Boxing in a mess at the highest level

[dalcumly]

What I mean is, how on earth the public are expected to accept Pacquaio v Mosley and Klitschko v Chisora for example . The real power brokers at the top are of course the television companies and this must carry some of the blame. But for promoters to make fights like this profitable they need the public to pay hard cash to buy them -either live or on the box. So ,clearly ,they think such fights will succeed.
Mosley ,Roy Jones and Evander Holyfield remind me of footballers being given testimonial matches just to earn a few extra ££££££s.
But , I just don't get the Chisora fight. He has no chance of lasting beyond 5 rounds .Its a mismatch . But Klitschko will earn well as usual. I'd love to know the real story behind the Klitschko v Haye saga. Is Klitschko getting revenge for Haye pulling out previously? Are Haye/Booth simply greedy ? Does Klitschkos managers think Adam Booth is just too smug and they are teaching him a costly lesson ? What is clear is that boxing history and legacies just don't come into it -its money plain and simple .
I think the only level at which we see boxing as we recognise it, is at British title level because its controlled (BBB of C). If our promoters don't get the fights approved by the BBB of C they go elsewhere, Commonwealth/European/WBO. Certainly very few people are interested in the basic boxing fan although I might excuse Frank Maloney from this - I reckon Frank does actually care about the old fight game .

[Zelley]

:idea: I see nothing wrong with a Pac Man vs Mosley bout.

Most likely believe P M will win, but S M is still a living legend,
so it is part of the anticipation of a giant upset that makes for
an interesting match.
But will it be like a Marciano - Louis fight where a great great fighter
is destroyed due to youth vs old age :??

[Scottrf]

But will it be like a Marciano - Louis fight where a great great fighter
is destroyed due to youth vs old age :??

Not quite because Pacquiao is far better than Mosley has ever been.

What would you have done about it dalcumly? It's supply & demand, if noone paid for it they would have no choice but to offer more competitive matches.

[fasteddie]

i agree,the likes of sky and hbo are to blame for the state of boxing. every weight division should have a super 6 round robin type tournament to seperate the best from the average

[freddydoesdallas]

i agree,the likes of sky and hbo are to blame for the state of boxing. every weight division should have a super 6 round robin type tournament to seperate the best from the average

but then the tv companies get to choose their own 'stars' rather than the just the best fighters.

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