2008 Not looking too good for the sport of boxing!

After a TREMENDOUS year in 07, 08 isnt looking too good for the sport. The only fights on the horizen that interest me are, Pac/Marquez II, Taylor/Pavlik II, and just recently i heard that there is going to be a 3rd fight between Marquez and Vasquez. That's it! The fighters that are suppose to be making the big moves, and fighting the top guys arent! Cotto/Gomez??.....A tuneup for Oscar in May???..... Oscar/Floyd II in Sept??? Really, who wants to see this? Sad to say, but i think 07 was just a tease for us diehard fans. 08 isnt looking too promising.

Comments (20)

Antonio

There's about a 13 week stretch of fights every week from late January to May. Good fights. This isnt even counting the fall where you have the fights in the 147 and 168 pound divisions playing out.

18y ago

2501

Sadly though, it will be the fights made SOLEY for financial reasons that will get the most attention, Tyson/Holyfield and De La Hoya/Mayweather.

18y ago

Truth8215

I think Oscar still fighting is never a bad thing for boxing. People love Oscar.

18y ago

Horus8731

Jones/Trinidad Williams/Quintana Castillo/Montiel Pavlik/Taylor II Klitschko/Ibragimov Vazquez/Marquez III Diaz/Campbell Haye/Maccarinelli Pacquiao/Marquez II Katsidis/Casamayor Hopkins/Witter Dawson/Johnson Andrade/Bika John/Caballero Hopkins/Calzaghe Margarito/Judah De La Hoya Fighting Twice (Most likely, once for free) And that's all before the midway point of the year. What are you talking about? Cant Argue with That...

18y ago

Boxingwizard

Just wait till April, that's where all the good matches start.

18y ago

robjr

08 could turn out to be great

18y ago

Jim_Jeffries

Every one of those fights are going to suck, you fuckin idiot. Really? I thought Jones/Trinidad was entertaining enough. Williams/Quintana Should be decent. Castillo/Montiel Pavlik/Taylor II The first one was one hell of a fight. Klitschko/Ibragimov Should be good. Vazquez/Marquez III Has absolutely ZERO chance of sucking. Diaz/Campbell Juan Diaz fights are not boring. Haye/Maccarinelli This fight will rock....... while it lasts. Pacquiao/Marquez II How on earth will this fight suck? Katsidis/Casamayor Katsidis will make it enteresting. Hopkins/Witter Dawson/Johnson Dawson fights are usually pretty good. Andrade/Bika Should be decent. John/Caballero Hopkins/Calzaghe Okay this one might be a little boring. Margarito/Judah Styles make fights, and this one promises to be good.

18y ago

Tha_Greatest6475

He's going to. Arum is saving this shit....he's actually putting on some decent cards and matching up his fighters well.. GBP is actually ruining this sport..the cunt. Yeah De La Hoya is a fuckin piece of shit, he acts like he cares so much about boxing and shows that good guy image, but his actions show that he's just in it for the cream. Oscar is scum, Fuck Oscar and GBP...

18y ago

Tha_Greatest6475

Pavlik's going to save the sport. Dont worry bout it. Pavlik I definately like... I remember when I first saw him fight, which was a live fight. He looked so fuckin terrible, I never expected him to be anything, but then he fuckin knocked out Miranda AND Taylor.... I definately underestimated the guy...

18y ago

DIESEL

Pavlik's going to save the sport. Dont worry bout it. fuck a ghost.

18y ago

Kball15

All three of those fights are taking place within 2 months so... thats fuckin good. There are some GREAT smaller fights inbetween all that.

