Boxing woes....
 

5 of the 10 headlines on ESPN.com's boxing page right now.

:rolleyes:

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I still remember when it was the "sweet science" and the heavyweights weren't just fat slobs like this Butterbean fella.

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Have you ever seen the Klitschko brothers?

Or since Butterbean's departure, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Shannon Briggs, David Hayes, etc? They are hardly "fat slobs". :2

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I think MMA and the UFC have really hurt the popularity of boxing. That plus the lack of prominent fights, it is kind if sad.

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None of the above. I pretty much gave up on boxing turn of the millenium. Hey- I just noticed a new smilie!:=:

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Most of the great fights of last several years are in the lighter weight classes it seems. I am still a fan of good toe-to-toe boxers though.

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How's that ADD treating you, Hugh? :r

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They made heavyweight boxing worth watching after Tyson's .... well... whatever that was.

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Damn Nurse Ratched didn't give me my meds tonight!

http://sportschump.net/wp-content/up...e-fletcher.jpg

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Emelianenko?

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I was focusing on boxing here...I know Fedor is an MMA beast. :tu

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What has hurt boxing is it is not available on tv anymore. Other than ESPN a couple times a month where else can you see it without paying for a premium channel or PPV?

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But MMA is thriving, and the top UFC fights are mostly PPV. I do agree, wish there was more boxing on TV, Ryan.

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Yeh, but it seems UFC is always on Spike these days. From UFC Live to replays of older fights to the Ultimate Fighter, you can watch MMA 4 or 5 nights of the week.

Sometimes you only have to wait a couple of months to see the recent PPV events as well. I know this has really got me hooked on MMA recently.

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True, but I have no real interest in watching a lot of the fights they show on Spike, Aaron. Lots of them are years old. I like the hype leading up to a big match, and watching it without already knowing the result.

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if you get hit in the head enough your thinker may malfunction more than normal

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Nothing like the old HBO Friday night undercards leading up to a Klitchko beatdown. :tu

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I miss watching Tyson in the old days.

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Some of the best 90 second fights ever. :r

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Yeah, that last Tyson/Holyfield fight was a real doosey. :rolleyes: