The Old Fighters are done

[vB Martin]

I hope that's true, because we need a dominant heavyweight to keep boxing a viable sport. The only problem he will have now is lack of real competition to prove his greatness.
He will also need another Byrd-like situation to prove he wants it badly enough to risk all.

[rsl]

Yep it's a bleak outlook for boxing. However as a hardcore fan of the sport there are some deep divisions out there that is more exciting than the ones Roy and Hops came from when they were in their prime. Yes it's a cliche but it's these unscrupulous promoters that's f**kin' it up for themselves and the fighters, I mean you lose the fans there's nothing more to corrupt. It's been brought up a million times but it really starts at the grassroots level. We have to get kids back in the tent, the talent pool just isn't big enough. These young phenoms are bombing out, stay in the freakin' amateurs( I can't blame 'em though, thousands of dollars being waved in front of me who wouldn't bite). I was still young when boxing had it goin' on in the 80's, but the boxing community needs to take a page from that era, cause it just isn't happenin' the whole attitude of "taking our money and run" is gonna hurt everybody in the long run except King, Arum, and so on....

[McBean]

Arturo Gatti fought Micky Ward with a broken hand.