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Cashing Out
They used to be faster.. Now it's just all about a big slugfest.
What do you think was the demise of heavy weight boxing..?
What do you think was the demise of heavy weight boxing..?
At one time Boxing was the biggest sport out their. Now the best athletes in the USA are playing Football, Basketball & to a lesser extent baseball & hockey. They have nobody too look up to in boxing & say I want to be just like him. There isn't a Mohammed Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns or Mike Tyson.
All the U.S. has is Floyd Mayweather. I can't name one potential Heavyweight champ from the U.S..
There is hope though. The Olympics will take place in a month. We'll find out who some up & comers are.
Down fall of boxing..
1. too many belts.. was the start.. WBA WBO and a few others.. Unify the belts and have everyone gun for him.. no one cares if you are the heavy weight champ of kazakastan .. but if you are the best heavy weight in the world. it would attract more attention..
2. MMA - sure there are some rules in MMA but it opened up a can of worms that probably wont ever recover... why watch some one just punch when they can watch someone punch and kick and ground ?
3. Lack of a United States threat.. when the US was dominating the sport people around the world watched.. people from other countries love to see americans in a fight.. im not being racist elitist or anything , thats just a fact.. we ourselves tune in more when there is an american with a chance..
4. picking the opponents... fighters use to take on the next challenger and go to work .. now its about the payday.. its about the undefeated record.. so they duck some fighters and hand pick opponents.. mostly americans like mayweather.. but it happen world wide.. especially in the heavyweight division..
theres my two cents..
Preacher.
Down fall of boxing..
1. too many belts.. was the start.. WBA WBO and a few others.. Unify the belts and have everyone gun for him.. no one cares if you are the heavy weight champ of kazakastan .. but if you are the best heavy weight in the world. it would attract more attention..
2. MMA - sure there are some rules in MMA but it opened up a can of worms that probably wont ever recover... why watch some one just punch when they can watch someone punch and kick and ground ?
3. Lack of a United States threat.. when the US was dominating the sport people around the world watched.. people from other countries love to see americans in a fight.. im not being racist elitist or anything , thats just a fact.. we ourselves tune in more when there is an american with a chance..
4. picking the opponents... fighters use to take on the next challenger and go to work .. now its about the payday.. its about the undefeated record.. so they duck some fighters and hand pick opponents.. mostly americans like mayweather.. but it happen world wide.. especially in the heavyweight division..
theres my two cents..
Preacher.