Is boxing in it's worst state in modern history?

[mathed]

I've been following boxing since the mid 90's...i mean watching every televised fight, ppv or otherwise, watching fights online, subscribing to boxing magazines and websites, travelling to live fights etc. I don't know if it was just cuz i was younger and naive, but i don't recall the sport ever functioning this badly on an elite level. I always remember the schedule being fairly consistent and there always being a good fight to look forward to. Now it seems like there's less fights lined up, and in my country(canada), the networks don't carry as many fights as they used to. I guess what I'm looking for here is some reassurance that things aren't really as bad and some perspective on how it's getting better.

Al Hymen doe!

[Pigeons]

I'm looking forward to Thurman-Porter in June, Crawford-Postol in July, and Ward-Kovalev in November.

[buddyguns]

definitely at its worst ever. everyone is following the floyd blueprint. they try to make the most money will avoiding challenges. there are no more heroes in this sport. manny and wlad were the only great fighters who had that throwback mentality of fighting despite the odds. where is that now??? NOWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i've come to realize that boxing is such a joke loser sport. MMA is honestly better than boxing in every aspect. barely anyone cares about boxing. good riddance. i hope boxing dies out soon.

I'm still trying to figure out why you even follow a sport that disgusts you so much. Most of your posts are about the death of boxing and how great MMGay is. I'm not 100% sure, but there has to be a MMGay forum for you to talk about how boxing is dying because fighters aren't willing to have a scrotum rubbed all over their face.

[Real King Kong]

Rogers Super Channels in Canada dropped Showtime boxing a year ago. Made sense because there was hardly any fights shown.

I paid $15 a month for that piece of **** chanel just for showtime boxing.

[Kazakh Thunder]

We are f#cked if it depends on Crawford & Wilder for a legit American star. Wilder in particular is very primitively skilled I feel. He takes risks so he's fun to watch & how can you not root for him if you know his story, but I think he's more likely to be the HW Arturo Gatti than the next big thing. Crawford I keep hearing everyone say is gonna be the next big thing, but I just don't see it. Him beating Postol would go a long ways to me changing my opinion doe.

And GGG is a Ukrainian-American & Canelo is a Mexican-American (more Mexican than Oscar who was more like an AMERICAN-mexican) so idk if either of those guys fully count. Although to be fair Manny & Lennox become more American than their actual backgrounds when they started selling PPV's & winning the big fights.

He is a Kazakh who is training and fighting in u.s. mainly(for 3 years) and a little outside of u.s., do some research b4 posting jackass.

for future, just check which country did the fighter represent at the Olympics , World Boxing Championships and the flag and national anthem b4 fights.

[Eff Pandas]

He is a Kazakh who is training and fighting in u.s. mainly(for 3 years) and a little outside of u.s., do some research b4 posting jackass.

for future, just check which country did the fighter represent at the Olympics , World Boxing Championships and the flag and national anthem b4 fights.

Those Eastern Euro states are still like the difference between a guy being from Alabama or Mississippi in the US so I have trouble keeping track of them sometimes, but my bad, thanks for correcting me in a polite manner *******.

[Divine Hammer]

I'm still trying to figure out why you even follow a sport that disgusts you so much. Most of your posts are about the death of boxing and how great MMGay is. I'm not 100% sure, but there has to be a MMGay forum for you to talk about how boxing is dying because fighters aren't willing to have a scrotum rubbed all over their face.

i visit mma forums occasionally and we laugh at you boxing punks. boxing is going down the drain FAST while MMA is constantly on the rise the world over. coward mentality has taken over boxing.

[Kazakh Thunder]

Those Eastern Euro states are still like the difference between a guy being from Alabama or Mississippi in the US so I have trouble keeping track of them sometimes, but my bad, thanks for correcting me in a polite manner *******.

np cocksucker, but those two places u mentioned are states part of U.S. WHEREAS any1 with a working brain should know that Kazakhstan and Ukraine r 2 different sovereign Countries, NOT some shitty states.

One has 70%+ ******s other has 80%+ non-religious and christians.

lol why does only u.s. citizens have these troubles keeping track of Countries? maybe because u r incapable of thinking outside of U.S.??

[boliodogs]

definitely at its worst ever. everyone is following the floyd blueprint. they try to make the most money will avoiding challenges. there are no more heroes in this sport. manny and wlad were the only great fighters who had that throwback mentality of fighting despite the odds. where is that now??? NOWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i've come to realize that boxing is such a joke loser sport. MMA is honestly better than boxing in every aspect. barely anyone cares about boxing. good riddance. i hope boxing dies out soon.

If you hope boxing dies out soon what the hell are you even doing on a boxing board? If barely anyone cares about boxing how can Mayweather make 200 million in one fight while the most any MMA fighter has ever made for one fight is about one million? The best paid boxers like Canelo makes more money in a single fight than the best paid MMA guys make in their entire career. If MMA is so much better and nobody cares about boxing where is all this money top boxers make coming from and why can't MMA guys make that kind of money????????????????????

[Lester Tutor]

for HBO fanboys worrying about its company's revenue and profits...sure.

other than that. Hell No!

CBS Sports gwan doing things right!