After all of these great fighters "die" out. Who will take over boxing?

Cotto, Linares, Dawson, maybe Berto and Bute. Khan and Haye could possibly be in there if their chins hold up.

andre ward the peterson brothers berto there's alot good prospects out there williams is gonna have his time to shine dawson etc

I don't know if Jermain is great. Jermain will be around longer he hasn't hit 30. Chad Dawson may be around. Paul Williams will probably move up or something. We still got Berto, Bautista, Kastidis. I'm not sure how old Wlad is. Miguel Cotto is still young. We still gonna have some good fighters.

how about chris arreola

there is always somebody waiting in the wings to be the next big thing, we'll just have to watch espn to see who is coming up in the ranks, I like Chad Dawson alot, Paul Williams will be around for a while, you mentioned Taylor but he's still young I wouldn't of put him on that list, there are more people I just can't think of them now, boxing will be ok as long as every division doesn't start to look like the HWs. Good call on Chad Dawson, I can't believe I forgot him.

After Floyd Mayweather, De La Hoya, RJJ, Calzaghe, Barrera, Marquez, and Taylor leave, which fighters will take over their footsteps to reach the upper echelon of the sport? This has been on my mind for a while. i know u didnt just lump those 2 in with the rest of your list Lol

There's always new guys in the wings. Sometimes a division may go stale and suck for a bit, but it can't happen that every division will go stale at the same time. but wouldn't that be torture if it did, I mean could you imagine Sugar Ray Leonard coming back with dreams of gradeur to win the title back like Holyfield lol.

There's always new guys in the wings. Sometimes a division may go stale and suck for a bit, but it can't happen that every division will go stale at the same time.

Andre Ward

the heavyweights are like a suck ass football team. They have all of the talent to be great, but don't know how to put the shit together. i.e. Sam Peter, lol, he actually worked on a jab and straights instead of wildman hooks when he fought Toney in the second fight but I know that is going to go out the window when he gets in with Maskaev all they are going to do is throw bombs....

the heavyweights are like a suck ass football team. They have all of the talent to be great, but don't know how to put the shit together.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Vicente Escobedo

I don't think we have much to worry about with guys like Pavlik, Williams, Berto, Khan, Donaire, Bautista, Katsidis, and others on the rise. However that said I don't think there are many fighters out there who could ever come close to filling the shoes of a Marco Antonio Barrera or an Erik Morales.

there is always somebody waiting in the wings to be the next big thing, we'll just have to watch espn to see who is coming up in the ranks, I like Chad Dawson alot, Paul Williams will be around for a while, you mentioned Taylor but he's still young I wouldn't of put him on that list, there are more people I just can't think of them now, boxing will be ok as long as every division doesn't start to look like the HWs.

Bernard Hopkins of course. There are plenty of good prospects on the rise. Paul Williams is a good example, he still has quite a few years in front of him. I don't think Jermain Taylor is all that old. It's hard to tell, because both Erik Morales and MAB were very good fighters who got almost no recognition until their styles made each other look great. People will come to the forefront, no doubt about it, their names just aren't out there yet. LOL Hopkins will always be here. LOL But what will make them more noticeable to the hardcore and casual fans? Certainly not ESPN Wednesday and Friday Night fights?

After Floyd Mayweather, De La Hoya, RJJ, Calzaghe, Barrera, Marquez, and Taylor leave, which fighters will take over their footsteps to reach the upper echelon of the sport? This has been on my mind for a while. Bernard Hopkins of course. There are plenty of good prospects on the rise. Paul Williams is a good example, he still has quite a few years in front of him. I don't think Jermain Taylor is all that old. It's hard to tell, because both Erik Morales and MAB were very good fighters who got almost no recognition until their styles made each other look great. People will come to the forefront, no doubt about it, their names just aren't out there yet.