Let's talk the future of boxing

[SouthPawHitman]

What do you make of it? As far as the young up and coming prospects and boxings well being in general.

[FrankieClutch]

Bold prediction: I think Crawford will be P4P king when Pac and Floyd retire

[MisterDeclanCor]

looking forward to seeing Cornflake LaManna breaking through, looks to be a true stylist. Think it's only a matter of time before we see the emergence of a throwback fighter who's willing to fight all comers, notwithstanding all this promoter bull****. I'd love to see another great era in our lifetime. Even if we don't get it, there's always gonna be great fighters coming through that are worth watching, poets and artists. And hopefully we get to see some great matchups between a few of them.

[John Locke]

Looking forward to 2015. My boys Thurman and Groves will become world champs for sure. Thurman has been #1 rated by WBA for ages now, only a matter of time before they enforce a mandatory and he gets his shot!

Groves will beat Dirrell via close UD.

D.Garcia will get smashed up at 147, I don't see him beating anyone in the top 10.

I think we'll see some TR and GBP fighters get it on soon to officially end their beef.

[jas]

al raymi will get his breakthrough soon at the tender of 45

[manoamano]

Well first of all Haymon either has to go or the networks have to squeeze his throat cause all this monopoly has to stop. I mean it's great that fighters get all this money to fight bums but it's bad for the sport, fans and networks. Also it sends out the wrong message to the athletes. They all want a piece of the pie and we can't blame them. Just look at the washed up Sergio mora now Part of that team and who would you pay to see him fight. Then you give a boxer too much money and fame and it goes over their heads. Their heads get so big that they think I don't gotta work as hard no more cause as long as I'm in the right corner things are gonna go my way and this is good for the hungry fighters like humberto Soto but bad for prospects. This is not how you harvest elite fighters. Then you got the fixed fights! That's not cool or legal!

[Jsmooth9876]

I think when Pacquiao and Mayweather retire boxing will be better off. Not as far as star power but we will get to see the best fight the best and not just fight stiffs to put themselves in position for a cash out fight vs Pac and May. Look at Khan for christ sake, the guy hasn't fought a decent opponent in 2 years and he got knocked out in that one yet he's positioning himself for a huge fight he doesn't deserve by beating guys ranked in the 20's in the division. It's a disgrace.

[sicko]

I don't know what the Future Holds for boxing and right now I will be honest, it doesn't look all that great at least as far as boxing in the US goes. Right now nobody cares about boxing besides 2 Fighters (Mayweather and Pacquiao) and I think Casuals are losing interest in them as well and I think the Numbers for Mayweather's PPV as well as Pacquiao up and coming PPV will prove that. Nobody cares about these other fighters, they just want to see Mayweather vs Pacquiao

I think Keith Thurman can be one of the next big stars going into the next ERA because he has the Skills, Style and Power to please Casual Fans but he is also very Charismatic and he is a GREAT INTERVIEW! Also think the mentality of "NOT AFRAID TO LET MY 0 GO" will be something most fans will welcome

[Build That Wall]

When Ward fights again, it's him who is the future. Broner is still talented, and you cannot take your eye of Erroll Spence. Also, GGG can become ppv eventually.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

boxing is gonna hit a lull for a while..it will take new crossover stars and/or rivalries to revive the sport

once the two divas are gone, boxing returns to the back pages of the sports newspapers

the good thing is; there will be less ppvs and promoters will eventually have to pit their top fighters against each other to gain interest


if/once PAC and Floyd retire, putting on a bunch of Danny Garcia-Rob Salka fights will hurt the sport big time