Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Who cares whether or not "average folk" are interested in boxing? Mayweather has only been the biggest fish since the De La Hoya fight six years ago. That's it. Six poxy years. There's always a top dog, which at the moment happens to be him.

If Tyson or Ali were from this era they would smash the living fuck out of Floyd's PPV records.

He's already retired once and that meant what exactly to boxing? Fuck all.
Who cares whether average folk are interested in boxing? Any true boxing fan should want their sport to be as big and have as much cultural relevance as possible, because more cash flow = more shows, bigger fights, better purses, ect. And having John Q. Public give a fuck about boxing = more exposure, more channels willing to pick up and broadcast boxing.

Boxing is not meant to be a cult/fringe sport. It's supposed to be something that captures the imagination of even the boxing layman, where men talk and argue about it at work. It's supposed to be the hottest ticket in town. The glitz and glamour, the celebrities at ringside; a boxing match should be the place to be. A Floyd or Pacquiao fight, that's what boxing is supposed to be. It's not supposed to be "our little secret".

And Floyd retired for what? A year maybe? Before he announced his comeback? And luckily Pacquiao had a break-out year in 2008 and was there to carry the torch.

The effects of guys like Floyd and Pac retiring aren't going to be felt overnight. But the long-term ramifications are going to be severe if boxing can't start developing stars to take their place.