Isn't is insane....

[Lucky Charms]

That boxing is on the decline, yet EVERY fan knows what it necessary to put it right back where it was, and NOTHING is done.

All fans know there should be one world champion.

All fans know there should be less weight classes.

All fans know the sanctioning bodies suck.

All fans know the best should fight the best.

All fans know **** undercards don't help anyone.

All fans know PPV is not good for the sport.

But it never changes. Couldn't the government step in and do something like they did to steroids in baseball?

[Dan...]

It is the powers at be that determine these things. They make too much money out of the sport the way it is set up what with the ridiculous PPVs and sanctioning fees etc, so they won't change it, despite the fact that they know it would benefit the sport as a whole.

[Kball15]

Yes but right now there is a stranglehold on boxing and its not really up to any one promoter to change it.

There would have to be a massive meeting between all the promoters, big and small, to start some sort of a league.

And believe it or not, the thousands of champions per division does help the fighters. Fights that otherwise would occur off TV and for peanuts, can often squeeze onto a TV card and fight for decent money if there is a joke of a title on the line.

Its pathetic from a fans perspective that there are so many champions and so many divisions but does have some benefits.

If and When someone comes along to clean up the sport, they should be careful to keep this stuff in mind.

And Also ive been saying this for a long time, but the best thing that could happen to Boxing right now is for HBO to pull the plug, and let boxing hit rock bottom so it can slowly build itself back up the correct way.

[Drunken Cat]

This is a dark summer for boxing.

It is quite unbelievable, really. There's hardly even been a notable fight. Campbell-Bradly should be a bright spot in the summer.

[them_apples]

if there was one belt that would be so awesome

[MANGLER]

Long as the big wigs in boxing are makin $ for themselves, they couldn't care less about the welfare of the sport. Just the way it goes.

[MARKBNLV]

I despise mma but the more popular it gets it will force the sanctioning bodys to put on good fights.

[MARKBNLV]

thank don king for the ppv bs i believe the first ppv fight was the thrilla in manilla,correct me if im wrong.

[Nuurzhaelan]

I despise mma but the more popular it gets it will force the sanctioning bodys to put on good fights.

Silver lining. Competition helps thwart the disease of complacency.

[vercingetorix3]

That boxing is on the decline, yet EVERY fan knows what it necessary to put it right back where it was, and NOTHING is done.

All fans know there should be one world champion.

All fans know there should be less weight classes.

All fans know the sanctioning bodies suck.

All fans know the best should fight the best.

All fans know **** undercards don't help anyone.

All fans know PPV is not good for the sport.

But it never changes. Couldn't the government step in and do something like they did to steroids in baseball?

I think our government has bigger fish to fry than overseeing sanctioned violence.