What does boxing do after Mayweather retires?

[J_Undisputed]

It celebrates. Don't get me wrong, he's a superb fighter. However boxing is better served without the circus. I dont need half hour reality snippets of the of the guy shopping and counting money. That doesn't promote the sport, it promotes mayweather. I understand the popularity of one fighter brings casual fandom and money. Still the part of me that's a boxing purist that says enough. Nitpicking weight drains, silly outfits, silly music video walkouts...3 months of nickle and diming over who does the drug test.... and above all mediocre talents winning 1 title fight after just losing 2 and then holding out and freezing divisions and championships, vacating or breaking contracts in hope of winning the mayweather sweepstakes. Once the circus is over and the moneys all spent.. we can get back to fights. Good bad or whatever.

Now it may be unfair to lay this all at the feet of Mayweather when there are so many other offenders, but with his status in the sport, he sets the example and mayweather doest do anything for boxing. He does it for mayweather...

[zhubin]

It celebrates. Don't get me wrong, he's a superb fighter. However boxing is better served without the circus. I dont need half hour reality snippets of the of the guy shopping and counting money. That doesn't promote the sport, it promotes mayweather. I understand the popularity of one fighter brings casual fandom and money. Still the part of me that's a boxing purist that says enough. Nitpicking weight drains, silly outfits, silly music video walkouts...3 months of nickle and diming over who does the drug test.... and above all mediocre talents winning 1 title fight after just losing 2 and then holding out and freezing divisions and championships, vacating or breaking contracts in hope of winning the mayweather sweepstakes. Once the circus is over and the moneys all spent.. we can get back to fights. Good bad or whatever.

Now it may be unfair to lay this all at the feet of Mayweather when there are so many other offenders, but with his status in the sport, he sets the example and mayweather doest do anything for boxing. He does it for mayweather...

Love or hate his persona...there is NO ONE in boxing who is better and more dedicated at their craft than Floyd. So as a boxing "purist" myself...i appreciate Floyd...his skill, boxing IQ, and dedication/discipline are things any boxing fan should appreciate. Boxing is as much a business as other professional sports...the fact that Floyd has maximized his business potential in a sport that is notorious for leaving it's fighters used and broke...don't see where he deserves blame for that. "That doesn't promote the sport, it promotes mayweather"?! He generates more money for Vegas and HBO/Showtime as he does for himself. His opponents make the biggest paydays of their careers. He draws huge PPV numbers and "casual" boxing fans. Sorry to say...these are things that keep boxing ALIVE. Of course boxing will go on and thrive without him. But to diminish what he has done for the sport is just sounding like a hater.