Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
This is one of the telling signs that boxing is a dying sport: the greatest talents are being shunned by the networks and the fans.

It's sad, but people don't give a fuck about the sweet science anymore.

It's not longer "hit and not get hit", it's "hit and get hit repeatedly".
Definitely. It looks like HBO wants to be in the brain damage business instead of the boxing business.

I think it's ignorant and short-sighted. People like winners. People are intrigued by and want to see athletes who have mastered their craft -- Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Peyton Manning.

Mayweather understands this and that's how he's always promoted himself -- "skills pay the bills" -- and it made him and HBO piles and piles of money. It almost defies belief that after the run HBO had with Floyd (not to mention Hopkins), that they would then turn around and decide that they can't be bothered to promote Rigondeaux.

Thank god at least for Kellerman, and for writers like this guy (2nd Annual Big Mac Awards: Rigo, Dibella, Bernstein Rule - TheSweetScience.com) who get it and aren't afraid to speak up about it.