Boxing Quality Declining?

Is it just me, or is Boxing Quality declining? Back in the day, their were boxers like Foreman, Frazier, Ali, etc. Then came Lennox, Evander, Tyson etc, but not, heavyweights seem so dull.

When I saw the title I first thought you meant cardboard boxes but yeah I do think the quality has been declining for some years now.

I'm not really a fan but it does seem to have lost that kind of quality to it that it seemed to have back in the days of Foreman, Frazier etc.

yep boxing is so boring now.....

If Paciau and Mayweather ever get in the ring that will be tight because of the build up, but I could not name a heavyweight right now.  UFC/MMA has taken boxings place right now...

Declining? Boxing has been dead since like 2000-01.

It's already done ideclining. It's practically dead.

Oh you white people and your love for big guys.
I dont know why you always like big thing, something to do with small ... well sorry for the bad joke.
If you see, is about money, MMA are doing money so they let the fans belives "its real" and all that crap unti they get bored, so they give him some good ol boxing.
In words of Vince McMahons:
ITS ALL ABOUT HE MONEEEEEY!!!!

Oh you white people and your love for big guys. I dont know why you always like big thing, something to do with small ... well sorry for the bad joke. If you see, is about money, MMA are doing money so they let the fans belives "its real" and all that crap unti they get bored, so they give him some good ol boxing. In words of Vince McMahons: ITS ALL ABOUT HE MONEEEEEY!!!!

Just because it's not as hot in the US as MMA doesn't mean it's dead. It just lacks current good Americans that's why a lot of Americans think it's dead.But in Mexico and South America it ain't dead. In Asia, most especially the Philippines, it ain't dead. In Europe it ain't dead? Why? Cause these regions have tons of good contenders for the sport. 
Though it is true that the quality is dropping quite significantly.

MMA is nothing like pro wrestling. These people are actually skilled in martial artist, how you could compare the two is beyond me.

@cattlebattle: Good points but... Until I see a stonecold stunner in MMA, I will never be convinced! Okay, a people's elbow would do... :D

@cattlebattle: So your saying when people get knocked out that's not real?

@cattlebattle: I've watched all Pancrase fights of Shamrock and I have never seen him do elbow drops. And of course professional wrestling does not count cause I said I wanna see them moves in MMA...

@cattlebattle: Proof?

@cattlebattle: The kick connected with his head and dropped him, it didn't even knock him out. I know because I watched that fight.

@Alurvelve

@cattlebattle: Instead of a gif designed to show it as a 'fake' kick. Why don't you try and watch the actual fight.

Declining? Boxing has been dead since like 2000-01.

It's already done ideclining. It's practically dead.

MMA is nothing like pro wrestling. These people are actually skilled in martial artist, how you could compare the two is beyond me.

@mikethekiller said:

MMA is nothing like pro wrestling. These people are actually skilled in martial artist, how you could compare the two is beyond me.

Uh MMA is planned out, and fixed much like Pro wrestling, do you live in a cave

MMA is an actual combat sport recognized as such in many states in america as well as various countries across the world, people from various martial arts background pratice MMA. There are professional boxers and Kickboxers that have crossed over to MMA and vise versa. If you believe MMA  is fake then you must also believe boxing, kickboxing, and all other forms of combat sports are fake.

Of-topic: Is it just me or do wrestlers seem tougher than MMA guys? I mean yeah professional wrestling is fake and all but their stunts are just crazy. They still take some sort of punishment don't they? Maybe not as grave as the ones in any real full-contact sport. But they do it at least once a week without an off-season... That's brutal. Add the memorization of scripts and the pressure of having to be interesting to the fans week-in week-out... You got a multitasking SOB.

Sadly MMA is more legit right now than Boxing, I wish Boxing was still big, but you have 4 or 5 champions in EACH WEIGHT CLASS, the skill is not there, there are not as many people striving to be boxers when they grow up so the talent pool will continue to dwindle.  Comparing MMA to wrestling is pretty sad though, the only people that would compare the two are people with a limited knowledge of what MMA actually do.  I am not dissing wrestlers, I like wrestling too, and respect what they do, they are athletes and it is amazing they do not get seriously hurt more often, but it is still scripted.  Boxing has had many question the legitimacy of its outcomes on numerous occasions, and has had so many internal issues that it has sadly became a mockery of what it used to be.  MMA in terms of relevance is almost in the arena of the 5 major U.S. Sports.  

Damn right it is.

Boxing is dead. 

BB

@Billy Batson said:

Boxing is dead. 

BB

Only in America... Maybe in the UK as well.. But not in the rest of the world.

@Samimista said:

When I saw the title I first thought you meant cardboard boxes but yeah I do think the quality has been declining for some years now.

I thought this too!

Declining? Boxing has been dead since like 2000-01.

Holyfield still boxes, he's still good, but he hasn't had a BIG fight yet. But one day a new great Heavyweight will appear.

Agree with the OP

after what happened with the Haye vs Klitchsko fight... I think its official to say the Heavyweight Division is completely dead...