Thread: The State of the Game

It has been nearly four years (I think) since I posted here, so old and new members, what is in your opinion is the state of boxing? Is it good? Is it bad? Is it ugly? What has changed? Has that change been for the better?

I was just thinking, when I left the forum we had no properly recognized World Heavyweight Champion after Lewis' retirement; and we were scratching our head asking when Holyfield will realize it he needs to call it a day.... How things have changed!

But we had no (Heavyweight) David Haye, and love him or hate him, he is fun; ditto an Arreola.

Outside the Heavyweights, we do have some great potential talent, and boxing has in the last few years found a way to put together the matches we want to see: Hatton/Tszyu; Hatton/Mayweather; the Pacquiao/Morales trilogy are just examples.

I also remember one of my last posts explained how Jeff Lacy was going to kick Calzaghe's arse......

What is your take on the talent at 130 and lower? What match-ups would you like to see. How can boxing improve and go foward?

Damn. It's been awhile. Good to see you back. To many clueless muthafukkas running around here lately.

By the way. What you do to get incarcerated for so long?

Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Damn. It's been awhile. Good to see you back. To many clueless muthafukkas running around here lately.

By the way. What you do to get incarcerated for so long?

LOL, Marriage is indeed a prison sentence.....

Oh yeah. The state of the game is fine. Haye I think will get brutally knocked out. Arreola fat ass can make noise if he keeps his weight in check. In the mean time he'll just ride his power. The 130 class overall I think is pretty weak. But 122 is loaded. As is 115.

Originally Posted by Britkid

Originally Posted by Violent Demise

Damn. It's been awhile. Good to see you back. To many clueless muthafukkas running around here lately.

By the way. What you do to get incarcerated for so long?

LOL, Marriage is indeed a prison sentence.....

And here I thought you were one of the sites smartest members.

1) I love Haye's enthusiasm and flair. To me Wlad will always be a vulnerable champion who has a past that he will never escape after being blown out 3 times by lesser men. Huge Vitali fan wish he stayed healthy when Lewis retired because Vitali would still be the man. I think this 2 headed Heavyweight champ situation lacks excitement. Haye is the personality to put Boxings most prstigious division back on the map.

2) JMM has emerged as boxings best all around fighter, despite drawing with Pac and a controversial desicion loss.

3) IMO Paul Williams is a juggurnaut and after beating Wright this weekend everyone else will know what a special fighter he is and how amazing it is in this day in age to float through 3 divisions facing stiff comp..

4)Love Linares at 130

5) Jr. Featherweight

• CHAMPION: Israel Vazquez
  
  Country: Mexico
  
  Record: 43-4-0 (31 KOs)
  
  Ranking: This Week: C | Last Week: C | Weeks On List: 378
• 1. Rafael Marquez
  
  Country: Mexico
  
  Record: 37-5-0 (33 KOs)
  
  Ranking: This Week: #1 | Last Week: #1 | Weeks On List: 110
• 2. Celestino Caballero
  
  Country: Panama
  
  Record: 31-2-0 (22 KOs)
  
  Ranking: This Week: #2 | Last Week: #2 | Weeks On List: 213
  
  Titles: WBA, IBF
• 3. Juan Manuel Lopez
  
  Country: Puerto Rico
  
  Record: 24-0-0 (22 KOs)
  
  Ranking: This Week: #3 | Last Week: #3 | Weeks On List: 44
  
  Titles: WBO

Enough said

6) Quite possibly the biggest Mayweather fan and I can wait for him to comeback to further galvanize his HOF legacy and historical standing in the sport

7)Margarito is a Douche

Kirkland is the terminator

9)Hatton will fold Pac like a cheap suit

10)Chad Dawson is going to do amazing things in his career

11)I picked Lacy to crush Calzaghe too

And much more but the wife came home and is breathing down my neck..

All in all Boxing is alive and well

Boxings like a giant cockroach,smash it,hammer it and nuke it...it will survive.Ok... Bad analogy.

All in all I think Boxing is just fine.Every few years we hear 'If boxing gets another black eye,it'll go blind' yadada.How MMA is over taking it over,PPV is bringing it to it to its knees in popularity...etc.etc.In fairness,there are some points to be made and it can be said that boxing has a knack for shooting itself in its feet.Both at once at times. But boxing as a whole will continue to thrive and do well.Especially over the last decade or so in the lower weight divisions.Gone are the days of "How the Heavyweight division goes,so goes boxing".The lower weights are where it is at...the intensity,the huge match ups and some marquee names who plug away at it under the radar.Agree on Haye and Arreola.Whatever ones opinion and national sway....they will be major players for as long as their respected defenses hold together....the proven offense and eagerness to mix it up is undeniable.Should be fun.

Welcome back Britkid

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

Welcome back Britkid

Thanks; I am amazed that there so many old faces still about!