There will never be another Mike Tyson, boxing is almost dead in US

After Tyson went to prison, pro boxing faded into Bolivian.

nippery slipple wrote:

boxing faded into Bolivian.

Is this an autocorrect, or do you actually think that "faded into Bolivian" is the saying?

Oblivion wrote:

nippery slipple wrote:

boxing faded into Bolivian.

Is this an autocorrect, or do you actually think that "faded into Bolivian" is the saying?

C'mon - that's how Tyson (classically) said it!

reader of OP wrote:

Oblivion wrote:

Is this an autocorrect, or do you actually think that "faded into Bolivian" is the saying?

C'mon - that's how Tyson (classically) said it!

Ha, okay. Kind of scary that a joke related to Tyson went over my head.

Oblivion wrote:

reader of OP wrote:

C'mon - that's how Tyson (classically) said it!

Ha, okay. Kind of scary that a joke related to Tyson went over my head.

All good.

The ironic part is that by the time Tyson said that about Lennox Lewis, he was a complete wash up and knew he had no chance and he only said those things to boost ratings and try to capitalize financially

"boxing is almost dead in US"

We can only hope. An activity whose *primary object* is to render another human being unconscious is an embarrassment to the human race. Some "sport."

Huh??? wrote:

"boxing is almost dead in US"

We can only hope. An activity whose *primary object* is to render another human being unconscious is an embarrassment to the human race. Some "sport."

Yeah but MMA has taken its place so there is still a sport whose basis is exactly as you described as an "embarrassment".

Too many foreigners atop the heavyweight standings for the casual American fan.

different perspective wrote:

Huh??? wrote:

"boxing is almost dead in US"

We can only hope. An activity whose *primary object* is to render another human being unconscious is an embarrassment to the human race. Some "sport."

Yeah but MMA has taken its place so there is still a sport whose basis is exactly as you described as an "embarrassment".

There's too many belts per division but most importantly no one seems to want to unify anymore. It doesn't help that Tyson Fury (best freaking boxing name ever!) relinquished the belts over a doping scandal. Klitschko dominated for too long and his fights were boring and he was boring. In MMA there is really only one game in town and the odds of a finish are greater and it requires a shorter attention span.

Alan

Huh??? wrote:

"boxing is almost dead in US"

We can only hope. An activity whose *primary object* is to render another human being unconscious is an embarrassment to the human race. Some "sport."

The "primary object" in boxing is not to render another human being unconscious. Perhaps you don't really know how boxing works?

Actually when Fury comes back, the Heavyweight division will be the most interesting it has been in 20-30 years. I'm one of those that laughs at the hype given to the lighter weight divisions, heck they are smaller than me and I'm an ex-middle distance runner.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

I'm one of those that laughs at the hype given to the lighter weight divisions, heck they are smaller than me and I'm an ex-middle distance runner.

What does them being smaller than you have to do with you laughing at them? Why would you expect them to be larger than you if their weight class is defined to be smaller than you? What does being an ex middle distance runner have to do with any of this? Being an EX distance runner means you can currently be any weight. Also, active middle distance runners come in a variety of sizes and builds.

Your points aren't very clear to me.

efdt wrote:

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

I'm one of those that laughs at the hype given to the lighter weight divisions, heck they are smaller than me and I'm an ex-middle distance runner.

What does them being smaller than you have to do with you laughing at them? Why would you expect them to be larger than you if their weight class is defined to be smaller than you? What does being an ex middle distance runner have to do with any of this? Being an EX distance runner means you can currently be any weight. Also, active middle distance runners come in a variety of sizes and builds.

Your points aren't very clear to me.

they should be. Or have you never watched a match? Theres nothing entertaining about watching two manlets throw pillows at each other until a decision

I'll make you my girlfriend wrote:

"I'm the best ever. I want to eat his children."

But only managed to eat Holyfield's ear.

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CTE is killing Football as well as Boxing.

Only staged/fake/scripted fighting sports are doing financially well.

Holyfield deserved the payback. Headbutting is a dirty tactic of a coward and it's rarely accidental, he placed a bad head butt on Tyson's right eye, and yet no warning or penalty.

lipstick on a pig wrote:

I'll make you my girlfriend wrote:

"I'm the best ever. I want to eat his children."

But only managed to eat Holyfield's ear.

He still got "took" in prison from what I heard.