Inspire? What fighters are "inspirational?" I like to watch Deontay Wilder fights because they are usually exciting and none of them have ended controversially. All but one ended in a KO. And the one that went the distance was good, too. That's the same reason I like to watch Anthony Joshua. No need for judges. Put two big guys in there and let them settle it in the ring. When Manny Pacquiao quit knocking guys out about eight years ago (against Cotto, his last truly exciting fight), that's when I quit being interested in him. I'll watch a fight like Frampton and Santa Cruz, and it's good, but frankly, after watching them slap each other for 24 rounds, regardless of how close the fights were (because neither guy hit hard enough to really do any damage), I don't need to see it again. I've followed boxing since the 1970s. "Inspiring" story lines are fine. But if the fighters who are supposed to be inspirational are boring or workmanlike (content to jab, hold, coast to a win) in the ring, I don't really care to watch.
