For The Last Time Boxing Is Not Dead!!!!

Since I was a little kid I have always enjoyed the sport of boxing. I remember the first matchup I ever saw on television was a taping of Ali vs Frazier I when Frazier beat Ali. It was perhaps one of the greatest heavyweight matchups in the history of boxing with two great future hall of famers one against another both undefeated one man had a championship that he won from the other and didnt even beat him. This had the story for an epic battle in which it was. More than thirty years later professional boxers are now talking about how boxing is dead. Boxing is not dead by any means whatsoever. Boxing is alive and well. Though boxing does not get as much exposure as MMA it still does really good. HBO isnt airing MMA and neither is ESPN. ESPN has a friday night show dedicated to boxing, and HBO more than likely wont go the UFC route. Showtime does show MMA on occassion and so does VERSUS. With the boxers saying that boxing is dead its a shame that you think that. This is the sport that you have made so much money in. If its dead then think to yourself what can I do to help this sport? In the case of Joe Calzaghe its coming out of retirement to fight Chad Dawson. People would be interested in that even though Chad Dawson doesnt draw as much as a Roy Jones Jr. or a Bernard Hopkins. Ricky Hatton you fought two of the best pound for pound fighters in the world in the last year and a half gotten two of the biggest pay days for a losing fighter that boxers can only dream of despite not really doing anything in your career. Yes Hatton you beat Tsyzu i'll give you credit for beating a fighter who was about to retire and had already been on top, and you beat an unfocused Paulie Malignaggi, an over the hill Jose Luis Castillo, and had a dead even fight with Luis Collazo what else have you done other than get knocked out on the main stage not once but twice. Out of all the people talking about this "shape" of boxing one that shouldnt be talking about it is Gary Shaw who actually had an MMA company that folded last year and protects his talent way too much. Gary Shaw has turned down lucrative matchups for Vic Darchinyan for when Fernando Montiel challenged him and turned down a rematch with Nonito Donaire only to lose to Joseph Agbeko. He had Chad Dawson do the opposite turn down fights that could do well for him for bigger money fights with Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. He knew Glen Johnson beat his fighter last year so he held off for more than a year before giving him his rematch. I believe that Dawson should fight Tavouris Cloud because I think he has the skill level to beat him but who knows Dawson likes taking rounds off and has been knocked down a few times. Gary Shaw talks about money and talks about the reason boxing is in the shape its in but isnt he part of the problem? Didnt he take in a guy off the street to make him this big marketing sensation? Didnt he have a MMA company that competed against boxing cards almost every time it was on? MMA might dominate merchandising and pay per view but that doesnt mean boxing is dead. The problem is money and politics in boxing thats why Gary Shaw started an MMA company. Do you see Bob Arum, Don King, Lou Dibella, or Dan Goosen investing in MMA companies? No because they love boxing and getting the best boxing matches is their number 1 priority as a promoter. Getting the best boxing matches for the fans. Thats what makes boxing special. Sad enough Oscar De La Hoya and Gary Shaw are both investing in MMA does this mean this is the downfall in boxing? No because you dont see WBC,WBA,IBF,WBO, and IBO going out of business those are the major boxing organizations there always gonna have champions who will pay their sanctioning fees, and make their fighters defend their belts against a top contender each year. I come to realize whats keeping boxing alive is the letter championships and organizations giving fighters opportunities compared to being in a company that offers just one championship and having to wait for your shot while 5 or 6 other people are in line for the same belt. MMA definately isnt alive because UFC is pretty much the monopoly of the MMA world. Strikeforce makes nothing compared to UFC numbers there the cash cow i'll admit of that world but two major MMA companies have gone out of business in less than a year and now I believe Strikeforce is depending on this next matchup this weekend to pull them through so now there on their last legs. So compare that to boxing who has letter organizations that you have to pay to hold their championships and will always have people in line for those championships. Boxing is not dead it will always be alive dont let the politics fool you