The Best need to Fight the Best - How can we Save Boxing

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by JohnAnthony, Jul 19, 2010.


  1. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    Gary Shaw: “What we have right now in boxing is two leagues … Golden Boy and Top Rank. They only want to their fighters to fight their fighters. They don’t want to take a chance against the best in the world. … This is bad for boxing. What’s good for boxing is fighters willing to fight the best.”

    What Gary Shaw said is exactly what is happening in boxing.

    How can this be stopped?
     
  2. jansby mac

    jansby mac Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd should fight pac
     
  3. JohnAnthony

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    The promoters will make that one because the money is massive.

    Its the smaller fights that won't get made
     
  4. zato-one

    zato-one Pink Jumpsuit Boxing Full Member

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    :patschseriously? The money is massive
     
  5. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    what boxing needs is 1 league
     
  6. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    Its not getting made because of floyd. But the promoters would have made it, because of the amount at stake.

    Point is now we have to see Manny fight only top rank fighters, cos they wont go out of house for anyone else.
     
  7. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree that the best need to fight the best.

    Now gary shaw tell your prizefighter vic darchinyan to stop ducking nonito donaire:rofl
     
  8. roe

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    There are so many great fights at the top of nearly every division right now:

    Heavy: Wlad v Haye
    Cruiser: Huck v Cunningham
    Light Heavy: Dawson v Hopkins (Pascal is a good fight but either Hopkins retires or he fights Chad for me)
    Super Middle: Ward v Bute (super 6 helps things a little but Bute is missing)
    Middle: Martinez v Williams
    Welter: Mayweather v Pacquiao
    Light Welter: Bradley v Alexander (with winner of Khan v Maidana getting the next shot)
    Light: Marquez v Katsidis
    Feather: Lopez v Gamboa
    Bantam: Donaire v Darchinyan

    And there are so many others out there that would be massive.
     
  9. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    only the fighters can kill or cure the sport if they want a fight they'll tell the promoter/manager to do everything possible to make it happen e.g caba to juanma if they dont want it they'll just tell everybody to **** off simple they have the power not the promoter manager tv network or fans if they dont wanna fight nobody can make em

    the real fighters need to stand up!
     
  10. Uncle Rico

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    First and foremost, Gary Shaw's a fat *****.

    Second, Gary Shaw's a hyprocrytical fat ****, that needs to match Bradley vs Alexander before accusing other promoters of keeping their fighters from fighting the best.

    Third, Gary Shaw's a **** promoter, who wishes he was in the shoes of Top Rank and GBP. If he ever was in their shoes, he'd be doing the exact same thing he's accusing them of.

    Fourth, if Timmeh Bradley was with someone other than Gary Shaw (say a Top Rank or GBP), Timmeh would have got the recognition and the fights he deserves by now.

    And finally fifth, Gary Shaw should just shut the **** up in future. Toad.
     
  11. puertorricane

    puertorricane Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boxing is Ok and will be ok for centuries because people love it and wont allow it to die. Besides all Shaw is doing is crying to try and get public support to get fight and money to his fighters but is his job to lift his fighters maketability so fighters go after him not him crying after other promoters but is not like he's a great manager and promoter either.

    :hat
     
  12. roversbowers

    roversbowers Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Talk about kettle and black. Shaw wont let Alexander and Bradley fight each other. all promoters are assholes
     
  13. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    If the best need to fight the best then how about Bradley vs Alexander in january?
     
  14. Samski313

    Samski313 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Arum and Pacquiao could save boxing but instead want to line there pockets. No floyd fight ok floyd you can chill but will are going to fight the best out there. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Pacquiao and Arum will not do that. They will make a in house fight for money and say **** the boxing fans.

    We fans want to see Pacquiao fight Berto,Bradley,Williams or even Alexander hell!!!! But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO they will not do that.
     
  15. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    What we need is one title & one sanctioning body. Not gonna happen anytime soon or probably ever in the future.