If boxing is to become mainstream again, who will lead it there?

[RAESAAD]

IMO that man will be non other than Jeff Lacy. People love the heavyweights, and while he will probably never be a heavyweight, he will be a light heavyweight as soon as he gets bored with the super middleweight division.

Lacy is an exciting fighter who has the ability to KO his opponents, and that is exactly what people want to see when they watch boxing. The only problem is that I am not sure if there are going to be many people to challenge him. By the time he gets to light heavy, Tarver will either be at the end of his career or already done. We'll see I guess, maybe Jermain Taylor will move up and fight him.

But I definately think the face of boxing over the next five years will be Jeff Lacy. I think he will be bigger than Roy Jones.

I was going to say what this guy said then I thought about how long it has been since boxing has beeen truely mainstream I mean NBC used to have HW title fights on for free once upon a time.....I don't know if it will ever be that mainstream again due to PPVs and things of that nature they will never reach the masses.

[drez24]

Tyson was an A level celebrity if there ever was one. Alot people only the names of 2 boxers. Ali and Tyson.

I'm talking in terms of Hollywood here.

[McKaymania]

I'm talking in terms of Hollywood here.

Tyson is all hollywood. Come on. The guy is a complete public soap opera. He even married Robin Givins.

[drez24]

Tyson is all hollywood. Come on. The guy is a complete public soap opera. He even married Robin Givins.

I dunno, I'll give you A- at most, but no A.

Either way, you get what I'm saying. Boxing needs another party animal or psycho like Tyson.

[McKaymania]

I dunno, I'll give you A- at most, but no A.

Either way, you get what I'm saying. Boxing needs another party animal or psycho like Tyson.

I think he's a total A level celebrity because he is known worldwide and known basically to every single person in the United States.

[InThisCorner]

The next big superstar IMO WONT be Jeff Lacy. Lacy won't be able to stand up to a good boxer puncher like Tarver, etc. American's dont want to see 140 lb guys fight. IMO you have to be a heavyweight to be a star we need a guy like Tyson who just knocks out people and is a savage inside and outside the ring.

Don't know who it is but I hope it happens soon...HW division is terrible.

[McKaymania]

. . American's dont want to see 140 lb guys fight.
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disagree: Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Julio Caesar Chavez,

And I think Gatti vs Mayweather did pretty good on raking the cash on the closed circuit TV did it not?

And Lacy I think has yet to reach is full potentential.

[strongisland24]

Correct, my good man. Karma for that. However, I think once Calzaghe recovers and beats Lacy or Winky he will grab America by the balls...

hah yeah ok chief. lacy is king.

[InThisCorner]

Yeah, but the numbers weren't exactly MAINSTREAM. I mean I know a couple guys that barely know boxing they bought that PPV just because it was Gatti. Exciting fighters sell boxing, until we get an exciting heavy boxing aint going to be mainstream.

The Average american fan want's to see KO's. They dont respect the sweet science they want to see a guy knocked straight out on his ass.

[McKaymania]

Yeah, but the numbers weren't exactly MAINSTREAM. I mean I know a couple guys that barely know boxing they bought that PPV just because it was Gatti. Exciting fighters sell boxing, until we get an exciting heavy boxing aint going to be mainstream.

The Average american fan want's to see KO's. They dont respect the sweet science they want to see a guy knocked straight out on his ass.

Numbers are never "mainstream" on closed circuit TV by defintion. But I bet they were very good by closed cicuit TV standards.