Is this Currently The Weakest Boxing Era In A While?

contrary to popular believe on this board, boxing in germany isn't that huge. the only boxing related thing on television that is really watched are the klitschko fights. in the focus of their shows is not really boxing but more the eventitself like some bands or lase show effects. the boxing fight is more like the icing on the cake

 

**** era. People are arguing that there is a lot more depth but there has always been depth in boxing. Like someone said earlier the sanctioning bodies make it harder to judge talent. I look at the quality of the fighters rather than it being more global. The fighters today simply aren't skilled or crafty as they used to be. Lack of quality trainers, lack of gyms, the amatuer system we have in place, interest and money in other sports, the rise of mma in America taking fighters who would have been boxers 20 years ago and creating a smaller pool of boxers, etc. It's the worse generation in a long time and I don't see it getting much better in the future. It's unfortunate but true.

 

I agree with this comment

 

I agree with this comment

 

No, I mean't the best fighters of this era are in the lower weights.

 

This decade has only just started. Talents and big fighters can come out of nowhere!

Just look at Sergio Martinez for example, we all knew he was good but not THAT good to reach p4p status that quickly. And you know why that happened? Its because he fought Paul Williams.

Its not that the era is completely ****, its just that many good fights are just not happening. Prospects hardly ever fight each other. And there are so many big fights that arent happening and probably will never happen. Therefore we will probably never see the unlocking of some era defining fighters.

 

The current era in boxing is always perceived to be ****. The only thing that changes is the date. You could pick any era in history, and journalists and fans would be saying the top fighters don't stack up to the previous lot. The 90s heavyweights are a prime example of this. At the time it was derided as a shambles of a division, whereas now it is acclaimed as some kind of golden era.

On balance it does appear to be a transitional era, with the emerging fighters struggling to supplant the established fighters. It only takes a few results to completely change the landscape though.

There doesn't look to be many gold-plated prospects destined for greatness, but a significant number of ATGs don't come through that way and take time to develop. Monzon toiled away in relative obscurity in his early career. Bob Foster was a vulnerable under-sized heavyweight. Barrera was an over-exposed hype job after his losses to Junior Jones.

The fundamental problem is the top fighters not facing each other, rather than a chronic lack of talent. It's difficult to establish a legacy as a great fighter when you have two fights a year against hand-picked opponents.

 

Big time. There are very few guys comming up the ranks to get excited about. In fact that last guy I was really excited to see how he would turn out was Dirrell. Broner excites me a little, but i'm still waiting for him to get exposed.

 

Disagree on Canada becoming a major player. Not many people here watch boxing and our current fighting sport of choice is that MMA crap. Mayweather and Pacquiao fights don't even get played at the sports bars here.

Agreed on every other point though. Boxing is still very big worldwide and the talent of most divisions is deep. We might not have many top draws outside Mayweather and Pacquiao, but I think that is more due to current marketing in North America rather than the talent itself.

 

honestly, this decade has alot of potential. I can rattle off a large number of prospects and contenders with everything that you would love to see in a fighter. I dont think the quality of fighters is the problem in this era, it's monopolistic promotional companies, disputes between them, big broadcasting companies being preoccupied with certain fighters and glossy records, and an increase in fighters who dont want to fight the best as a result. I mean think about it, it's a shame when a fighter is considered to have an "old school" mentality for being willing to fight anyone.

 

Good post. In the 90s, my dad and uncles talked about the 70s. 20 years from now my nephews will talk about these guys.

One point: after the deplorable 80s, most people I knew considered the 90s heavyweights to be pretty decent.

 

would seem alot better if the top fighters actually fought eachother.

 

I agree with you Cellz831. Too many different belts that don't mean anything and fighters paid **** loads who aren't prepared to take the risks.

I am not saying there aren't any great fighters, it's just most of them won't fight there direct competition, this for me makes it a weak era.

 

well said:good