Things are somewhat slow in the world of boxing right now.
Not dead, but slow, since boxing will never die. The sport is akin to Frankenstein?s monster.
No matter how many times the villagers tried to kill the big guy, he always came back. Bullets were an annoyance. Hanging didn?t work. Fire only made him angry.
Many have tried to kill boxing.
Its history goes back almost as far as Frankenstein?s creation.
Near the turn-of-the century, banning the sport was a constant topic of debate. Opinioned professionals argued that the sport should be outlawed.
But like the monster that wouldn?t die, boxing would rise up to fight again.
It wasn?t just the naysayers, though. Boxing can be its own worst enemy. Mismatches have hurt the sport. Nowadays, most of the big fights don?t get made. Or at least, the fights that fans want to see.
They (the promoters) likely fall back on the Mayweather-Pacquiao match, a fight that should have happened seven years ago, and when it did, ended up being nothing more than a glorified sparring session for Mayweather.
The fight was a dud, but money fell out of the sky in droves.
Remember the old adage, ?Greed is good??
Boxing promoters give new meaning to this term. It?s a lark to them. They laugh all the way to the bank (hopefully they get lock jaw)
