What's wrong with Boxing?

[WitherGlove]

Boxing suffers from a lack of unified governing bodies. The business side has destroyed the sport side. There is very little sport in professional boxing, it's just cynical businessman disguised as sanctioning bodies, greedy promoters who want to protect and monopolize their assets... and last of all the fighters, who are often sold short, ripped off and discarded by the bloodsuckers around them.

I couldn't have said it better man, I know we all want to boycott but it's something we love. It's hard to do even with the bs

[lefthook2daliva]

I posted this in a chat but from my thoughts what's wrong with boxing is there is no reward in winning anymore. Perfect example Cintron Got his ass whooped by Carlos Molina but yet he is getting a title shot. Shouldn't it be the other way around? Thoughts please also list what do u guys think is the biggest problem with boxing.

I'm under the impression that boxing has always been corrupt and ugly in the business of it.

It's not what the judges and sanctioning bodies make of it. It's what we the fans make of it that is important. Two great fighters are like jazz. JMM and Manny are like Miles Davis and John Coltrane tradin' licks in the same song. Do I care what some record company suit or music reviewer thinks of what they sound like? Or which one he thinks is better? **** no. I'm just consumed by how badass they sound.

If you're a boxing fan you expect some tawdry ****, but put up with it because you love the sport.

[boxaholic]

Promoters. When you have a promoter that makes more in a fight then the boxers take home money you have a problem.

[Steak]

I posted this in a chat but from my thoughts what's wrong with boxing is there is no reward in winning anymore. Perfect example Cintron Got his ass whooped by Carlos Molina but yet he is getting a title shot. Shouldn't it be the other way around? Thoughts please also list what do u guys think is the biggest problem with boxing.

well, Cintron rebounded with a decent win over Antwone Smith, is a well known name, and is still a top fighter in the division.

There are much worse things happening in boxing than Cintron getting a title shot.


But by all means I completely believe Molina should be getting a title shot. Hes earned it.

[Shogunofharlem1]

Its because we are not looking at boxers anymore. We are looking at a product. At the end of the day the goal is to have the product rake in the dough. FLoyd and Manny are products now which is killing the sport. Thats why you have all these fighters dancing around eachother for the easiest way to snag a belt. Khan looses to a heavy hitter , what do you do- cherry pick feather fists for a while. Bradley sees a chance for a big payday with manny, what do you do - avoid a fight with a guy that would make you the ruler of the 140 pound division. Chavez and Alvarez are champions and no one can explain why. Morales (who i like) wins a belt for fighting nobody. The politics seem to be getting worse.

[WitherGlove]

I'm under the impression that boxing has always been corrupt and ugly in the business of it.

It's not what the judges and sanctioning bodies make of it. It's what we the fans make of it that is important. Two great fighters are like jazz. JMM and Manny are like Miles Davis and John Coltrane tradin' licks in the same song. Do I care what some record company suit or music reviewer thinks of what they sound like? Or which one he thinks is better? **** no. I'm just consumed by how badass they sound.

If you're a boxing fan you expect some tawdry ****, but put up with it because you love the sport.

Good analyst because whether I agreed with the decision or not it was a good fight

[WitherGlove]

well, Cintron rebounded with a decent win over Antwone Smith, is a well known name, and is still a top fighter in the division.

There are much worse things happening in boxing than Cintron getting a title shot.


But by all means I completely believe Molina should be getting a title shot. Hes earned it.

Thank u, that's all I'm saying

[WitherGlove]

Promoters. When you have a promoter that makes more in a fight then the boxers take home money you have a problem.

Yea ain't that crazy

[WitherGlove]

Its because we are not looking at boxers anymore. We are looking at a product. At the end of the day the goal is to have the product rake in the dough. FLoyd and Manny are products now which is killing the sport. Thats why you have all these fighters dancing around eachother for the easiest way to snag a belt. Khan looses to a heavy hitter , what do you do- cherry pick feather fists for a while. Bradley sees a chance for a big payday with manny, what do you do - avoid a fight with a guy that would make you the ruler of the 140 pound division. Chavez and Alvarez are champions and no one can explain why. Morales (who i like) wins a belt for fighting nobody. The politics seem to be getting worse.

It's hard to read ur post with that sexy as chick on ur picture avatar but I get what u mean. Like perfect example The Kirkland fight is crazy if u haven't seen it watch it. I respect he got knocked out and is trying to prove he ain't a soft chin

[KnockUTheFukOut]

They don't have a Governing Body...it is NOBODY TO ANSWER TO...NOBODY TO REGULATE THINGS AND TO KEEP THINGS IN ORDER

The Promoters and the Networks Run Boxing and their GREED is RUINING BOXING, Networks kiss Promoters asses because they want to be able to BROADCAST THE FIGHTS

This is why the Ass Kissing for Pacquiao was at a ALL TIME HIGH during the JMM fight, because HBO wants to be able to Broadcast the Next Fight and they don't want him to go back to Showtime...so again your putting the Power into the PROMOTERS HANDS