The Good and Bad of boxing in 1996:

It is amazing how little changes (list by Farhood and Collins ).

Good:

The one punch KO
History lives
Toe to toe exchanges
The IBHOF
Mike Tyson
Fight Fax
Upsets
The Blue Horizon
Butterbean:nut
Brits
Boxing Movies
Chuck Bodak's head
It is a guy thing
There is no off season
Slo-mo replays and creative camera shots
All shapes and sizes have a chance
Round card girls
Nicknames
Oscar de la Hoya
The resurgence of MSG
Veterans like Azumah Nelson and Mike McCallum
What else is there to root for in Bismarck?
The boot strap factor
Jerry Buss
Everybody is an expert:think
The guy with the deer head who comes to the ring with Yori Boy Campas
Michael Buffer:roll:
Tuesday Night Fights
Corner microphones
Naseem Hamed
The announcement of Split decisions
Christy Martin
Staredowns
There is no Dick Vitale
Courage
Individual expression
Boxers as people
Pound for pound debates
Classic series
Even bad fighters can make for great fights
It is not over, until it is over
The anticipation before a big fight
Mandatory challengers
March 8 1971

Bad:

The inevitability of brain injuries
Split titles
Lack of mainstream media coverage
NBC
Tommy Hearns
Roy Jones' Basketball career
Over the hill fighters, who will not go away
The ratings of WBA, WBC and the IBF
Pernell Whitaker's attitude
The decline of Ferdie Pacheco
The embarrassing work of George Foreman
The IBO, IBC, WBF, WBO, etc...
Mismatched main events on PPV
The passing of ring line ups
The accidental headbutt rule
Boxing in States with no commissions
Boxing in some States that do have commissions
Promotional options
Great White hopes
The condition of Muhammad Ali
No Howard Cosell
Unqualified Refs and judges
The live for today mentality
Amateur scoring
The decline of neighbourhood fight clubs
High ticket prices
No more 15 round fights
Immediate rematches
Don King

 

de la Hoya was sold as a Latino crossover IMO.

 

LOL; I think you are getting the wrong of the end of the stick...

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