Who will carry the sport for the next 5-10 years?

[INFAMOUZ]

I would currently have to go with Miguel Cotto.
He has got the youth, the chin, power and boxing skill. He definately has plenty
and Taylor . I still think Tito and De La Hoya can go on for a solid 5 years if they choose. Mayorga still has plenty left in the tank and we will soon discover if Mosely is going to be a candidate after his match with Winky. PACMAN is still young, and if Mayweather can get his head out of his a-s-s and keep out of prison, he can keep folks interested. But his commitment to the sport just isn't there. Frietas, Casamayor and Corrales could liven things up over the next 5 years in their divisions as well.

[PRboxingfan]

Wow, we agree on that one! I don't think it will be any HW out there, that's for sure. B-Hop will be out soon and he doesn't have the following. Tito will be around for a while but, alas, he, too, will run out of good fights just as B-Hop has. The future is in the lighter weights with Erik Morales, Chico, Cotto, Mayweather, Hatton (did I say that?!?), and Kermit Cintron.

[MetalVomit]

Wow, we agree on that one! I don't think it will be any HW out there, that's for sure. B-Hop will be out soon and he doesn't have the following. Tito will be around for a while but, alas, he, too, will run out of good fights just as B-Hop has. The future is in the lighter weights with Erik Morales, Chico, Cotto, Mayweather, Hatton (did I say that?!?), and Kermit Cintron.

Cotto is the brightest. He is going to be a beast.

[jack_the_rippuh]

Next five years..I would have to say Mayweather..

[oldgringo]

Miguel Cotto is the next big thing in boxing. I think Jeff Lacy will also help keep the sport moving because although I'm not comparing them directly...he is very Tysonesque and has that big time KO power.

[MikeHunt]

Thats is the million dollar question. I say boxing is in big trouble. Where have all the Wilfredo Gomez, Slavador Sanchez, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Sugar Ray Leonard etc gone.

[QueenCity]

After the olympics I thought Andre Ward could be a great fighter. But he'll have to earn it though. Pro boxing is a diffrent world, I hope he doesn't turing out to be like my hometown guy Ricardo Williams, because Ward has tons of potential.

[.::|ULTIMATE|::.]

Cotto Will probably be the champ to beat in the next 5 years

Chavez Jr. might be great, not as great as his dad but he seems special for a 18 year old kid.

[miron_lang]

Floyd Mayweather
Miguel Cotto
Jermain Taylor
PACMAN
Rafael marquez
Erik Morales

[JOM'S]

Floyd Mayweather
Miguel Cotto
Jermain Taylor
PACMAN
Rafael marquez
Erik Morales

Definetly the young guns will carry the torch for the next 5 years, the five mentioned above are just but a few who possibly stand out among the rest....

Or maybe we will get lucky and have a bunch of great fighters to do this....