Larry Merchant is an *******!

[Verstyle]

It's simple (and pretty logic if you think about it).. Floyd bored the crowd last week, while Wlad put on a performance that could attract more people back to boxing (especially for the division).. it's not rocket science..

exactly. floyd isnt helping the cause of boxing,he's just turning more ppl off to it after that performance

[THE REAL NINJA]

if larry was talking to tyson. if was in the 80s where his image wasnt tarnished and looked very sane.so that argument u have is out the window.
and how can u talk **** to some1 that delivers k.o.s early in bouts

That;s true but Mike was a baby face at the time and HBO wanted the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ why would they let Larry piss him off

[GunStar]

if larry was talking to tyson. if was in the 80s where his image wasnt tarnished and looked very sane.so that argument u have is out the window.
and how can u talk **** to some1 that delivers k.o.s early in bouts

Everyone knew Tyson was crazy back then. Let's not forget Mitch Green, Bone Crusher Smith etc...

[Abe Attell]

Floyd's fights at 147 are probably not going to be exciting, unless he fights fighters that are coming up from 140.

Roy Jones started to pot shot more often when he moved up to 175, but Roy had one thing that Floyd didn't have when he moved up, power.

[GunStar]

exactly. floyd isnt helping the cause of boxing,he's just turning more ppl off to it after that performance

This is boxing, not a KO show, if you people don't appreciate real skills then you should stop watching boxing for good!

[beez721]

Actually the Floyd fight was 10 times more fun to watch then the boring fight last night, the Wlad/Brock fight was a boring fight until the stoppage.

Many people enjoy watching fighters with great skills, not 2 big man dry humpping eachother for 7 rounds.

this is a joke right?

[GunStar]

this is a joke right?

You telling me that last night fight between Wlad/Brock was a great fight???

[Abe Attell]

This is boxing, not a KO show, if you people don't appreciate real skills then you should stop watching boxing for good!

The point being, "boxing" is not what the majority of the people come to see...it might be fun to watch to the true boxing fan, but they are in the minority...the common fan is the one that brings in the money/popularity...they want to see aggressive fighting, toe to toe, brawling, etc.

Maybe if Floyd fixed his attitude, he would have more fans.

That said, it is a bit unfair to judge Floyd now because he is fighting bigger guys at 147, and can't fight the same fight he fought with guys at the lower weights. People talked **** about Chris Byrd as well, but really, what is the guys upposed to do, stand there and trade with bigger, more powerful guys?

[Kid Achilles]

You can have skills and still be thrilling. See Willie Pep and Sugar Ray Robinson. I loved watching them but couldn't care less about Mayweather, with the exception of the Corrales fight.

It's a dumb and cheap argument to say that people who don't like Mayweather aren't boxing fans. You couldn't be more wrong. Mayweather is just one approach or style to boxing, he personally does not define what boxing is about at all.

[THE REAL NINJA]

If you are only looking for a KO you are not a fan of 'boxing' you are a fan of KOs. If you can't watch a boxing genius like PBF,ROY,JT and enjoy it then you are not a boxing fan