Fighters of today are better than fighters of the past...

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  1. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    At ducking each other.

    Thats all.

    Enjoy your weekend.
     
  2. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Did boxing peak in 2013? There hasn't been a year like it since.
    Bradley vs Marquez
    Donaire vs Rigondeaux
    Froch vs Groves
    Mayweather vs Alvarez
    and best of Broner vs Maidana.
    That's the last year that boxing was completely great from January to December
     
  3. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pretty sad to see that the big fights that the people have been wanting to see this year aren't happening. There's no excuse for us not having Crawford vs Spence, Beterbiev vs Bivol, and Fury vs Usyk this year. Just another example of why boxing is just a business.
     
  4. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Meh, that's weak compared to the 2000s. Most of those guys were already on their way out. Broner wasn't even that good. Just compare that to 2003 for example

    Mosley-DLH 2
    Marquez(actual prime Marquez)-Gainer
    Pacquiao-Barrera 1
    Lewis-Vital
    Mayorga-Forrest
    RJJ-Ruiz
    RJJ-Tarver
    Gatti-Ward 3
    Calzaghe-Mitchell
    Sanders-Wlad
    Corrales-Casamayor
    Toney-Jirov

    It blows the 2013 fights out the window. But yea 2013 is better than 2022.
     
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  5. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    True but its been 9 years and we have gotten nothing but a good fight here and there. That year alone makes the last 9 look like childs play.
     
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  6. Bubba

    Bubba So, WHO NECKS!? Full Member

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    Fighters of the past knew how to take proper dives.
     
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    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sonny liston diving skills were terrible
     
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    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Man, I wish boxing was still run by the old mob........at least they made a lot of great fights.
     
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    Yanks are the biggest Duckers in boxing, when they used to rule it.
     
  11. VBOX

    VBOX JOURNEYMAN Full Member

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    No doubt. The early 10s were awesome. You also had Danny Garcia and GGG plus a lot more fighters that we missed, mixing it up what seemed to be every other weekend.
     
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    VBOX JOURNEYMAN Full Member

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    I hate to make excuses but it just seems like there’s no money in it. Spence and Crawford want big time prime time ppv money but let’s face it, nobody outside of some guys on here even gives a ****. To be perfectly honest I don’t even care if they fight anymore. Boxing has sucked the well dry and even hardcore guys like me are now casuals. There are zero stars in this sport at the moment besides some heavyweights.

    I could tell my casual boxing friend that used to watch a **** load of boxing with me that Spence is fighting this weekend, and he’d say who the hell is that?

    Sorry Crawford and Spence, you aren’t getting anywhere near pac or may money. The market has corrected itself. I’d bet the ppv would tank.
     
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    VBOX JOURNEYMAN Full Member

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    It’s been confirmed. I texted my bro and asked do you know who Errol Spence is and he replied “who?”
     
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  14. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    PPV needs to go back to big fights not guys with a name beating up journeymen. Many of these PPV fights would have been great on Friday Night Fights or the weekend holy grail HBO boxing. I miss old man Larry Merchant watching a guy in a mismatch fight and letting him know he's a POS for doing it. Thats what boxing needs. A grizzled old man calling everyone out on their bull****.
     
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    box33 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True miss Larry Merchant.