Sulaiman says boxing is going thru a difficult transition

Interesting article I found. Enjoy!:thumbsup

Mexico City/DPA
The president of the World Boxing Council(WBC), mexican Jose Sulaiman, believes the pugilistic sport is living a "difficult transition" and that it is missing idols like Muhammad Ali, panamian Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran, or mexican JC Chavez.
"The boxing world changed when the disapperance of Muhammad Ali (1942), went well with people, where people tried to imitate him. Then, boxing fans went to the arenas to see him or to see him win, because he converted to their idol", recorded in a conversation with Sulaiman's agency.
Sulaiman eulogized the biggest boxer in history, gold medalist of the Olimpic games of Rome in 1960 and 3 time champion of the world with 22 fights for the disputed title.
Ali, considered the greatest heavyweight, seemed to fly in the ring and connected fast and potent combinations to his rivals, and at once put in to place the pride of the black race in the decade of the '60's.
Remembering Ali, one of the biggest legends of the international pugilistic sport and January 17, 2009, he will be 67 years old, and other universal ex champions like American Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, and Ray Leonard, the Panamian Roberto Duran, or Mexican, Julio Cesar Chavez, Sulaiman notices, "boxing is not like before". "Actually, for the moment, we are going thru a very difficult phase and we are missing new idols. Some left, and I am talking about Chavez, Duran, or they are about to leave like(american, origin mexican) Oscar de la Hoya. But, yes there is a need for new boxers."
"The Hands of Stone" Duran, the best panamanian boxer of all time, with 4 world titles won in different categories, Sulaiman states a pugil like him "doesn't come until every 100 years."

 

Kind of funny how he fails to mention Pacquaio. The Pacmania is bigger than ever!