By Marquise Bullock: Over the years a torch has been passed to a “choosing one”. Iron Mike Tyson was the biggest cash cow in boxing, until Mexican American Oscar De La Hoya came along and took that title away from him. Roy Jones was a physical specimen in his prime, but never really a cash cow. Even when Sugar Shane Mosley beat De La Hoya twice , he still wasn’t the man you fought for a check, Oscar was. But then this charismatic kid from Grand Rapids Michigan, fought and beat the reigning cash cow and dethroned him from that title. Every fighter besides Oscar and Mosley pretty much got their biggest check fighting Floyd. The new cash cow.

But when Floyd is gone who can fill that void of being the new cash cow? Pacquiao is an excellent draw, but I don’t quiet think he draws more money than Floyd. Also he’s at the peek of his career just like Floyd. So who’s the fighting sensation that can draw the big bucks? Because the American fighters now days couldn’t draw flies to a horses bottom. Paul Williams, Tim Bradley, Andre Dirrell, Chad Dawson, and Andre Berto are great fighters but why can’t they draw crowds? Over seas fighters are almost filling up stadiums and the fighters I’ve just mentioned can’t fill up a school gym. You can’t bring in big bucks that way. The way I see it, is Andre Ward is going to be the cash cow of the new era of fighters. If he can win in the super six, beat the super talented Dirrell, and get some juicy fights on HBO, expect to see every fighter from 147 to 175 get a fight with him.

Ward is very skilled no doubt, but there’s still also Jean Pascal and Lucian Bute that ward has to prove him self against. And not to sound bias the Americans want a American on top of the game. If an over seas fighters puts on great performances he will be appreciated in the states, but it’s nothing like a fighter raising the USA flag in the states to the average fan. But with that being said, it seems like it’s going to be a long time we see another major cash cow in the sport of boxing. Especially when you have four different champions in each division, promoters protecting their fighters, and unnecessary PPV matches that people don’t even bother to pay for. Share and enjoy.