a former HBO employee talking about how boxing is in big trouble coming into these next years.

He said the only fighters that can get big money and that people want to watch is Roy Jones, Bernard Hopkins, Oscar DeLaHoya, Mike Tyson, and Lennox Lewis. All of these guys are done or almost done in boxing and after that who do we have to look for to keep us alive.

We need some big stars especially in the heavyweight division.

I realize Trinidad is returning but still thats one guys people.

NichtGeflechten

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I heard a former HBO employee talking about how boxing is in big trouble coming into these next years.

....we can all see exactly why he is a former employee.

Cleary23

Its funny you say that Nicht

HE WAS 75 YEARS OLD AND WAS RETIRED.

but i kno you love to disagree with everybody so i dont really need to repcect your opinion

noboody really respects you opinions hahahaha

abdiel2k3

dont worry if you really look around
we have enough risin stars to take out these lingeren old champs
we arent in that big of a fighters droubt
just the BIG NAMES are taking most poeples attention
but there are defintly still fighters who will keep boxing alive

Cleary23

I think your right but we may go through a good year or two where nuthin like Tarver /Jones or Hoopkins/DelaHoya goes down.

SonnyG8R

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Originally Posted by Cleary23

I think your right but we may go through a good year or two where nuthin like Tarver /Jones or Hoopkins/DelaHoya goes down.

Good. That just means we don't have to plop down 55 bucks to see a big fight.

spinksjinx

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Originally Posted by Cleary23

I think your right but we may go through a good year or two where nuthin like Tarver /Jones or Hoopkins/DelaHoya goes down.

Tarver vs Jones wasnt even suppose to be a superfight...Nobody thought tarver could do it and everyone thought he was just a pushover for roy....

Antonio Tarver know that is how a star is born....

It is a shame though that all of our upcoming superstars are in their mid thirties theirselves.

With the exception of the few though.

SonnyG8R

I just picked a large booger out of my nose.

Cleary23

Yeah it sucks I wish you could turn back time and restart their ages again and change their mistkaes
I would have ROy never coming down from heavyweight after Ruiz and I would have Tyson not do stupid **** and Ibeabuchi.

neils7147933

So that 75-year old guy is not familiar with Morales and his drawing power? He must not have been paying attention to Diego Corrales as of late. And he must think that Jermain Taylor isn't for real.

Boxing must be doing OK ratings to be on nearly every Saturday night on one major network or the other.

Cleary23 Contender Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 207 Rep Power: 9 Points: 24,507.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 24,507.00 Donate	Its funny you say that Nicht HE WAS 75 YEARS OLD AND WAS RETIRED. but i kno you love to disagree with everybody so i dont really need to repcect your opinion noboody really respects you opinions hahahaha

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neils7147933 Boxingscene Icon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Carmel, Indiana Age: 35 Posts: 19,218 Rep Power: 21521 Points: 9,236,331.14 Bank: 248,798.35 Total Points: 9,485,129.49 Donate	So that 75-year old guy is not familiar with Morales and his drawing power? He must not have been paying attention to Diego Corrales as of late. And he must think that Jermain Taylor isn't for real. Boxing must be doing OK ratings to be on nearly every Saturday night on one major network or the other.