Exactly. These comments about the future are silly anyway. In the 70's, no one was more interested in martial arts than African Americans, and they were in events far beyond what their numbers in the population would suggest. Good thing we waited around to see the real athletes after that, and for the next 25 years?
^^^ bad analogy karate never blew up like boxing so there was no monetary incentives for the good atletes to practice it instead of boxing
"Traditionally, a lot of great athletes in high school and college do not perticipate in wrestling. They would rather perticipate in football, basketball baseball and boxing, because these sports lead to fame, glamour and hundreds of Millions of dollars."
They dont participate in boxing either, and its not for the reasons you mention. They play football/baseball/basketball because it come easy to them. Team sports are also easier on the individual ego. Nothing comes too easy with boxing or wrestling. As far as a bunch of guys who couldnt play another sport......How many pro boxers turned down NFL, MLB, or NBA contracts to box?
My analogy is disfavored by some, imo, because it doesn't fit the orthodox ideology that whites had a giant leg up on martial arts involvement because training cost $9,000,000 per week.
Now that the last pretender is gone in boxing, Briggs, we'll see if fan patterns in heavyweight boxing change, now that the real athletes, previously held back by political oppression from participating, have taken over.