Quote Originally Posted by Canvasback
Make no mistake about it, I love boxing, but the alphabet organizations, promoters and the fighters themselves are ruining the sport. I like watching MMA and the best thing about it is that the top fighters seem to fight one another without the politics and bs that goes on in boxing.
By the way, just to note, with Pride and UFC being different "promotional banners" that's an entirely false belief that is common among MMA fans.

Quote Originally Posted by Canvasback
Make no mistake about it, I love boxing, but the alphabet organizations, promoters and the fighters themselves are ruining the sport.
If everybody, or you, watched the Super-Lightweight Division, all that would be bogus. Marquez, Pacquiao, Morales, Barrera, despite the pains you just mentioned, have pretty much already made a Silver Age of Featherweights-to-Super Lightweights.





-Also, with Floyd and Oscar focusing on each other, let us not forget the rest.

Having Castillo, Hatton, Margarito, Cotto, Cintron, Williams, Mosley, Callazo, and more-- all around each other's respective divisions... something VERY interesting is going to happen. Now, if HBO wants to limit the open door for this brewing pre-big-bang waiting to happen and make room for dates for UFC now, then that's a slap in the face to boxing. HBO already pays attention to their contracted fighters by showcasing their "tuneups" where Jermain and Winky are overwhelming favorites, and hype bouts like Oscar vs Floyd, and now midnight UFC? By the way HBO "does" want a Castillo Hatton fight. So that's good news, we need more fights like these, but with less dates open, we'll see less diehard fights and more contracted fighters fights. Also, it's a misconception that HBO can't afford a super-tournament among a boiling division. If Time Warner's HBO can give a single fighter a guaranteed over 8 million mark even in the face of sliding ppv numbers, Time Warner can certainly afford "just a" $500,000 dream matchup of young and hungry talented fighters whom diehard fans can name faster than a Jones Jr. combination.

HBO already sucked the life out of Showtime's shows by intentionally putting matchups on already scheduled Showtime dates and giving out Showtime results to unexpected fans. This is known because remember Showtime's "The 1st Month's Saturday fight nights" then suddenly HBO had showings that night also? And Winky fights on a Cotto night simultanously, etc. Actions like that don't help the Boxing Sport. I'm not saying Showtime is an entirely innocent victim here, but it's obvious HBO beat them badly in the boxing market intentionally. After HBO helped weaken Showtime, Showtime goes to MMA, then HBO follows suit?
HBO hurt boxing, if all this is true.


And with Lampley gone!





... 07 looking sad. ...
--BUT I DO see TONS of fights that can and will be Made and negotiated though.