Our current generation really pales in comparison to their predecessors

[S.G.]

2008 and 09 were meant to be the years where the new generation establishes it's dominance while the old fighters are finally weeded out or bow out, but apart from De La Hoya and Jones' respective brutal retirements it's all going wrong!......all that's been established is that our current guys can't compare to the older greats who are still legitimate contenders even in their current geriatric states

It's clearer than ever that we're experiencing a "bust" after the "boom" of the 90's

Do you think any of the current crop will ever reach the heights of, say, Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield etc.? And do you think the term beginning in the early 90's and ending in the early 2000's is overlooked as a real golden era in boxing history?

[The_One77]

magarita wasnt great to begin with, he just had a good style to match Cotto and had iron in his handwraps.
Hamed would tap his ass too

[xfiles]

2008 and 09 were meant to be the years where the new generation establishes it's dominance while the old fighters are finally weeded out or bow out, but apart from De La Hoya and Jones' respective brutal retirements it's all going wrong!......all that's been established is that our current guys can't compare to the older greats who are still legitimate contenders even in their current geriatric states

It's clearer than ever that we're experiencing a "bust" after the "boom" of the 90's

Do you think any of the current crop will ever reach the heights of, say, Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield etc.? And do you think the term beginning in the early 90's and ending in the early 2000's is overlooked as a real golden era in boxing history?

Well you know what they say? You don't know what you have until it's gone.

[Enayze]

2008 and 09 were meant to be the years where the new generation establishes it's dominance while the old fighters are finally weeded out or bow out, but apart from De La Hoya and Jones' respective brutal retirements it's all going wrong!......all that's been established is that our current guys can't compare to the older greats who are still legitimate contenders even in their current geriatric states

It's clearer than ever that we're experiencing a "bust" after the "boom" of the 90's

Do you think any of the current crop will ever reach the heights of, say, Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield etc.? And do you think the term beginning in the early 90's and ending in the early 2000's is overlooked as a real golden era in boxing history?

Mosley is actually the only welterweight competitor of the older generation
Everyone else is a young dude, and Mosley is a freak of nature.

[-EX-]

Berto's only getting better. Pacquiao is a youngin. Evander's washed up. Bernard's prolly finished unless Joe changes his mind on a rematch. Oscar's washed up. Pavlik'll bounce back. Cotto should as well.

And like previously stated Margarito wasn't great to begin with.