Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo View Post
I've heard B Hop wants Kelly Pavlik, I'm with Arum,let's get these old bandicoots out of the way,the B Hops,the RJJ's and let Mayweather and Oscar retire:it's time for a new generation of young/old,hungry fighters who are willing to fight anyone to take over. Cotto, Pavlik,Pacquiao, Margarito, Juanma, Angulo, AA,MIranda,Kessler, etc etc etc, they all want to fight the best. All entertaining. And hopefully will take boxing back to the top.

WIth all due respect to the Jones and the Hopkins,Idon't want to see these faded legends fight(or in B Ho's case headbutt) on the main stage anymore. Oscar needs to stop taking the spotlight away from everyone else and Floyd did what Floyd does best: pick and choose his times. Take Winky with these guys and I'll be a happy guy! (I maybe be being harsh but who the heck wants to see Oscar FLoyd 2,Winky Oscar? Brenard in another snoozefest?Certainly not me)
Does boxing even have a spotlight at all without Oscar? I don't think he steals the spotlight as much as he still is fully capable of competing with anyone out there, and he brings casual fans to fights. Also I don't see how you can be so unappreciative of what these old guys have done in the sport. IMO Hopkins just beat Joe Calzaghe, and deserves to face guys like Pavlik. Also I'm sorry, but Margarito is not the new generation of boxing, he will lose to Cotto and hopefully never be thought of as anything more than a fringe champion who has been overhyped. Miranda IMO will never have the coordination to be a great fighter. He will be a guy who just loads up every punch and continues to be tremendously overrated. Also I think PAcquaio is of the same generation as Mayweather and the rest of them he certainly made his name in the early 2000's.

However I do agree that it is time for the new champions to step up, They have had their training grounds, but now guys like Khan, Berto, Juanman, etc, need to take their talents and face them off against the best. Mayweather was like 21 when he won his first belt, and only had 17 fights.