I understand the fucking point of boxing smashup but let's not confuse ENTERTAINMENT with TALENT.

To me, the true boxing fan enjoys SKILL. They see a counter punch not just as the punch, but the footwork, the timing, the movement, the setup. The novice fan just sees the hard punch. Novice fans don't run the sport (thank God). If people want to see mindless wild punching then go watch a toughman competition, go watch the UFC/MMA guys try to box, go watch some amateur bouts.....but never ever confuse talent with entertainment.

There's plenty of room for guys to be entertaining in the sport don't get me wrong, but special fighters, great fighters don't allow their opponents to work their way into a fight. Novice fans won't see the tactical brilliance of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and how he negates what an opponent is attempting to do, novice fans obviously don't care about just the KO either as Wladimir Klitschko breaks down and beats down his opponents but the novice fans see nothing special in how the end comes about for those opponents.

If fight fans truly wanted phone booth fights then the promoters would give them that. In the end boxing has been and will always be The Sweet Science, the main goal is always "Hit and don't get hit"


Master, Riddick Bowe had talent, but his lack of attention to detail shortened his career. If Bowe fought more like Lennox Lewis or Wladimir Klitschko he may have been one of the best ever....but he didn't so he's not.