mayweather and mosley having a great fight would be the worst thing for boxing

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Pac v Mayweather isn't the 'be all and end all' of Boxing.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Is it

[HattonTheHammer]

Pac v Mayweather isn't the 'be all and end all' of Boxing.

No, but it does signify a very unique hurdle within the sport that has to be overcome. If we can no longer get the 2 best fighters in the world to get in with eachother it sets a very negative precedent for the sport to come in the future years

However much we wanna sugar coat it the ufc is on boxings coat tails especially in the U.S just waiting for us to mess up every time. If we are no longer able to make the dream matches then eventually boxing will die out amongst the masses

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I'd like to think that Boxing is capable of charting it's own path.

I think it's the unexpected classics that can go a long way to keep the sport healthy.

I honestly don't think we should regard ANY Mayweather fights as classics. If anything, a fight with Pacquiao could wind up being a huge let down

Then what?

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

[Mattyhitman]

I'd like to think that Boxing is capable of charting it's own path.

I think it's the unexpected classics that can go a long way to keep the sport healthy.

I honestly don't think we should regard ANY Mayweather fights as classics. If anything, a fight with Pacquiao could wind up being a huge let down

Then what?

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

Never a true'er word written !

Picture this, Pacman catches Floyd early in the fight, Floyd then shit's himself and goes on his bike for 12 rds potshotting, hardly a spectacle for the masses is it

[JonnyFolds]

Pac v Mayweather isn't the 'be all and end all' of Boxing.

No, but it does signify a very unique hurdle within the sport that has to be overcome. If we can no longer get the 2 best fighters in the world to get in with eachother it sets a very negative precedent for the sport to come in the future years

However much we wanna sugar coat it the ufc is on boxings coat tails especially in the U.S just waiting for us to mess up every time. If we are no longer able to make the dream matches then eventually boxing will die out amongst the masses

Maybe you haven't heard of Fedor Emelienenko? And Brock Lesnar being sick for months unable to defend the HW title he won with a record of 3-1-0... Why should Anderson Silva fight Forrest Griffin instead of a real contender @LHW? How does GSP make Welter every time? Why is his only challenge BJ Penn a man fighting 15lbs light than he? Why are all these PPV for UFC second rate fighters?

You are blaming problems with boxing that are across the board in the fight business. I think it's the promoters, multiple belts, and fighters willingness to accept being paper champs rather than real men. If boxing fails it will be for these 3 reasons. I don't see boxing going anywhere but on people's TVs for the next couple decades. There will always be real champs out there, and bollocks if you can't recognize who they are.

[HattonTheHammer]

Pac v Mayweather isn't the 'be all and end all' of Boxing.

No, but it does signify a very unique hurdle within the sport that has to be overcome. If we can no longer get the 2 best fighters in the world to get in with eachother it sets a very negative precedent for the sport to come in the future years

However much we wanna sugar coat it the ufc is on boxings coat tails especially in the U.S just waiting for us to mess up every time. If we are no longer able to make the dream matches then eventually boxing will die out amongst the masses

Maybe you haven't heard of Fedor Emelienenko? And Brock Lesnar being sick for months unable to defend the HW title he won with a record of 3-1-0... Why should Anderson Silva fight Forrest Griffin instead of a real contender @LHW? How does GSP make Welter every time? Why is his only challenge BJ Penn a man fighting 15lbs light than he? Why are all these PPV for UFC second rate fighters?

You are blaming problems with boxing that are across the board in the fight business. I think it's the promoters, multiple belts, and fighters willingness to accept being paper champs rather than real men. If boxing fails it will be for these 3 reasons. I don't see boxing going anywhere but on people's TVs for the next couple decades. There will always be real champs out there, and bollocks if you can't recognize who they are.

UFC can promote a ppv around 8-9 solid world title matchups. With boxing the main event is all or nothing, a ufc main event can differentiate if one fight doesnt go down the main undercard fight simply becomes the main event. You dont buy a mayweather-mosley ppv for daniel jacobs or saul alvarez.

theres your answer to that