How weird is it for young boxing fans ?

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Deontay Wilder....

Now we have Fury now who invaded America...


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[Juof]

If there were 4 or 5 guys to match the klitschkos skill level heavyweight boxing would still bring excitement. Honestly when they retire all the fattys will have equal abilities that it will be exciting again. Fights will be competitive and champions will come and go

[Light_Speed]

How weird is it for young boxing fans to think that in the 90's guys like Rid**** Bowe went on world tours,secured a 100 Million Dollar contract (166 Million inflation) and is a tier 1 super star in the sports world. Guys like Holyfield made appearances on Fresh Prince of Bel Air and was a national icon. It wasn't just Mike Tyson.. Even Tony Tucker was a big name.. The heavyweights were actually stars on par with the NBA Athletes of today.

I mean how weird is it to think that the heavyweights were house hold names and not just 1-2 but multiple heavys.

In this current environment it's almost a surreal feeling thinking that those guys once stood tall among the stars of other sports and that the heavyweight division was a true flagship.


There is just something about a heavyweight fight between two elite heavyweights. The electricity in the air is indescribable. Nothing.. not even big fights like Trout-Canelo or Mayweather/Pacquaio fights could match it. It's just a feeling of suspense knowing that these two giants are literally the two baddest men on the planet. Bar None. It don't matter if you were Jordan or Emmit Smith.. the heavyweights would have taken you down.

When Bowe stood across from Evander.. that was the two baddest boys in sports. Period.Not just in boxing. But in ALL of sports. (with all due respect to Lennox of course) You just don't get that feeling anymore.

The analysts, the writers, the historians were right. Boxing will never die.. But in order for boxing to truly thrive.. you need a heavyweight superstar.

Boxing is doing fine without a HW mega star. And the Klitschkos are pretty big stars in europe, they do Canelo/Trout numbers against bums. I sense a lot of US centrism in this post.

[mikinoki]

How weird is it for young boxing fans to think that in the 90's guys like Rid**** Bowe went on world tours,secured a 100 Million Dollar contract (166 Million inflation) and is a tier 1 super star in the sports world. Guys like Holyfield made appearances on Fresh Prince of Bel Air and was a national icon. It wasn't just Mike Tyson.. Even Tony Tucker was a big name.. The heavyweights were actually stars on par with the NBA Athletes of today.

I mean how weird is it to think that the heavyweights were house hold names and not just 1-2 but multiple heavys.

In this current environment it's almost a surreal feeling thinking that those guys once stood tall among the stars of other sports and that the heavyweight division was a true flagship.




There is just something about a heavyweight fight between two elite heavyweights. The electricity in the air is indescribable. Nothing.. not even big fights like Trout-Canelo or Mayweather/Pacquaio fights could match it. It's just a feeling of suspense knowing that these two giants are literally the two baddest men on the planet. Bar None. It don't matter if you were Jordan or Emmit Smith.. the heavyweights would have taken you down.

When Bowe stood across from Evander.. that was the two baddest boys in sports. Period.Not just in boxing. But in ALL of sports. (with all due respect to Lennox of course) You just don't get that feeling anymore.

The analysts, the writers, the historians were right. Boxing will never die.. But in order for boxing to truly thrive.. you need a heavyweight superstar.

The MMA heavyweights are like that now

[mikinoki]

Boxing is doing fine without a HW mega star. And the Klitschkos are pretty big stars in europe, they do Canelo/Trout numbers against bums. I sense a lot of US centrism in this post.

Is it US centrism when the HW's are fighting bums?lol

[Light_Speed]

Is it US centrism when the HW's are fighting bums?lol

TS implied that boxing needs an american HW star.

[NatashaNatasha]

TS implied that boxing needs an american HW star.

Total mis understanding. I implied that AMERICAN Boxing needs an American HW.
Forgot to add the 'American' in front of boxing. Boxing overall is thriving in Europe and Mexico(as always) so it's fine.

[croz]

The MMA heavyweights are like that now

Not even close

Tyson had 40 million people watching him
JDS vs Cain 6 million
Run of the mill hw fring fight adamek vs ss 3.9 million

Boxing's return to network is proving how big the sport really is