Mayweather, Pacquiao, Klitschko...This is the end of an era

[ghost94]

Lomachenko, Canelo, Chocolatito, Leo Santa Cruz. The future is bright.

[iamboxing]

Pacquiao and Wlad will be missed.

As for Mayweather - "I'd rather watch tyres rotate", Larry Merchant.

[HarvardBlue]

Mayweather has been retired for a while so hopefully people are over it by now.

It was tough watching Pacquiao against Horn. He was all over the place.. Looked unsure of himself. He needs to retire.

I've never liked Klitschko but he accounted for himself very well against Joshua. I won't miss his boring a$$ fights though.

I'll miss watching Mayweather and Pacquiao to a lesser extent but not Klitschko. All three had a great run.

[BoxingFan85]

Its officially the end of an era if you ignore the circus show in Aug..
May, Pac & Wlad - Hall of Famers & the best in their era.. #legends

[IronDanHamza]

A tier below but Cotto due to retire too.

Marquez basically retired.

This was a great era to be honest. A lot of great fights.

[*TonyMontana*]

Yeah I made a similar thread when smith knocked Hopkins out the ring
It's a new generation

Atleast Klitschko retired on a fairly good note

Next up
Canelo Ends Golovkin short Era

Been a great time to be a boxing fan

LONG LIVE THE SPORT OF KINGS!!!!!!!

[The Time]

Looks like it's going to be Mayweather, Pacquiao, Klitschko, Cotto and Bradley.

It could potentially be these 5 who all will be reitred by the time the years end gets here.

Happens in every era. At least the Heavyweights are back again now.

Luckily De La Hoya, Mayweather and Pacquiao carried the sport during the boring Klitschko era. Now the Heavyweights are back on the map. Perfect timing for these guys to retire.

[oscar9992]

Cotto is retiring too!

[NEETzsche]

I think the future is looking bright. There's a lot of talent in every weight region and every geographical region and this year has been a huge step in the right direction in terms of competitive match-making

[The Time]

Yeah but I don't consider him as one of the greats of this era. He was popular and entertaining but never dominant like the 3 I've mentioned in the OP.

I do, I consider Cotto as one of the greats of that era. He was the 3rd highest ppv draw and he is the last great Puerto Rican fighter from Puerto Rico. Cotto was not dominant as the 3 you mentioned this is true, but being the last great Puerto Rican fighter and the history and lineage that holds makes him important to that era. This is important when considering the history of boxing and the lineage of great Puerto Rican fighters. Couple that with no one on the horizon to take his place as the next great Puerto Rican fighter. He too will be missed and linked to that era as one of the best. Not the best, but one of the best.