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News Flash: Boxing Will Survive |
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Blog by Jeff Bollinger (schlup)  - It looks like the bottom has fallen out of the March 13 fight with Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, but all is not lost. We could point fingers and take sides like political parties but lets save that for debate over the happy hour special at your local pub. Wings and a cocktail make swallowing this whole fiasco go down a heck of a lot easier. The fact is, boxing will survive without this fight, and flourish…read on for more
Boxing has survived bad matchmaking, bad officiating, crooked promoters, crooked alphabet organizations, cheats, liars, and thieves. If you took The Ring's top ten pound for pound and retired them all tomorrow, the day after tomorrow there would be ten more fighters to take their place. Boxing is more resilient than a bungee cord that has been snapping back from adversaries for centuries and will continue to do so in centuries to come.
Pacquiao vs Mayweather would have been the big present this holiday season, but just because we didn't receive it doen't mean we're ending up with coal. Boxing is having a heyday in the 21st century and I for one don't see any end in sight. Boxing will survive without Pacquiao vs Mayweather, and so will the fans that make this sport as strong as it is today.
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