Is Boxing in Trouble
Long gone are the glory days of professional boxing, where the heavyweight champion’s name was well known in most households. Today we have no Ali, no Joe Frazier, no Liston, no Patterson, no Rocky’s and certainly no Sugar Ray’s.
Today’s boxing is being carried by Floyd Mayweather JR, Winky Wright and Manny Pacquiao.
“Pac-man”’s next fight, if it’s allowed to happen, is slated for late April against a very tough Korean opponent, Injin Chi. The fight is not written in stone, but is likely if Manny’s contract can get straightened out. There is an impending legal dispute between Top Rank Promotions and Golden Boy, both of whom claim to have a valid contract on the talented fighter. This dispute could potentially keep “pac-man” out of the ring for a while, which could do further damage to boxing’s current condition.
My advice to the US boxing world - go over to Denmark and bring Mikkel Kessler back with you, offer him a big contract to fight in the US. The Viking Warrior is 37-0 with 28 of his wins coming by way of knockout. Will he single handedly bring boxing back to life? I’m not sure, but Manny is a little guy, his shoulders aren’t big enough to carry the whole sport, especially if he’s sidelined while the contract dispute gets rectified.
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