What does boxing do after Mayweather retires?

[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.

[erics44]

jesus, i cant bare the thought

honest pal, my interest in boxing is at an all time low, i think its because i have finally realised that the sport is the most corrupt in the world and big fights are more about the corruptness rather than the fight

when mayeather retires there will be the same level of corruption and big fights will still be overshaddowed by the corruption

imagine the champions league final, United v Barca, and the result more depending on whos promoter is the baddest rather than which team is actually the better

[smashup]

So you wanna be entertained and captivated ?

WTF are you watching Mayweather fights for then?

Highly skilled fighter and technically superb but very very boring to watch, not his fault to be fair to him because he nullifies most opponents but theres loads of other great prospects and talent coming thru.

Boxing will go full circle again sooner or later (it has to) and I hope the Heavyweights once again become the Glamour division.

Mayweather retiring doesn't bother me at all

[Fenster]

Outside of America Mayweather is a virtual nobody.

[beenKOed]

Outside of America Mayweather is a virtual nobody.

He's a boxer, he's not that big a deal in the US either. It's hard to find anything about boxing in a newspaper these days. It's all about team sports, except during the Olympics.
What would happen if Froch, Groves and Khan all retired? Would boxing in the UK stutter step, stumble and grind to a halt?
They're athletes, they have the potential to make a lot of money and entertain us, but none of them are bigger than boxing. They all can and will be replaced by and by.* Have faith, you will survive!

*Broner is the one exception. How could that piss pot ever be replaced?

[Fenster]

Outside of America Mayweather is a virtual nobody.

He's a boxer, he's not that big a deal in the US either. It's hard to find anything about boxing in a newspaper these days. It's all about team sports, except during the Olympics.
What would happen if Froch, Groves and Khan all retired? Would boxing in the UK stutter step, stumble and grind to a halt?
They're athletes, they have the potential to make a lot of money and entertain us, but none of them are bigger than boxing. They all can and will be replaced by and by.* Have faith, you will survive!

*Broner is the one exception. How could that piss pot ever be replaced?

If you are saying - not a fucking thing will change when Mayweather retires. That was basically my point too.

[Bo-Bo24]

Boxings power is already starting to shift to the east with fighters coming from Russia and the ex soviet union. I think that trend will increase to be honest and it'll squeeze out American promoters unless someone like Top Rank starts to invest more in talents abroad as they've started to do.

[Beanflicker]

It'll be interesting to see where boxing goes in the future, as the sport is carried largely by its big stars. The scary part to me is that I don't see anyone on the horizon who can take the torch from Floyd and Manny when they retire. Ray Leonard took it from Ali, him and Tyson carried it, De La Hoya carried it, and Floyd and Pacquiao have been carrying it. These are the guys responsible for the mainstream interest in boxing in North America, who keep the sport relevant.

[Manos de Piedra]

There will definitely be good fights and fighters to captivate us but the void Mayweather will leave is the PPV numbers will drop and the appeal he has to casual fans that want to see him lose or win we may lose those fans. But us guys on here will be alright we have other fights n fighters to look forward to and enjoy. There is some great talent coming up at the moment and some real good future fights to be made.

Don't worry we will be alright it's just the casuals we'll lose but then again that is bad for boxing. Maybe a few years down the line someone will come up.

[imp]

We give the andre ward the no.1 slot
And get bored to death with his fights

[ykdadamaja]

When fight hype happens, Mayweather is the man that everyone pays attention to. We all know it. From Japan to Nebraska.

Who's gonna do it for the sport world wide? I don't see anyone doing it for a while to come.

[Spicoli]

What did it do the first time he bailed It moved on. His division blew up and fighters got down to work. No tears shed. Boxing must be bigger than one guy and we don't need any self proclaimed "saviors" who get bent over and spanked the first time they face heavy fire either We'll be fine.

[chris6878]

When fight hype happens, Mayweather is the man that everyone pays attention to. We all know it. From Japan to Nebraska.

Who's gonna do it for the sport world wide? I don't see anyone doing it for a while to come.

yea fight hype, then the fight is a complete let down. May has had some very boring fights. So when he retires what will I miss......nothing at all. Too many other exciting fighters out there to be wasting time thinking about floyd. If you think life is over when he retires, then you need to stop watching boxing

[El Kabong]

Something ridiculous to get worried about....there will always be people to step into the role of "superstar". Even if there's a blood and guts fan favorite out there boxing will be fine.

[bradlee180]

"I'll give you a free look into the future, people will keep saying that Boxing is going to die until one day you die and Boxing lives on." - Mr.pain.