Would Boxing be Dead after Mayweather and Pacquiao retires?

Who would Sell the PPVs??? I'm afraid MMA/UFC might just take Over :( Edit: I didn't really mean exactly 'Dead' what I meant was would it take a huge step back & lose a lot of viewers also hide in the shadows for some while when these 2 would retire? and the growing popularity of other Combat sports really fears me to think so. If Pac keeps fighting guys like his next opponent with undercard like his last PPV....I'd say Mayweather is the last of the big PPV giants... I'm a huge hardcore fan that buys all PPVs but didn't buy Pacs last two and won't be buying his next.

If Boxing could survive the lost of Ali & Iron Mike(The two biggest athletes in sports history) it can survive the lost of Floyd & Manny.

No. Boxing is one of the oldest sport, it caters to one of the most fundamental instinct of human being which is "Aggression". Fans will find a way to bestow another cash cow.

The sooner Mayweather and Pacquiao retires, the better. That's why fans need to laser focus on other worthy fights and start talking less and less about May and Pac. There were many memorable fights that didn't involve the two. Showtime as you can see is too focused on Mayweather. As a result the other fights they're making are not what fans want. Perhaps they would do well when Mayweather disappears. Can't wait.

Never said I only watch Mayweather/Pac fights,I'm a big boxing fan but sad that even with Mayweather and Pacquiao boxing still is a minor sport, its not even top 10 in the US where its most big at, where would it go if these 2 would retire? Just look at espn.com for USA. Boxing isn't a regular category on the nav bar. It's in the "more sports". I wasn't saying you like meaning you specifically. And I agree it's not covered on espn like then other sports but it's ok IMO. Boxing won't be dead after the retire.

Thats what people said when Mayweather retired. Someone else by the name of Pacquiao carried boxing. All his fights were exciting, had the world going nuts. Everyone knows the name Pacquiao Mayweather comes back and brings back all the bs with him and taints the sport.

Of course not.....

Boxing will get better imo

Not at all. In fact, it will be a wonderful day for boxing when Mayweather and Pacquiao retire. The sooner, the better.

only to the assh0les who only follow Floyd and Manny and don't know sh1t about the actual sport of boxing ????? forgot to log out and log in to your ALT. lol

These are numbers excluding the two biggest stars of MMA. Let's take the two biggest stars out of boxing for 2014 and the biggest numbers are: Cotto v Martinez = 315k Alverez v Angulo = 350k About the same, stupid. And the UFC would make more money because in boxing the money is split roughly in half between two companies (TR and GB). Mayweather-Canelo had 2.2 million buys. Tell me what UFC events have had even half that much. It's OK, I can wait. There are still plenty of big fights to make in boxing, like Wilder-Fury and Canelo-Cotto. Canelo-Cotto alone would destroy any UFC event in PPV buys.

169: 220K 170: 340K 171: 300K 172: 350K 173: 200K 174: 100K Average 251K PPV buys per show. Yea it sure is growing! Moron. Those are not bad numbers. MMA fights are almost seen on a weekly basis, which make their fans happy. Fighters don't have guarantees amounting to millions. In other words, the cost of producing them is not as costly as in boxing. PPV numbers in boxing don't paint a complete picture. Take a guy like Mayweather who demands $32 million guarantee per fight, is promoted heavily, is supported with expensive undercards, etc. What's left is there for the networks and promoters? Math says they're not making much. As a result, we're seeing Haymon fighters fighting tomato cans because that's what Showtime can only afford to make.

When Pac and Mayweather retire, there will be a resurgence in boxing. Time to let the new dogs play.

no it would still be the same.

169: 220K 170: 340K 171: 300K 172: 350K 173: 200K 174: 100K Average 251K PPV buys per show. Yea it sure is growing! Moron.

Fact is, boxing has been in a steady decline from main stream attention and global fascination for 30 years now. After Ali, only Tyson really crossed the divide between sport and pop culture on a global scale. But there are always fighters who create headlines in the sport and on a national level, SRL in the US in the 80s, DLH and Oscar in the US in the 90s and Eubank, Benn, Bruno in the UK. The last 14 years has seen Pacquiao and Floyd, to a lesser extent DLH too. The Klits are giant cross over stars in the Ukraine and Germany. Now in the UK there's Froch, following in the footsteps of Hatton and Naz, Groves possibly, Degale maybe and most definitely Khan, Joshua is a great one for the future. in the US.South American markets, Canelo is looking strong and GGG/Kovalev are only a win or two away from being big names. Things ain't so bad

Look at this: http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/06/23/dear-dana-ufc-pay-per-view-numbers-declining/ According to this article, THREE UFC events this year have done under 250k buys.

There's no one organisation trying to grow boxing (like the UFC). Instead, they have 2 organisations (TR and GB; or TR and Al Haymon) trying to bring down the other. Because of this divide, we get bogus decisions, way too many PPV fights, and fights that the fans dont want. That is why MMA/UFC is taking over. It's much, much bigger than just Manny and Floyd. Wow....If you think UFC is growing you might want to look at there PPV buys. The are the fastest declining sport in America. Some of there PPV's have barely even got 100K buys this year.

How am I a troll and a Khan tard? please explain? I like a lot of boxers (Froch,Manny,Khan,Thurman,Groves,Frampton,Brook,Canelo etc) not just 1 boxer unlike you, who probably only follow Maidana or Mayweather, perhaps. gtfo. Except just glancing at my sig proves otherwise, as I have my list of favorite fighters there. Nice try troll.

If it's dying it's because you people can't stop talking about Mayweather and Pacquiao. It's one of the reasons why Haymon and his fighters get away with making garbage fights. Fans need to laser focus on other fighters and raise their voices when garbage fights are being forced-fed.