I'm not too excited about the next generation of boxers

Kinda funny how I created this thread in 2009 and still feel the same way now that I did then. What a bunch of disappointing cunts. :lol1:

I agree, but I think Tim Bradley, Victor Ortiz, Juan Manuel Lopez, and maybe even Abner Mares have great potential. Dont be so sad today. With the exception of Mares, they let you down.

Sorry, I must've missed the part where this was a "my thoughts on...." thread. And judging by the amount of replies and conversation held within I'd say there were some solid points discussed on both sides of the debate. Unlike your bogus 9/11 conspiracies.

Anybody else feel this way? First off, this isn't one of those "boxing is dead" threads. So if you came here looking for that, you can click "back" right about.....now. Alright, onto the thread. I'm simply not excited about any of these new guys who are supposed to be the next generation of good boxers. Please tell me I'm not alone in this. None of them grab me, they all seem to be a bunch of very rusty, very easy to figure out kids who don't have any love for the sport. I think half of them will end up getting destroyed by pretty much any top 10 fighter in their division right now. Boxing seemed so much better when I started watching it in '95. We had all kinds of talent, everywhere. From '95-'05 we had guys like Jones, Hopkins, Toney, Mayweather, Barrera, Morales, Pacquiao, Marquez, Lewis, Holyfield, De La Hoya, Whitaker, Trinidad, Lopez, etc, etc, etc.... These guys dominated everybody in sight. I look at this new crop of guys who are supposed to be their replacements in the future......Guys like Andre Berto, Robert Guerrero, Juan Manuel Lopez, Juan Diaz, etc.... And I feel.....nothing. They're alright kids, and I'll watch them fight no doubt, but I don't connect with any of them, the way I did so many guys throughout the 90's. I can't see myself ever cheering for one of them the way I cheered that night I lept out of my recliner when Hopkins knocked out Trinidad, or the way I screamed at the Television in support of Barrera the night he fought Morales the first time, or the way I've turned down sex for a Roy Jones or Pernell whitaker fight. I just can't ever see myself connecting with any of these kids. I know they're young yet, and I know that all legends are made the same way. But I just don't connect to any of these kids. Does anybody else get what I'm trying to say here? Pot. Kettle. Black. Get off that false high horse man.

Oh I got that. I'm just saying that sometimes the newness wears off which takes an edge off of that early newfound excitement. But as I also said, previous generations felt the same way. Kind of like hoping for the best and expecting the worst. Yeah, I hear that. I guess all I can really do is ease off it and wait for someone to surprise me. If I don't have anybody new to follow in the next year or two, I guess I'll have my answer.

Like I said a few pages back : I still get excited about the sport. I felt like I was on speed when Marquez KO'd Diaz, it was a high that took 24 hours to go away. I still love the sport. I just don't think this next era is going to be able to compare to the era of from about 1990-2000. Indeed it did. You could find 5-6 threats in any division you wanted. Oh I got that. I'm just saying that sometimes the newness wears off which takes an edge off of that early newfound excitement. But as I also said, previous generations felt the same way. Kind of like hoping for the best and expecting the worst.

You better be one of them, Corey. I need a good aggressive, bob'er and weave'er with good hooks to get behind. (No homo.) nyahahahahaha:booty:

Bradley is nothing special, seriously he isn't. He looked like shit against Witter and looked pretty good against Edner Cherry but I really don't see anything special with him and same goes for Holt. Vernon Forrest is on his way out AA isn't gonna be making 160 for a while and seriously, I don't see him giving anyone problems at 168.even though you wont reply, whatd you think about Dawson, lone Amercan with greatness potential, my opinion

I don't think all the future good boxers are upon us yet. Still in the shadows. You better be one of them, Corey. I need a good aggressive, bob'er and weave'er with good hooks to get behind. (No homo.)

I don't think all the future good boxers are upon us yet. Still in the shadows.

