The Featherweight Division:Wha happened?

[grayfist]

Until a year ago, the Featherweights were the toast of the boxing world, famed to degrees second only to very few other individual fighters. Today, the division has champs with names like:

Erik Aiken - IBF
Chris John - WBA
Takashi Koshimoto- WBC

and number 1 contenders named:

Nicky Cook- WBC
"Not Rated"- WBA
Orlando Salido- IBF

These are hardly any names that can make an HBO/Shoetime exec reach for the phone real quick.

The biggest name in the division (if that), Juan Manuel Marquez, is facing in a WBO eliminator a fighter with perhaps the funniest (foulest smelling?) name in the rankings: TERDSAK Jaendaeng. (Neils says it's, "Turdsack")

Who can rescue this division that has given fans so many memorable moments only a handful of years ago?

[kg21mvp]

its because fighters who have made this division an exciting have gone up on weight (EM,MAB and PAC).. JMM should be the king of this division and IMO he should move up to super featherweight and meet the big boys and for big paydays to come..

im sure some time in the near future that the featherweight division will regain its lost ground..

lastly, i hope my boy BOOM BOOM Will move uyp to this division someday and bring a lot of excitement for fans!

[ferocity]

Erik Morales moved up in weight and everybody followed him.

[kg21mvp]

Erik Morales moved up in weight and everybody followed him.

then MAB followed right? they went at it for the 3rd time for the WBC super feather belt

[abdiel2k3]

its ok tho
theres plenty of superbantams maken their way the scales too
plus the superfeathers is more of the retired feathers
on their way out sorta deal
new bloods gonna make a splash soon
and so will continue
the great circle of life

[ferocity]

im waiting for ponce deleon to get a title shot, that guy is a good fighter, akward but had good power

[psychopath]

JMM and Harisson are still around but they can't generate enough stir to put life into the division.

[abdiel2k3]

WOW
now thats a name i havent heard in ages
harrison
WOW
i remember when the featheres kicken up dust
there was all this euro talk about harris being a dark horse and how he was being overlooked
and how he was gona shake **** up
Lol
way to capitalize on momentem
picture it

"harrison i think we shouold try to get one of these big name fights"
"not yet, my buddy JMM gave me a hot tip. these guys want us and bad. well wait til the times right. i mean come on, what are they gonna do? Move up in weight?"

[-EX-]

2 feathers need to get a trilogy going with brutal fights for people to pay attention to the division.

[King Koyle]

Eric Aiken is a complete disgrace,and should not even have the IBF title.He won it on a Bull**** DQ.And decided that he would rather win a world championship with his acting skills rather than with his fighting skills.