Boxing History Future

[The Old LefHook]

You think someone cares? You think someone cares anymore if two muscle tigers come out with giant gloves on to fight under more rules than a pair of supervised toddlers for more money than a rock star.

No one cares because under these conditions a win means almost nothing anyway, and besides, the world always moves on, and has had its foot on the accelerator since the beginning of the industrial revolution.

The future will come faster now than it would have. The third derivative is the derivative upon acceleration. The future of boxing is in hybrid matches of all kinds, such as the Eddie Hall/Mountain announcement. I wouldn't shìt you.

For each match the rules and conditions will be created and shaped individually, which will enhance public interest exponentially. Creativity is the order of the day from now on. The old formulae are dead. Move on.

Fans will not need to wait years anymore for fat cats like Arum and Haymon to "build a fight." Why should they? Screw them, though they die rich. The old models will die a short death with them.

[Willie Pep 229]

You think someone cares? You think someone cares anymore if two muscle tigers come out with giant gloves on to fight under more rules than a pair of supervised toddlers for more money than a rock star.

No one cares because under these conditions a win means almost nothing anyway, and besides, the world always moves on, and has had its foot on the accelerator since the beginning of the industrial revolution.

The future will come faster now than it would have. The third derivative is the derivative upon acceleration. The future of boxing is in hybrid matches of all kinds, such as the Eddie Hall/Mountain announcement. I wouldn't shìt you.

For each match the rules and conditions will be created and shaped individually, which will enhance public interest exponentially. Creativity is the order of the day from now on. The old formulae are dead. Move on.

Fans will not need to wait years anymore for fat cats like Arum and Haymon to "build a fight." Why should they? Screw them, though they die rich. The old models will die a short death with them.

Maybe I agree with you; maybe I don't want to . . .

. . . an old historical adage goes 'nothing actually changes but the date.'

Maybe in today's environment I want to believe that.

Either way, in response to the highlighted area above I offer that adage. (It's a fun read.)

[The Old LefHook]

Freak fights are what I would pay to see now. Make them good freak matches. I am done with the greedy delays of boxing that always deny fans prime matches. Make the match between football player and basketball player, or whatever will work. A great freak match will draw buyers from everywhere, whereas a straight boxing match only draws boxing fans for the most part.

[The Old LefHook]

At first UFC was no holds barred (almost) and a definite freak show with sumo versus karate and the like. Then it got regularized and regulated as competitors quickly learned what worked and what didn't and began to cross train.

Boxing will not ever return as it was. One reason is--it was already way dated. The weight divisions of boxing no longer apply to boxing's past with any historical continuity. Today's featherweights could fight golden age lightweights with no noticeable size disadvantage. Yesterday's heavyweights could not fight today's heavyweights at all, except in the most special cases like the Marciano or Clay et al.

Boxing got left behind, and is now a museum sport, boys. Vegans and vegetarians want to see liberated Connies vs handicapped corporate greedos. Make the match interesting to the masses, propose some acceptable rules, but keep it a real fight, freaky as it is.

Freaky as she goes, boys, freaky as she goes. Freak's the word.

[billeau2]

You think someone cares? You think someone cares anymore if two muscle tigers come out with giant gloves on to fight under more rules than a pair of supervised toddlers for more money than a rock star.

No one cares because under these conditions a win means almost nothing anyway, and besides, the world always moves on, and has had its foot on the accelerator since the beginning of the industrial revolution.

The future will come faster now than it would have. The third derivative is the derivative upon acceleration. The future of boxing is in hybrid matches of all kinds, such as the Eddie Hall/Mountain announcement. I wouldn't shìt you.

For each match the rules and conditions will be created and shaped individually, which will enhance public interest exponentially. Creativity is the order of the day from now on. The old formulae are dead. Move on.

Fans will not need to wait years anymore for fat cats like Arum and Haymon to "build a fight." Why should they? Screw them, though they die rich. The old models will die a short death with them.

It is the year 3000 and a fight is taking place on the West Coast of the United States this evening! Welcome to Reno! the destination for all that happens, come for the fight, stay for the buffets and the taho/Pacific ocean beach tours!

Some things are the same: Hillary is once again running for president...her last clone was damaged when it was thrown in the back of the limo after a malfunction, when one of the security bots tripped on Alex JOnes the 4th, a clear ringer for his great great grandfather bill Hi****.

The food of choice is now meatlike kibble bits! grown from sewer sludge, first disinfected, proteins removed, and formed into little meaty bits with ****es and mom's secret outhouse recipe. And people take giant vacuum tubes to travel in all destinations...

The fighters come, errr rather are carried out...each obese individual weights nearly 800 pounds. They are dropped in the ring by a crane. Each man has rock em sock em balloon gloves on, the size of large watermelons. Their respective corners stand ready with oxygen...ah here are the intros:

Fighting out of the Eastern district of new New York, hipsterville, is Tooom foolery!!! And his opponent, the reigning obese division champion fighting out of the Martian district of aztecuaza... mike Jones!

The fight is starting!!! the fans all have lovely cultivated beer guts with spandex Tap Out shirts practically painted on their humongous guts, the bell rings, the ref is a Martian who looks and sounds like Richard Mills, he is excited, he is running! Both opponents are locked in a stare as they sit in the ring...30 seconds later Mike throws a punch, as it is coming the fans get more excited, it is halfway now!!! oh it misses, what a chin on that one!!! around the third round, Tom Foolery launches a punch, and he goes down!! Oxygen is brought in can Tom make it to the bell with no heart attack? I won't spoil the ending! The Chinese have a new champ who is 1000 pounds!

After the event a few of the youngsters "make it" meaning, the guy and a girl go to a *** broker who sets up a virtual room for them, downloading all their fetishes... Ah the young these days. ***? are you crazy with the new Wufan shu virus!!!?

[Marchegiano]

like a lot of things these days, that's more of a new-old way than a new way. Rather similar to the early days when everything was negotiated.

[The Old LefHook]

Admit it, boxing was getting mighty boring. The sport is all watered down and out of sync with its own history, the best fights are NEVER made in a timely manner and then you are overcharged for them.

Now boxing will get the hell out consciousness. It was slowly on its boring way out anyway. You would rather see interesting fights under more creative rules anyway. Admit it.

Boxing does not prove who the tougher guy is anymore. Admit it. Boxing referees often suck. Admit it. Boxing scoring sucks even more often than the referees. Admit it. If you got to choose how fights and rules for them were shaped based on what you find entertaining and fascinating, your contest would not look much like contemporary boxing. Admit it.

[The Old LefHook]

Even Mayweather just said he shall fight no more. But he DID leave the door slightly ajar for future freak matches.

[Anthony342]

Even Mayweather just said he shall fight no more. But he DID leave the door slightly ajar for future freak matches.

Why the hell not? Might as well do some more exhibitions. He already did a scripted match years ago at Wrestlemania with Big Show. Tyson Fury made a couple of WWE appearances recently before the Covid outbreak made them work without an audience, so might as well leave the door open. Could throw him in there in some more worked matches or legit ones with big MMA guys in boxing.

[The Old LefHook]

Lil' Floyd will take the right freak fight.