Re: What does boxing do after Mayweather retires?
On any given Saturday night, if a premier boxing title fight is on and a premier ufc title fight is on, odds are, 8 out of 10 people are going to tune to the boxing title fight. They may click over to see who's who, but fore-fathers like Ali, Louis, Tyson, Moore and Ray Robinson, sealed the deal for the people with boxing as a must see EVENT... not a sport, but an event.
UFC is not trying to be an event. It's trying to be a sport. lololol... pro-wrasslin still gets more viewers on Monday night and Thursday night than UFC gets.
BTW: WTF happened to CM Punk all of a sudden?!!? He seems out of character?!?! And they need to get Alberto Del-Rio back on the top of the card.
Re: What does boxing do after Mayweather retires?
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ykdadamaja
... scary thought, huh? lol...
I never gave it a thought until recently. I mean, it's not as if we don't have other exciting fighters and match-ups out there to be made, but Mayweather will leave a huge void in boxing.
It's like when Tyson went to jail the first time, or when Ali was sent to prison for draft dodging. The game wasn't the same for a very, very long while.
Even when they came back, it took the Tyson hype about 2 years to really captivate us. Even when Tyson was losing, he still captivated us with excitement and drama and what if's.
When Ali came back, those of us who felt cheated and robbed out of a few years of his prime, was shocked when he couldn't muster up the will to win the first time against Frazier. The game wasn't the same until he beat Foreman.
The game won't be the same when Mayweather leaves the sport. It won't be the same. His stint in jail wasn't even registered as him being "out of the game". Even when there were rumours about him retiring, we knew he wouldn't retire- so we didn't feel the impending void.
But, this 6 fight deal has me a little anxious. The possible match-ups are rewarding, for what's left out there. But, what in the bloody world do we do when he leaves?
Broner got exposed; Garcia hasn't captivated the fans yet, even though I feel he can; Ward is not being packaged properly by HBO and his promoters, even though he wins convincingly; Chad Dawson has been dethroned and beaten up; Wlad and Vitali were never ones that captivated us; the Heavyweight scene on both sides of the pond is un-inspiring; Donaire was beaten crisply by Rigondeaux; and Rigondeaux is boring as hell to watch.
What in the world are we to do when "the man" leaves the sport? Pac can carry it for a few years, but it won't be the same. Just won't be the same. All the more reason they need to fight.
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Boxing will get BETTER when Mayweather finally gets out. Then we can have real champions taking on all comers They'll be no more prima donnas "retiring" in tears no more excuses . Make it soon Floyd Real Soon
