Boxing has taken a back seat to every ones favorite action or violent sport and I’m not sad about it at all. Maybe I should be, considering the many great heroic acts I’ve seen in the ring…then again this dysfunctional sport lacks what the MMA now has in abundance; excitement and star power.

The average sports fan can name more MMA fighters than they can name heavyweights at this point.  A new noticeable trend is the amount of tough guys or guys who believe in their toughness who are now trying their hand in the octagon and not the ring.  These gladiators have become the new faces of toughness, skill and dedication… deservingly so.

Think about it, these guys are insane but unlike the boxers of today, they welcome and fight all challengers.

So where does this leave boxing?  What will become of the sport of our fathers and grandfathers? The honest answer is simple, who knows.  One thing I do know is that something can be done to help out this dying sport.

Boxing will not return to the level it once was mainly because there are too many belts to be had and too few fighters willing to fight for them. But the excitement can return once again, even if only for one night.

This brings me to Floyd Mayweather and the man whom I believe to be the best fighter in the world, Manny Pacquiao…outside of the octagon of course; but will this fight ever happen?

I hope so for the sake of boxing and for the sake of Floyd’s pilling lawsuits.

I’ve always thought that Floyd was afraid of taking this fight, not necessarily because he fears the smaller Pacquiao.  Floyd instead fears losing that big -0 in his record, but if he were to retire without fighting the best fighter of his generation, what would that big fat zero really mean.  Well to me, it wouldn’t mean as much and his legacy would not be tarnished but simply diminished…fairly or unfairly, that would be the mindset of many boxing fans.

Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Juan Manuel Marquez in November, while Floyd is scheduled to fight Victor Ortiz in September.

Is this a tune up so to speak? Is pretty boy Floyd preparing himself to fight the long awaited fight against Manny?  It needs to happen because there is no one else to fight.  How many more fights will we have to endure with lesser and older opponents who are only there for another pay check.

As a boxing fan I’ve had enough, MMA has come calling and it may be time to put boxing aside and answer that call.

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46 year-old Bernard Hopkins made history Saturday night at the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada, defeating 28 year-old Canadian fighter Jean Pascal for the WBC light-heavyweight title. With his victory, Hopkins became the oldest champion to win a legitimate title in professional boxing history.

The first fight between the two on December 18, 2010 ended in a draw, but this time Hopkins was determined to prove that he still has plenty left in the tank.

Pascal came out firing in the first few rounds as was to be expected from the young former-champion. After catching countless significant blows to the face, Hopkins seemed to be hurt after the fourth round, but refused to back down.

At the start of the fifth round fans roared as Hopkins began to dance around his opponent, taunting him mercilessly in attempts to get into the champions head and get him off of his game-plan.

Once Hopkins saw that his antics were having an impact on Pascal, they became more and more obvious. After doing push-ups in the middle of the ring as he waited for the young Canadian to meet him at the center before the start of the sixth round, Pascal’s frustration became increasingly visible.

The real turning point came when Pascal caught Hopkins left thumb in his eye from a hard jab, which seemed to effect him for every subsequent round. As the fight continued and drew closer and closer to the final round, Hopkins proved that he was in complete control.

Two straight rounds ended with Pascal stumbling back to his corner after near knockdowns from the veteran fighter, and Hopkins seemed to have his second reign as light-heavyweight champion in his sights.

Unfortunately for the promising young fighter, he was completely outmatched this time, and it seemed as though he really just was not good enough to deal with Hopkins.

After the fight, the Philadelphia native told reporters he had no plans of retiring, and his performance Saturday night surely backed up his words.

Congratulations to Bernard Hopkins for making history and further solidifying his status as a boxing legend.

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