Well I'm sure many of you watched the "biggest" fight of the century. It wasn't an exciting fight no matter how you try to put it. Mayweather simply put is the superior athlete. He's quicker and has better endurance, the only thing De La Hoya had on him was probably strength. This was simply a technical bout, with no real hard punches landed. Mayweather dominated, and should of won on every judges scorecard, but I guess one judge gave it to De La Hoya for the drama.
So was this the "fight that saved boxing"? I dont think so. Mayweather has "retired" and despite being very flashy outside the ring, is dull inside it. See, Mike Tyson said he was going to hurt people and knock them out...and he did. Mayweather talks the talks, but fights a very safe and conservative fight. And this has been his problem, this has been why his previous fights didn't really draw.
So where do you go from here? Sugar Shane Mosley has challenged the "retired" Mayweather. I don't really think that fight is much of a draw. And this was probably De La Hoyas last blockbuster fight. So is boxing saved? Nope. Not until they get a strong heavyweight division again.
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