The Featherweight Division:Wha happened?

Until a year ago, the Featherweights were the toast of the boxing world, famed to degrees second only to very few other individual fighters. Today, the division has champs with names like: Erik Aiken - IBF Chris John - WBA Takashi Koshimoto- WBC and number 1 contenders named: Nicky Cook- WBC "Not Rated"- WBA Orlando Salido- IBF These are hardly any names that can make an HBO/Shoetime exec reach for the phone real quick. The biggest name in the division (if that), Juan Manuel Marquez, is facing in a WBO eliminator a fighter with perhaps the funniest (foulest smelling?) name in the rankings: TERDSAK Jaendaeng. (Neils says it's, "Turdsack") Who can rescue this division that has given fans so many memorable moments only a handful of years ago?

Comments (8)

King_Koyle

Eric Aiken is a complete disgrace,and should not even have the IBF title.He won it on a Bullshit DQ.And decided that he would rather win a world championship with his acting skills rather than with his fighting skills. :mad:

19y ago

2 feathers need to get a trilogy going with brutal fights for people to pay attention to the division.

19y ago

abdiel2k3

WOW now thats a name i havent heard in ages harrison WOW i remember when the featheres kicken up dust there was all this euro talk about harris being a dark horse and how he was being overlooked and how he was gona shake shit up Lol way to capitalize on momentem picture it "harrison i think we shouold try to get one of these big name fights" "not yet, my buddy JMM gave me a hot tip. these guys want us and bad. well wait til the times right. i mean come on, what are they gonna do? Move up in weight?"

19y ago

ferocity

im waiting for ponce deleon to get a title shot, that guy is a good fighter, akward but had good power

19y ago

abdiel2k3

its ok tho theres plenty of superbantams maken their way the scales too plus the superfeathers is more of the retired feathers on their way out sorta deal new bloods gonna make a splash soon and so will continue the great circle of life http://anaksunamoon.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo/Walt%20Disney%20-%20Lion%20King%20family%20dim-thumb.jpg

19y ago

kg21mvp

Erik Morales moved up in weight and everybody followed him. then MAB followed right? they went at it for the 3rd time for the WBC super feather belt

19y ago

ferocity

Erik Morales moved up in weight and everybody followed him.

19y ago

kg21mvp

its because fighters who have made this division an exciting have gone up on weight (EM,MAB and PAC).. JMM should be the king of this division and IMO he should move up to super featherweight and meet the big boys and for big paydays to come.. im sure some time in the near future that the featherweight division will regain its lost ground.. lastly, i hope my boy BOOM BOOM Will move uyp to this division someday and bring a lot of excitement for fans!

19y ago