Boxing 5 years from now....

[truthseeker1]

LOL.... I HAVE NEVER WATCHED ANY OF BUNCES PROGRAMMES....

Why assume? If i did watch Bunces programme i would give him credit by mentioning an interesting topic i watched on his programme... etc etc



And for the record, Bunce talks ****... He has'nt got a clue half the time hence why i don't watch any of his ****ty programmes. Its the same old stuff, Calzaghe this Calzaghe that... a load of crap.

Bunce is a cool guy man. He does sometimes get carried away but Bunce is good entertainment. I like the guy because he took the time to e-mail me back.

[MoneyMay]

Are u an actual ******. You just insulted your own family lmao

Well Norwich is a place in the UK, I don't see how calling you a bum has anything to do with the entire population ****tard.

Because I even said that I'm related to Jon Thaxton and he aint anything special outside of the UK.

[Shadow boxer 3]

its not the lack of talent that will hurt boxings future, its the politics . greedy promoters, greedy santioning bodies with all those bull**** belts, and top fighters not willing to fight each other. hopefully boxing will learn its lesson. 2009 look promising so far

[MANGLER]

Boxing ain't goin nowhere. It'll still be doin just fine in 5 yrs.

[Cadillac Man]

Boxing is FINE...It has problems like it always has had but it will prevail like it always has.

As far as American talent there is TONS of it some you just haven't heard the names yet: Ortiz,Kirkland,Cloud,Williams,Dawson,Alexander,Bra dley,Ward,Dirrell,Andrade,Wilder,Arreola Lattimore,Garcia,Jacobs,Berto ETC,ETC,ETC.

Boxing will need to adjust as the saying goes "Only the strong survive" but Boxing has survived as history proves!

[The Hammer]

Boxing is declining in popularity in some places such as parts of the US for a number of reasons:

1) poor media coverage
2) awful commentators like Kellerman and Matthews
3) negative writers like Raskin
4) promoters failing to consistently match the better fighters against the better fighters, especially in the heavyweight division
5) too many sanctioning bodies
6) sanctioning bodies making mediocre fighters who have never defeated a top 25 opponent their mandatories (i.e., Haussler, Rubio). We need four-fighter eliminators by each organization, so as to make better fights and more worthy mandatories.

But the sport seems to be doing okay in the UK and Germany. Maybe better media coverage, more intelligent commentators and more informative sportswriters have something to do with it

[Ishy Aytan]

Stop looking at the past and start looking at the future. Often sentimentality can get in the way of really good fights.

The future of boxing;

Margarito
Cotto
Pacman
Mayweather
Khan
The Olympians

There are many many great fighters and fights out there

In 5 years time, Margarito, Cotto, Pacquiao, Mayweather may not be boxing, especially Mayweather and Margarito.

Khan and the Olympians???? Not all Olympians turn pro.

[-Swizzy-]

I don't think the sport is in trouble because it will adjust itself to stay alive. If profits go down then fighters just make less money, as simple as that. and if the profits go way too low, then the sport will probably convert to non-ppv cable tv.

There will always be a niche for boxing.

[DaneNoodles]

America's best athletes go to the NFL or the NBA

what ****ing 135-145 pound potential boxers do you know getting stolen by football or basketball?

truly idiotic statement... fighting appeals to a variety of sizes, most of which are unappealing to sports like basketball and football.

[FreshPrince]

There is some good talent in the US, especially Berto, Andre Ward, and Demetrius Andrade. Boxing has the infrastructure to stay around for a long time. It's an Olympic sport, it's huge internationally, and Don King and Bob Arum are old guys ready to move on (die).
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