10 Reasons Why You Need To Watch Mayweather Vs Pacquiao
1. Requiem For A Sport?
Boxing may have lost some of its prestige in recent decades, but that’s not to say the sport doesn’t retain rude health. Less than a year ago, the rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves lured 80,000 paying punters to Wembley Stadium, and the monstrous power of middleweight Gennady Golovkin is getting plenty of attention.
The sport will always have its fans and participants, but it’s hard to see where a fight like this could come from any time in the near future (apart from a rematch between Mayweather and Pacquiao, which feels strangely inevitable). It’s a lamentable truth that the two headline acts on Saturday night are the only active fighters capable of transcending the sport and dominating back page headlines.
At it’s very best boxing is a unique celebration of artistry, athleticism and intestinal fortitude that generates excitement few forms of popular entertainment can boast. One can only hope Mayweather vs. Pacquiao delivers a spectacle worthy of the extraordinary hype.
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