Who will carry the sport for the next 5-10 years?

i like Cotto for front-runner then i see Taylor doin it big in the future, pac can still do it, plus i think Jeff Lacy has unreal marketing value, Andre Ward too cause he's got a good fan-base early

Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto will carry boxing these next few years...Possibly Hatton but being british puts him at a disadvantage. After those reigns most likely Andre Ward provided he develops well and the exposure he is getting is great. The thing with Ward though is that he will probably end up like Roy Jones in that the competition will be small. I could easily see in about 5 years Jeff Lacy vs Andre Ward provided Lacy reigns supreme that long.

the future of the heavyweight division: samuel peter vitali klitschko wladmir klitschko chris byrd hasim rahman nicolay valuev david tua the future of the cruiserweight division: oneil bell wayne braithwaite Grigory Drozd Steve Cunningham Pavel Melkomian Enzo Maccarinelli David Haye the future of the light heavyweight division: Julio Cesar Gonzalez Clinton Woods Thomas Ulrich Sakio Bika the future of the super middleweight division: Jeff Lacy Joe Calzaghe Mikkel Kessler Vitali Tsypko Willie Gibbs Hector Camacho Jr the future of the middle weight division: Jermain Taylor Ronald Wright Arthur Abraham Sergio Mora Ishe Smith Felix Sturm Alfonso Gomez and the rest that i think are going to be the future are: morrales, barrera,pacquiauo,judah,spinks,cintron,david barnes,hatton,mayweather,witter,cotto,vivian harris,corrales,juan diaz,

i would have to say miguel cotto because hes young powreful and dominate...he also has the most amazing skillz

i would say floyd mayweather, but the non-boxing public REALLY doesnt like him. so far, there is no boxer who is ready or capable of carrying this sport. but the boxer who has the best chance at that is floyd mayweather.

arthur abraham sam peter jermaine taylor Ike ibeabuchi (if ever release) floyd mayweather pacman Apparantly Ike ain't getting out for a while.

arthur abraham sam peter jermaine taylor Ike ibeabuchi (if ever release) floyd mayweather pacman

Its going to be someone that the mainstream media really starts covering. Of course the 130 -147 lb guys will carry it in a boxing fan's eyes. However, that really doesn't matter when you are talking about broad support and coverage for the general public. Someone is going to have to be a Tyson like figure that just destroys people, or its got to be someone that people are already familiar with from the olympics. It has to be someone that the average joe stands around the water cooler on monday morning and talks about. Therefore, I dont think anyone right now is going to carry boxing on their shoulders in the next 5 years. No heavyweight for sure ( unless Peter goes on a streak of about 10 KOs in a row), and I just dont know about Ward yet.

Floyd Mayweather and Jermain Taylor will be the two big name guys over the next five years.

i have a feeling that andre ward will be the next star and bring a big casual boxing fan base back cause he is a american gold medalist, Do you think Felix Sturm can carry boxing,

i have a feeling that andre ward will be the next star and bring a big casual boxing fan base back cause he is a american gold medalist,

Watch out for Vicente Escobedo and Abner Mares :boxing: they may be nice prospects but a network has to promote them 2 cause if they dont, they wont be household names and nobody will want to see them fight, Oscar even in retirement can help carry the sport by the way hes recruiting fighters to his promotions and showcasing them

PBF, Taylor, and possibly Sam Peter. Cotto is overrated, but Peter might be also. We just gotta wait and find out.

the sport will be carried by the 130 to 140 pounders

Morales and Pac arent gonna be around much longer.

pacman and cotto

Cotto Taylor Lacy Hate to buy into all the hype surrounding these guys, but from what I see, they have all the potential.

cotto pacman rafael marquez chavez jr looks promising but it's too early to tell

trinidad 4th round ko

Trinidad v. Taylor.... Just a comment on an earlier post regarding Trinidad v. Taylor....Trinidad hurts Taylor bad and quick... Hopefully we will see that one some day.