The perception that boxing was ever dying (especially in the U.S.) is an illusion based on a comparison with other professional sports. The problem boxing has been suffering from in these post-Tyson years is lack of the BIG EVENT. In all marquee professional sports, there is an event that is the highlight of its season. NBA has the championship series, MLB has the World Series, NFL has the Superbowl, soccer has the World Cup, etc... these events are the largest draws for the sport and what casual fans watch. People who don't even watch football tune in for the Superbowl because it's such a huge event. Heavyweight title fights used to be like that as well as marquee match-ups at lower weights....not anymore though. I'm not a fan of DLH, but I must thank him for his ability to bring the BIG EVENT back to boxing. Granted, it becomes much harder to generate an event like this when the championship is mired in alphabet soup and fans are forced to pay for enigmatic bouts. But if promoters start promoting the fighters instead of the belts, boxing can reclaim its BIG EVENT.
i just cant understand how there could be 2 heavyweight chamionships of the world within a week of each other there needs to be an undisputed champ