18y ago

Tha_Greatest6475

There are a lot more than what has been listed coming up... EDIT: Sakio Bika v Anthony Mundine (Tentative, March 15th) Joel Julio v James Kirkland (Tentative, April or May) Junior Witter v Demetrius Hopkins (March 22nd) John Ruiz v Jameel McCline (Tentative, March 8th) Eddie Chambers v Alexander Povetkin (Jan 26th) Lucian Bute v William Joppy (Feb 29th) Tomaz Adamek v O'neil Bell (Tentative, in negotiations) Nikolay Valuev v Sergei Lyakhovich Darnell Wilson v BJ Flores (Feb 8th) Kassim Ouma v Cornelius Bundrage (March 28th) Andre Berto v Michel Trabant (Feb 9th) Juan Diaz v Nate Campbell (March 8th) Joel Casamayor v Michael Katsidis (March 22nd) Christian Mijares v Jose Navaro (Feb 16th) Joan Guzman v Alex Arthur (March 15th) Robert Guerrero v Jason Litzau (Feb 29th) Travis Walker v TJ Wilson II (Feb 29th) David Haye v Enzo Maccarinelli (March 8th) Ruslan Chagaev v Matt Skelton (Jan 19th) Kendall Holt v Ben Tackie (Feb 7th) And I could go on Just the fact that you had to mention John Ruiz shows how fucked boxing is today. It also shows what kind of a person(a moron).

18y ago

THe_TRiNiTY

What the fuck are you guys talking about? Lol.. I typo'd a word. I left out an E. He called me on it, and was SO proud of himself. I didn't want to hurt his self-esteem so I fed into it. LMAO.

18y ago

HappyBoxingFan

Yeah, you proved me wrong. You sure "OWNED" me. Here, why don't you put the OWNED smiley in your next post, to show people how you OWNED me.... Go ahead. What the fuck are you guys talking about?

18y ago

THe_TRiNiTY

haha..:owned: :rofl: :rofl: I've to go now, good day, sir. :) That's a good boy. You deserve a star. Now, run along.

18y ago

THe_TRiNiTY

Sir, you spelled it wrong! You can make all the typo excuses until tomorrow, nothing will change. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Have a nice day :) Yeah, you proved me wrong. You sure "OWNED" me. Here, why don't you put the OWNED smiley in your next post, to show people how you OWNED me.... Go ahead.

18y ago

THe_TRiNiTY

Fine, that's whats scheduled, but it doesnt mean that they are good! Then show a list of fights from last year, that compares favorably. A FULL list. Don't just give off the big fights at the end. Give a full list of the ENTIRE 2007 cal. year, that compares to this list. Keep in mind, boxing has three "seasons" in the sense that it's from January-March, April-August, September-December.. Most of these fights happen in JUST the first season, and you're comparing it to the WHOLE 2007. And I STILL think it looks better, to be quite honest. OVERALL, not just this fight or that fight, OVERALL.. it looks better.

18y ago

THe_TRiNiTY

Well, my English is very bad. I speak 4 languages and I corrected 2 yanks today. :owned: :rofl: BTW that was no typo, sir. :rofl: You know four languages. That's great. How is leaving an e out of a word, BY ACCIDENT, not a typo? Please explain that. Explain it in any language you want. Don't worry, I'll wait.....................

18y ago

deevel79

There are a lot more than what has been listed coming up... EDIT: Sakio Bika v Anthony Mundine (Tentative, March 15th) Joel Julio v James Kirkland (Tentative, April or May) Junior Witter v Demetrius Hopkins (March 22nd) John Ruiz v Jameel McCline (Tentative, March 8th) Eddie Chambers v Alexander Povetkin (Jan 26th) Lucian Bute v William Joppy (Feb 29th) Tomaz Adamek v O'neil Bell (Tentative, in negotiations) Nikolay Valuev v Sergei Lyakhovich Darnell Wilson v BJ Flores (Feb 8th) Kassim Ouma v Cornelius Bundrage (March 28th) Andre Berto v Michel Trabant (Feb 9th) Juan Diaz v Nate Campbell (March 8th) Joel Casamayor v Michael Katsidis (March 22nd) Christian Mijares v Jose Navaro (Feb 16th) Joan Guzman v Alex Arthur (March 15th) Robert Guerrero v Jason Litzau (Feb 29th) Travis Walker v TJ Wilson II (Feb 29th) David Haye v Enzo Maccarinelli (March 8th) Ruslan Chagaev v Matt Skelton (Jan 19th) Kendall Holt v Ben Tackie (Feb 7th) And I could go on Fine, that's whats scheduled, but it doesnt mean that they are good!

18y ago

jcarr71

18y ago