Is money ruining boxing?

[Wacko3205]

promoters are ruining boxing not money. But to be honest, the reason the guys in the 80s did so well is because if you compare things to now the fights which do well need Oscar to be big sellers. But those fights with Hearns/Duran/Leonard/Hagler/Benitez/Duran occured almost every year with the exception of 1986 and 1988. So that kept people fascinated in the sport with those top guys fighting each other, It was not all Ray Leonard. Ray was retired from 82-87 and still Hearns and Hagler and Duran kept the top fights coming. For boxing to be big now they need Floyd to fight Mosley and Winky, and for a top middleweight to face the guys moving up. It is a system which has always worked. Make the huge fights and the promoters have to market the guys well like those guys in the 80s were and the heavyweights in the 60s and 70s were. But if they do not allow fights on the networks as much, there will be problems building fighters to where they were then. You need superfights to keep fans watching.. That is for sure.

for some good points...the main one...I highlighted & want to discuss to see if anyone agrees.

For the past 4 or 5 years I have honestly felt that 147-160lbs is what has kept boxing alive.

Does anyone else?

To me...& I could be wrong...but I honestly believe that the middleweight division is going to shine over the next two years. There are waaaaaaaaaay too many compelling match ups just waiting to be sold & bought by the boxing public.

Take all these names: Wright, Kessler, Sturm, Abraham, Taylor, Mundine, Soliman, Hopkins, Miranda, Calzaghe, Sylvester, Mora, Lornezo, & mix up in a bowl & start pairing them & wev'e got enough legit match ups to last us for the next two to three years.

If that don't suit cha...do the same thing with these names at 147 : Cotto, Berto, Williams, Mosley, Judah, Collazo, Baldomir, Cintron, Margarito, Quintana, & tell me shit aint happening in the lower sections of our sport.

I think that everyone needs to wake up & smell the coffee...boxing aint that bad & it's just gonna get better.