By: Michael Amakor

2007 was another great year for the sweet science, and historians will trace the renaissance of boxing to this decade. Who can honestly say boxing is dying, just look at the pay per view numbers for Pavlik vs. Taylor, Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya, Cotto vs. Zab Judah and Mosley, and they Calzaghe vs. Kessler mega fights that we all had they pleasure of viewing this year.

They promotion of these fights were elevated almost to an art form using all kinds of multi media with full court press along with HBO and Showtime turning the combatants into celebrities with its expanded pre-fight promotional tales before these bouts. The combination of all these events has expanded the audience and brought boxing back into the public eye almost comparable to the golden era of the sixties and seventies.

Despite these landmarks, there are early warning signs about the quality of the fights we are getting, it is easy to be blinded by media blitz super fights sold to us as they real deal. Sure they are good for PPV earnings and TV ratings but they do not help boxing because no dominant champion has emerged in most divisions, and the ring magazine