Boxing needs a Bolt

[Master]

Every sport needs a Bolt but they are rare and special and we do not normally appreciate them until they have gone.

[El Kabong]

Boxing HAS dominant fighters especially in the heavyweight division! Nobody can touch Wlad and Vitali right now...
#1 People in boxing need to worry about the NOW and not keep looking back to the past! Appreciate what we have, appreciate the Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s, Bernard Hopkins', Klitschko's, Pacquiao's, Marquez's and all while they are still around!

#2 In the heavyweight division it's not that the Klitschko's aren't dominant it's that they have no close competition, when was the last time either of them had some adversity in a fight? Vitali got buzzed by Corrie Sanders in 2004 and Wladimir got cut by Calvin Brock in 2006, that was the last time he had any adversity in a fight. And guys like Sultan and Chagaev basically give up or run away after getting popped a couple times. We can only hope that younger guys can at least TEST these Brothers.

Boxing fans no matter how great boxing is, are always saying "We used to have _____", "Remember when _____"....well I'm telling you appreciate what we have, because some guys are pretty damn good right now and other than that we're stuck with them until something better comes along.

[Nameless]

Boxing doesn't need a savior; It needs fewer promoters, far lesser belts and more tournaments like the one we're having at the moment, all these things that will spark interest and provide the casual viewer with better quality fights.
The big problem now, compared to before is that nobody can point who's THE champion and that it is way too easy to skip from real opponents for a long time; While some paper champions created with some lousy promoter's scissors are pointed by the camera, some real and worthy champions are ignored by the mainstream medias and thefore, the guy who's not a specialist in boxing but could be a potential fan is plainly left uninterested by the pitiful state of things he sees.

[HattonTheHammer]

Boxing HAS dominant fighters especially in the heavyweight division! Nobody can touch Wlad and Vitali right now...
#1 People in boxing need to worry about the NOW and not keep looking back to the past! Appreciate what we have, appreciate the Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s, Bernard Hopkins', Klitschko's, Pacquiao's, Marquez's and all while they are still around!

#2 In the heavyweight division it's not that the Klitschko's aren't dominant it's that they have no close competition, when was the last time either of them had some adversity in a fight? Vitali got buzzed by Corrie Sanders in 2004 and Wladimir got cut by Calvin Brock in 2006, that was the last time he had any adversity in a fight. And guys like Sultan and Chagaev basically give up or run away after getting popped a couple times. We can only hope that younger guys can at least TEST these Brothers.

Boxing fans no matter how great boxing is, are always saying "We used to have _____", "Remember when _____"....well I'm telling you appreciate what we have, because some guys are pretty damn good right now and other than that we're stuck with them until something better comes along.

completely true, if your reffering to every division other than heavyweight

mayweather, pacquiao, hatton, jones, hopkins, marquez, cotto, kessler, froch, dawson -we still have our superstars

but where heavyweight is concerned......c`mon lyle even youve gotta accept its a complete mess

[El Kabong]

The problems with the heavyweights are as follows...

1. There's a lack of PROVEN contenders, there are a lot of very young contenders and very old fighter who are still hanging around, but there aren't very many Young Contenders with experience...Chambers and Arreola have tried to prepare for the Klitschko's as best as they can, but to me they are still very green.

2. When the contenders get their shot, they fight not to lose instead of fighting to win. If you challenge the Klitschko's you make them fight, you make them fight and the fight gets a little more interesting. Waiting to counter for 10 rounds doesn't cut it!!!

3. The young up and coming fighters don't test themselves early in their careers. If you don't test yourself you don't develop a following, you don't make yourself better, you get lazy and you can't handle adversity and being able to cope with adversity is a KEY to being a champion.

....also it wouldn't hurt if heavyweights other than the Klitschko's came to fight IN SHAPE

As a fan of The Klitschko's, I don't mind the "mess", let the other people worry about that, I just want Wlad and Vitali to keep winning

[generalbulldog]

Boxing is only in decline in America, because of the lack of a very good American HW to capture the nation's imagination. America has always had a love fest for that division throughout the years. When they say boxing is dying it only applies to America imo. To capture America's interest in boxing again it has to have a good American HW or HWs. The sport is still wildly popular in many countries. And a sport like MMA is still considered to be a sideshow attraction in those countries and still isn't up to par with boxing's appeal.

Where boxing is a top 5 sport would be countries in Latin America, and a few Asian countries like Japan, Thailand, Phillipines, and get this since China won a few gold medals in boxing at the '08 Olympics boxing is gaining popularity over there. The Duvas are training their Olympic Gold medalists. And of course Manny Pacquiao's success also has an effect in that region.

Boxing is doing fine overall in the world, when people say no one cares about it anymore and that it's dying, it might hold some truth for a certain country in north america, but it sure doesn't apply to the rest of the world.

[El Kabong]

....that's why guys like 'Monk' Foreman and Deontay Wilder had better be managed very carefully and built up to not get upended once they get to where they are contenders.