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Hello my fellow boxing fans. What's up! haha. Well I wanted to get some insight on this from other boxing fans and those that have also been watching and studying the sport for some time now. We all know what happened with the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao debacle. What should have been a great fight took 5-6 years to come to fruition. By that time both fighters were past their primes and left fans with a bad taste in their mouth. I know Arum started the "let a fight marinate" phrase and clearly the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight didn't just marinate, it got burnt.
Now in 2019 we have a host of super fights that fans want to see and yet no one in boxing seems anxious to give us those fights. Joshua vs. Wilder, Garcia vs. Lomachenko, Crawford vs. Spence Jr. These fights are super fights that would pit elite fighters in their primes against each other. With the news of Wilder declining an offer from DAZN to remain with Showtime it got me thinking. Did MayPac set a dangerous precedent?
By the time MayPac came to fruition both fighters had practically fought the biggest names in boxing besides themselves. In the end they fought but it was 5-6 years too late. I'm not focusing on Wilder but on all the big names in boxing today. Maybe some of you who know more boxing than I do can give me some historical reference or a different perspective. But I have a feeling that fighters like Wilder, and others are going to take the easy route until there's no other fight for them than the ones mentioned above.
As fans still tune in to watch you fight with the backdrop narrative being about a potential showdown with your contemporary, why should they risk the fight? I think they're going to take these easier fights and they expect us to still watch. The demand for the big fights are still going to be there. They'll rack up their paydays until the last big payday is against said rival. It kinda sucks and maybe I'm thinking too much into it, but with Wilder signing with Showtime, Fury on ESPN, Joshua on DAZN, Crawford on ESPN, Spence on FOX/Showtime, and Garcia being free agent and unwilling to work with Loma's Top Rank leaders, it really seems like no one in boxing is anxious to offer us the fights we want to see. At least not now..
Now in 2019 we have a host of super fights that fans want to see and yet no one in boxing seems anxious to give us those fights. Joshua vs. Wilder, Garcia vs. Lomachenko, Crawford vs. Spence Jr. These fights are super fights that would pit elite fighters in their primes against each other. With the news of Wilder declining an offer from DAZN to remain with Showtime it got me thinking. Did MayPac set a dangerous precedent?
By the time MayPac came to fruition both fighters had practically fought the biggest names in boxing besides themselves. In the end they fought but it was 5-6 years too late. I'm not focusing on Wilder but on all the big names in boxing today. Maybe some of you who know more boxing than I do can give me some historical reference or a different perspective. But I have a feeling that fighters like Wilder, and others are going to take the easy route until there's no other fight for them than the ones mentioned above.
As fans still tune in to watch you fight with the backdrop narrative being about a potential showdown with your contemporary, why should they risk the fight? I think they're going to take these easier fights and they expect us to still watch. The demand for the big fights are still going to be there. They'll rack up their paydays until the last big payday is against said rival. It kinda sucks and maybe I'm thinking too much into it, but with Wilder signing with Showtime, Fury on ESPN, Joshua on DAZN, Crawford on ESPN, Spence on FOX/Showtime, and Garcia being free agent and unwilling to work with Loma's Top Rank leaders, it really seems like no one in boxing is anxious to offer us the fights we want to see. At least not now..