Fine... Luevano Bradley Holt Mosley Berto Vernon Forrest Paul Williams Kelly Pavlik Chad Dawson are some off the top of my head, I might have missed some. If I wanted to count the Puerto Ricans(which I should, because its part of America) then I could add about 7 other champions to that list. and if I wanted to, I could add Ola Afolabi and other people who either live in America or say their nationality is American, but thats just a big mess and Im not going to get into that. but honestly who cares, I dont give a damn about nationality, and did it to poke fun at Wlad Owns. i do care about nationality but i at least know this isnt our time, this era, wed be back, like always, our best athletes are going to football and basketball, europes best go to boxing or soccer, Japan(Alone) and Asia in fact is doing better than us in boxing(lowerweights-really low,

European world champions Wladimir Klitschko - IBF/WBO Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko - WBC Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagaev - WBA Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek - IBF Ring Magazine Undisputed Cruiserweight champion Giacobbe Fragomeni - WBC Cruiserweight Champion Joe Calzaghe - Ring Magazine Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion Adrian Diaconu - WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Zsolt Erdei - WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Mikkel Kessler - WBA Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute - IBF Super Middleweight Champion Karoly Balszay - WBO Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch - WBC Super Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham - IBF Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm - WBA Middleweight Champion Sergei Dzinziruk - WBO Light Middleweight Champion Ricky Hatton - Ring Magazine Undisputed Light Welterweight Champion Andreas Kotelnik - WBA Light Welterweight Champion Vic Darchinyan - WBC/IBF/WBA Super Flyweight Champion Eastern European fighters dominate the amatuers...there are tons of more European prospects that will dominate and be future world champions OK, out of all those fighters who are proven?

Fine... Luevano Bradley Holt Mosley Berto Vernon Forrest Paul Williams Kelly Pavlik Chad Dawson are some off the top of my head, I might have missed some. If I wanted to count the Puerto Ricans(which I should, because its part of America) then I could add about 7 other champions to that list. and if I wanted to, I could add Ola Afolabi and other people who either live in America or say their nationality is American, but thats just a big mess and Im not going to get into that. but honestly who cares, I dont give a damn about nationality, and did it to poke fun at Wlad Owns.

1st off, I dont care enough to put together such a list. 2nd off, there are many Americans that claim a different citizenship, so it would be a mess 3rd off, its not really fair to throw one country against all of Europe, which is a multitude of countries.just make a list of Americans with belts, cause Steelhammers list of the euros you discredited is eating you alive unless you make a kinda nice case for the Americans that are dominating, dont get punked(in arguiment) by a a european who is named after the steelhammer Wladimir, dont get punked, make at least a little case for me and the rest of your American countryman, you started the argument with Steelhammer so at least try to make the U.S look good, dont embarass the U.S against a Euro thread replier

actually, that post got a A+, compare your American champ list to his euro list, lets see what you come up with 1st off, I dont care enough to put together such a list. 2nd off, there are many Americans that claim a different citizenship, so it would be a mess 3rd off, its not really fair to throw one country against all of Europe, which is a multitude of countries.

Vitali is an American, Darchinyan is Australian, and Bute and Diaconu are Canadians. truth lolz fail.:omfg: and Calzaghe is retireded. dont count actually, that post got a A+, compare your American champ list to his euro list, lets see what you come up with

This is the 66th reply, with 666 views. Just thought I'd share that info.

European world champions Wladimir Klitschko - IBF/WBO Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko - WBC Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagaev - WBA Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek - IBF Ring Magazine Undisputed Cruiserweight champion Giacobbe Fragomeni - WBC Cruiserweight Champion Joe Calzaghe - Ring Magazine Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion Adrian Diaconu - WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Zsolt Erdei - WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Mikkel Kessler - WBA Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute - IBF Super Middleweight Champion Karoly Balszay - WBO Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch - WBC Super Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham - IBF Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm - WBA Middleweight Champion Sergei Dzinziruk - WBO Light Middleweight Champion Ricky Hatton - Ring Magazine Undisputed Light Welterweight Champion Andreas Kotelnik - WBA Light Welterweight Champion Vic Darchinyan - WBC/IBF/WBA Super Flyweight Champion Eastern European fighters dominate the amatuers...there are tons of more European prospects that will dominate and be future world championsVitali is an American, Darchinyan is Australian, and Bute and Diaconu are Canadians. truth lolz fail.:omfg: and Calzaghe is retireded. dont count

well thers UFc.. lol

what about Rogan he is very good as is some guy i played on fight night round 3 a few weeks back he did good i tells u.