This is the worst welterweight era in history

I decide to invite friends over, buy wings and pizza, and order the broner Pac fight. I had low expectations. On one hand you had the chronic underachiever who was supposed to be the next generation but fails to deliver over and over. And in the other corner you have a 40 year old part time "regular" wba champion who also has time to work as a senator. Both have had it rough the last few fights, with controversial decisions and not looking as sharp as they used to be. It was a "crossroads" fight to be sure, a do or die match that would determine if they'd be take seriously as contenders on the world stage.

The fight begins and what a surprise: broner is not letting his hands go! He moves but he doesnt stick...its like getting a girl's number but never calling her. Pacquiao was equally disappointing. The crowd kept getting hyped over him landing 1 glancing blow out of 6 punches thrown. This pace kept for the majority of the rounds. Pac was winning rounds on sheer aggression and effort, it for damn sure wasnt because of good technique or landing punches. And as usual, pacquiao couldnt figure out how to cut the ring off. What is the point of bringing freddie roach back if you're going to stay the exact same fighter?

I overheard tne announcers say that broker was ranked #6 at welterweight...despite the fact that in the last 2 years he's gone 1-1-1 with his only "win" being a split decision over a c level sparring partner over 10 rounds. That is disgusting. You mean to tell me a guy who has won 1 of his last 3 fights is the 6th best welterweight on the planet...? It doesnt make sense logically or mathematically.

The fight was just rinse and repeat of broner either getting on his bike or loading up for a left hook and either missing wide or only landing with half the power as Pac bum rushed with his sloppy flurries. There were brief moments toward the end of round 7 and 9 i believe where i thought pac would get a stoppage but pacquiao once again failed to deliver on his talks of kos and feeling rejuvenated. He wouldn't press the issue and neither would broker. You had a young guy 29 years old who has become a laughing stock and has talked so much trash saying he's "doing it for his people" but is constsntly backing up and fighting scared. Then you have a washed up fighter who can barely land more than 20% of the punches he throws each round and cant cut off the ring. This wasnt manny pacquiao, this was a stunt double who looked the part. That guy is gone. He's been gone since mayweather embarrassed him and he started making excuses about his shoulder and making weird claims about god healing him by swimming and that he "knew he'd lose" but he thought he won. Then of course tbe camera pans to maywearher like we're supposed to be excited about a feather fisted 42 year old Floyd who hasnt fought a ranked opponent in 3 years coming back to fight pacquiao again? I'll pass, i can think of more exciting matchups between guys at my gym. And then broner had rbe nerve to jump on the ropes and flex for tbe camera after the final bell. The guy is a showman and an entertainer, plain and simple. He has no skill or intellect to be anything else so I guess if he wants to entertain the young hood guys who relate to him, let him make the most of his littlr niche and make money if people will oay him. No more PPVs or title fights tho, he's a bonafide C level bum now. He's the Carmelo Anthony of boxing.

Now onto the other guys. We havd Keith "sometimes" Thurman, another guy who was supposed to lead the next generation. The guy can box, slug, counter, jab, stick and move, throw combinations, etc. Yet he fought literally 1x in 2016 and 1x in 2017. He got married and milked his injury excuse and went from being a unified 2 belt holder and p4p rated guy to becoming an inactive meme. He gave up one belt and now he's finally back to fight a guy with 7 losses. I understand he needs a tune up but weve already beaten this dead horse. Until thurman fights a top 5 guy i could care less. I'm sick of his empty promises and excuses. He should have have been stripped of his other belt too, how can you hold a belt hostage and not defend it for 2 years?

Spence and crawford were supposed to fight last year but surprise surprise, they take the soft touches. Apparentlt we're supposed to be excited about mikey Garcia, a guy who has ZERO wins or ranking at 147 fighting Spence, a devastating, skilled iron chinned power puncher whose honestly a jr middle weight boiling himself down. Essentially a difference of 2-3 weight classes. I don't care WHY the porter and Crawford fights couldn't be made, this is RIDICULOUS. These guys are in their prime and belt holders but they spend all day on social media accusing each other of ducking and bragging about how much money they make. George Foreman fought Frazier, Norton and Ali in TWO YEARS. There was no back and forth negotiating/venue/purse split bickering that prevented or delayed those fights from happening!

And dont get me started on amir khan. You have a domestic rival in brook, a fight that would generate tens of millions if theyd just sign the damn papers and make it happen. If crawford beats khan, no one will give a flying rat's turd about a mega fight between khan and brook (and to be honest it's already lost a lot of it's appeal after Brooks back to back losses). Khan gas cleverly tricked his fans into thinking he wants to fight the best. Canelo was a money grab, plain and simple. Brook sacrificied his "0" to get props for taking a fight everyone knew he'd lose against golovkin. Both these guys should be banned from the sport if they lose again.

At first i thought mayweather retiring would signal the start of a golden age of welterweights but unless we see some big changes soon, this will be an embarrassing black mark on the division's history.

 

The fact pacquiao isnt half the fighter he used to be and yet he has 1 of the 4 belts and looked ugly against the #6 welterweight shows you how weak this era is.

 

I included the top guys. Theyre obviously skilled and talented but they've done nothing. We wont know how good they are till they stop ducking and fight someone with a pulse (i.e. each other).

Pac showed how great he is by missing more than half his punches and winning a lopsided decision by default on aggression against a gunshy C level fighter who offered little resistence other than backpedaling the whole night?

 

Stop.

Stop this right now. NOBODY holds broner in high regard other than his imbecilic fanboys. And it doesnt matter how good broner would be if he "theoretically let his hands go"--he DIDN'T. it would be a great win if he actually did and pacquiao were able to overcome it. There was nothing great about this performance whatsoever.

Broner drew with vargas but Pac had already beaten vargas convincingly 2 years prior. If it were any other fighter most people would call this a cherry pick, let's be honest. But im cutting pacquiao some slack since he's 40 years old.

I want him to retire. If he wants to continue fighting basic 1 dimensional fighters or bums to make money and donate to his people that's fine, he should br allowed to as long as he has his health. But unless he's going to fight a top 5 welterweight he shouldn't have a belt or a high ranking. And broner should be blacklisted, he's a disgrace.