subject: The Problems of Boxing Today [print this page] The Problems of Boxing Today The Problems of Boxing Today
Most of boxing's troubles today come from the absence of a real, substantial managerial body. Of course, a promoter granted his direction will choose to guard hisinvestiture,and, yes, even the paladins of the sport themselves will venture down the road of inferior opposition if given the alternative.With a quartet of asanctioning physical structure that nobody cares about or takes in earnest, the bookers have free reign to pull strings and to take benefit.
Imagine the Red Sox saying on a scheduled game day that they don't want to play the scheduled team, but play someone else they think they can beat. A real sport has acoherent narrative to it, a sequence it has to conform to..! From what I see, boxing has none of that and never had it. In a perfect world of the "sweet science", boxers would be fighting ASAP to see who gets the next shot in line.
In the perfect world of boxing a REAL sanctioning body would've forced Mayweather-Pacquiao, and say, - "face the designated fighter or you pardon "your's truly" and get lost from the business completely."... Period! - That simple! However, boxing is the wild west and these renegade promoters can position andbarricadean entire division if he accumulates the bodies to do so. Until the booker decides that he has exploited the fans for all he can amass. Does it sound familiar?
Meanwhile, real talented warriors sit on the skirts, wasting their natural ability on insignificant time slayers while others sit outside the fold, decaying away, because the other booking agent guys won't fight them. More and more, boxing is becoming an exercise in seeing how much the boxing devotee will take before finally giving up...!
