Modern HW boxing: Weak era OR one of the strongest eras in reality?

[Master]

They shone very brightly, would we be talking about Ademek and Grant 40 years from now?

[El Kabong]

They shone very brightly, would we be talking about Ademek and Grant 40 years from now?

If boxing was doing its due diligence in promoting the sport, yes.

I'm not saying other eras were bad or good, I'm saying this era from the end of Lennox Lewis' career to now has been held to a standard so high there's no way it could deliver. You guys watch the 2nd longest reigning heavyweight champion and all we hear about are complaints about his style or his opposition and comparisons to fighters who are nothing like him.

People are very quick to be negative when they could appreciate what they have.

[Max Power]

Additionally people forget how heavily hyped Grant was and before he met Lewis, he was considered the "next big thing". He had a solid record. He is a great example of a super heavyweight puncher that although losing later in life when he was not the same fighter, his loss to Lewis was so fast simply because he attacked Lenny too hard too quick, got caught and paid the price. Imagine if it were Grant who landed a money shot first in that violent slugfest? I think Grant showed great heart by getting up 6 times against Lewis, a feat that Joe Frazier gets ample credit for against George Foreman!

But because Michael Grant is not named Joe Frazier he doesn't get the same respect even though Grant was far more dangerous for Lennox than Joe was for George. In his next fight, Grant was dropped by McCline but the real reason he was out was because he smashed his ankle (or was it knee) and couldn't walk let alone fight!

Anyway the point is clear, people will be talking about all of these boxers into the far future the same as we are today regarding the old ones. I would not be one bit surprised if 50 years from now we'll be looking back saying how much better this era was and how the division is in a terrible state today. Every era was considered weak and boxing has apparently been dying for a hundred years until after the era is over and then it is viewed in a brighter light. It happened to Lewis, and it will happen to the Klitschko's too. It's just that the love for Lewis and even more so for the Klitschko's will not feel as strong in the US as it did for the golden age fighters (or Tyson or Holyfield) because they were good old American heroes. But overall abroad they are paid there dues already you can be assured of that!