Boxing is DEAD!!! - True or False?

[big_james10]

It would be Broner level delusional ****** of Canelo/ODLH to face GGG for his first fight at 160. Completely move up 6lbs to the next weight class & challenge the top guy there? Really?The sport benefits when the fighters & fans benefit, May 9 both parties benefited. The sport would've suffered had there been no decent fights the week after MayPac, we would have to deal with topics like boxing is dead/MMA>boxing. NSB would've been littered with such topics to no end.

You very well know the answer to which fight i would've preferred for Canelo last week vs this June. Canelo Cotto both wish the best deal for themselves, didn't happen, accept that, both guys moved on & there's no point obsessing over that. Canelo did well, all eyes on Cotto now.

When the best match ups can't get made like in this case, I'd gladly take guys like Kirkland with a punchers chance over watching the top guys face Salka/Eric Molina/salesmen in absolute blowout mismatches.

Floyd faced Castillo (the top guy) in his first two fights at 135. Floyd faced ODLH (the top guy) in his first fight at 154. Michalel Spinks fought Larry Holmes (the top guy) in his first two fights at heavyweight and Spinks was moving up from 175. History is chock full of examples like this. A great fighter doesn't need a warmup fight/stiff to bolster his confidence.

If Alvarez and Oscar he truly believes that Alvarez is is as good as they claim, Alvarez should be able to beat both Cotto and GGG at 160, whether it is his first fight or his 10th.

[gamefrk]

Floyd faced Castillo (the top guy) in his first two fights at 135. Floyd faced ODLH (the top guy) in his first fight at 154. Michalel Spinks fought Larry Holmes (the top guy) in his first two fights at heavyweight and Spinks was moving up from 175. History is chock full of examples like this. A great fighter doesn't need a warmup fight/stiff to bolster his confidence.

If Alvarez and Oscar he truly believes that Alvarez is is as good as they claim, Alvarez should be able to beat both Cotto and GGG at 160, whether it is his first fight or his 10th.

Boxing history is also littered with fools like Broner/Gamboa etc who jumped several weight classes to fight not even the top guys at that weight & had their azzes handed to them.

[big_james10]

Boxing history is also littered with fools like Broner/Gamboa etc who jumped several weight classes to fight not even the top guys at that weight & had their azzes handed to them.

That is true, but those guys weren't that good to begin with. I said great fighters don't need a warmup. I have never considered Alvarez a great fighter. I guess you are saying that Alvarez is not a great fighter either.

[gamefrk]

That is true, but those guys weren't that good to begin with. I said great fighters don't need a warmup. I have never considered Alvarez a great fighter. I guess you are saying that Alvarez is not a great fighter either.

Consider a fighter great at the young age of 24? LOL

[Cinci Champ]

the false hope people gave manny almost killed it but no boxing is as strong as ever period

[Joe Beamish]

Boxing is like the novel. It's not dead, but it's not what it was 30+ years ago. It's still happening, still full of good stuff though.

Floyd's retirement will leave a void -- a Floyd void.

-- We need a great heavyweight in the Americas
-- Need real weight classes
-- And real belts
-- Fight day weigh-ins

[Cinci Champ]

if espn gave boxing the time of day it deserved it would be huge but the way boxing is going its going to keep growing and growing and growing its like a cult once your hooked u are not going anywhere. you may see a bad decision and say im leaving but u aint leaving lol

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

boxing is not dead, never will be as people who appreciate the sport, the science, the brawls, and understand how hard it is to be good at it are around... so called boxing fans are whats dead they trash any fighter thats not their favorite and a fighters personal life is talked about more than skil, they trash free boxing on tv, they trash PPVs, they complain about everything dealing with boxing outside of their fav fighter. we are just living in a generation full of idiots... the good side of it is that they or anything like them will never last forever

[-MAKAVELLI-]

its only dead in between GGG fights

[bigsmoothh]

Yeah, the American media has been laying into Pacquiao 50x more than they ever have before. He has lost respect in the eyes of a huge chunk of those watching and laughing at his embarrassing post-fight behavior.

dude get your head out of your arse, they both pac and the pointmaster been the butt of every joke since may 2nd.