Quote Originally Posted by mikeeod View Post
Agree, was a great night for/of boxing. I'm of the opinion that the overall skill level (or skill level overall) in boxing has declined in recent years. That being said, there are some fighters today who are as skilled as anyone who ever laced on the gloves. Mikey Garcia us such a special fighter. Not just because of his power, which is special also, but because of how he controls the distance, pace, location, and tempo of his fights. In my opinion he is the lightweight version of GGG, and a big threat to Loma.

Santa Cruz and Framptom also impressed me last night. Not just with their skill and dedication/heart/mental toughness, but also their personalities and charisma. Both are such likeable guys, hard workers, and skilled fighters that you can't help but pull for them. Again, couldn't agree more that t was a great night at the fights.
I agree. I said that these last about 2 years boxing has really improved by a lot. We are starting to get legit fighters. As you said, Garcia is a legitimate threat to become a top fighter in the sport, while people like frampton and Santa Cruz aren't the top of the sport, but they are very skillful.

I feel like five years ago, Santa Cruz and frampton would be top p4p fighters because of the lack of great fighters. Now they may be on the bottom of the list of the great fighters which is a great thing because it shows that there are so many more great fighters.