2015 could be The Greatest Year for Boxing in more than a Decade.

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  • ThePunchingBag
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    2015 could be The Greatest Year for Boxing in more than a Decade.

    If Mayweather-Pacquiao and Cotto-Canelo both get made I don't think there will ever be a better year for the sport than this one.

    This year could be one of the best years for the sport in all of Boxing history.

    Enjoy it while it lasts, friends.
  • LouIE G
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    #2
    Originally posted by ThePunchingBag
    If Mayweather-Pacquiao and Cotto-Canelo both get made I don't think there will ever be a better year for the sport than this one.

    This year could be one of the best years for the sport in all of Boxing history.

    Enjoy it while it lasts, friends.
    Agreed! There is so many good fights being talked about and happening in the first quarter of the year... 2002, and 2005-06-07-08 were good years for boxing too!

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    • ThePunchingBag
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      It's a longshot, but if Ward-Golovkin gets made later this year then it would truly cement it in the top 3 best years in boxing history.

      3 huge fights that are so big they transcend the sport into the public mainstream.

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      • Build That Wall
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        #4
        Originally posted by ThePunchingBag
        It's a longshot, but if Ward-Golovkin gets made later this year then it would truly cement it in the top 3 best years in boxing history.

        3 huge fights that are so big they transcend the sport into the public mainstream.
        Ward vs Golovkin better be a PPV.

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        • LoadedWraps
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          #5
          Originally posted by ThePunchingBag
          If Mayweather-Pacquiao and Cotto-Canelo both get made I don't think there will ever be a better year for the sport than this one.

          This year could be one of the best years for the sport in all of Boxing history.

          Enjoy it while it lasts, friends.
          For a casual maybe. There are great fights every year, just not all are big names that transcend the sport. There may well be better fights than these this year, and these aren't necessarily the best fights either. Floyd will sweep Manny in a snoozefest if he doesn't stop him late, there are better opponents for Floyd, always have been. And Cotto vs Canelo is a great fight but Cotto is and should be the favorite in that fight, if he doesn't win he has taken a step back.

          I am looking for big years from Fury, Bradley, Maidana, Lomachenko, Yaegashi, Rigo, Kovalev, Brook, and Gesta.

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          • ThePunchingBag
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            #6
            Originally posted by LoadedWraps
            For a casual maybe. There are great fights every year, just not all are big names that transcend the sport. There may well be better fights than these this year, and these aren't necessarily the best fights either. Floyd will sweep Manny in a snoozefest if he doesn't stop him late, there are better opponents for Floyd, always have been. And Cotto vs Canelo is a great fight but Cotto is and should be the favorite in that fight, if he doesn't win he has taken a step back.

            I am looking for big years from Fury, Bradley, Maidana, Lomachenko, Yaegashi, Rigo, Kovalev, Brook, and Gesta.
            Casual fans keep the sport alive and in the spotlight. These fights may turn out not to be good fights, but there can be no doubt that they will be big fights that elevate the sport.

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            • HanzGruber
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              It has potential. He'll Floyd PAC alone would prob make it the best year in a long time lol

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              • KillaMane26
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                #8
                Floyd vs Manny
                Canelo Vs Cotto
                GGG VS Ward

                2015 would be a beast year.....Haymon can throw 2gether bum fights for the rest of the year those 3 fights alone would make up for it

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                • Southpaw93
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                  #9
                  i thought 2013 was a really good year for boxing, but 2014 not so much. Potentially 2015 might be the best one in a long time.

                  Potential big match ups:
                  Manny-Floyd
                  Cotto-Canelo
                  Khan-Brook
                  Ward-GGG
                  Adonis-Kovalev
                  Klitschko-Wilder
                  Froch-Chavez Jr

                  All are pretty mainstream, but i doubt most these fights get made.

                  Man if the best fight the best in boxing all the time like they use to, boxing would easly be one of the biggest sports again.

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                  • tjones1989
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                    Don't get your hopes up guys. This year will be just the same as last year, good fighters fighting bums while they avoid the real challenges. The only real mega fight that has a chance of happening is Canelo-Cotto. Manny will move down to 140 to fight Vargas, Floyd will fight Amir Khan and get another boring unanimous decision win. Ward will move up in weight, GGG will continue to fight and predictably knockout journeymen fighters. Accept it folks, this is the Al Haymon age of fighters. Expect more mismatches and hypejobs. Expect Boxing to diminish in popularity until it become even more of a nitch sport like Ping-Pong or Billiards. Expect more Danny Garcia vs Rod Salka mismatches. The sad part is so many fans buy the b.s. and come back for more.

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