Will boxing's intergrity ever come back?

[SimonH]

We have money making alphabet organisations handing out belts left right and center so they can earn sanctioning fees...

That has been happening ever since the NBA and IBU have been around in the early 20th century.

We have shit like Zab Judah/Roger Maywether happening in the ring...

Stuff like that seemingly is a modern phenomenon, that I to despise, although it could be argued these things have always happened in boxing, it was just not on film...

We have fighters more bothered about trash talking and entertaining the crowd than actually boxing... who are usually full of hot air...

Cannot argue with that.

We have bad decisions... Judges tampering with score cards...

Fighters not making weights in big PPV events...

and I'm not even going to talk about what is wrong with the heavyweight division and Don King...
It all comes down to bodies and promoters trying to keep as much of the pie as they can...

Boxing judging is at its finest in the history of the sport; nothing compares to what used to happen; for example when Champions were entitled to use their own officials...

Again weight making has always been a major issue in boxing, it is just a shame Corrales decided to pull out of the third Castillo fight. Yes I fully understand and appreciate why he did it. But boxing gave Corrales a second chance, to recover from his personal demons, so perhaps he should of repaid the favour?

Promotors have always tried to keep as much money as they can, i would argue the sport is as transparant as it has ever been, which I guess is not much, but it is improving all be it too slowly.

all these bullshit bodys need to go... how exactly was Hopkins/Taylors... unified, undisputed title shattered and left on the floor for the scroungers to pick up? Outside of the ring...

I've lost interest... after Wright-Taylor, Maywether - Judah and all the other no shows and mismatches of this year, I really can't be bothered with watching boxing any more... lookis like its back to just competing for me until something can be done to sort this shit out (ie: nothing, never).

Tell me to get down off my soapbox... but boxing used to be a majority sport... it used to mean something to the public... Now if you want news on boxing... you check specialist press... two fighters fought to be crown undisputed middle weight king or the world... I didn't see one preveiw or right up in any British newspaper...

you wonder why?

I would argue you are seeing better quality boxing than we have ever seen. We rarely do not get a super fight made. It may take a long time to do, but is rarely missed. I know society as a whole wants everything tomorrow, but I for one, love the anticipation of waiting a year, two or even three for a superfight. It is to me , one the things that attracts me to the sport, and makes it so intresting.

Boxing has lost a hell of a lot of its luster and mainstram value in Britain no doubt. But that is because it is always trying to change and adapt to look hip and trendy. Boxing is what it is, it should not try to change IMO. The seedy side of it is what intrests and indeed infuriates a lot of fans, and makes it unique from these squeaky clean sports IMO.