Did the fight of Floyd and Manny contribute for the future of boxing?

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This morning, I happened to stop scanning the television channels right away when I reached the TV 5 channel. One of the commentators just reiterated one of the questions their viewers and listeners sent to them. I hope my memory serves me right; the question goes this way or something similar to this effect, "Did the fight of Floyd and Manny contribute for the future of boxing?"

I don't like to appear bias here because I'm a Filipino; however I'm certain that I shared the same sentiments with millions of boxing fans around the world. The fight which was tagged as "Fight of the Century" did not come to realize as expected by the viewers.

My personal concern is, why would people clamor for something greater and spectacular than what Floyd usually do, the fact that this fight is already set by Mayweather's team?

Nonetheless, the fight somehow leads the fans to ponder what really boxing is? Is it slugfest and bloody fight, heavy exchange of deadly punches or the way Mayweather did, avoiding to engage Pacquiao by hugging and running and throw jabs momentarily?

Even nobody could answer my question at the moment, I dare to say that everything can happen in the ring. Everything can happen even if it's dirty and boring in the eyes of the many.

Hence, if all boxers employ Mayweather's dirty tactics, including setting up and pressing all of the conditions on his advantage which undoubtedly renders boxing questionable, boring and monotonous, then the boxing as sports is dying if not a dead sports already.

Why I say so?

It's because, based from the history of boxing, it came extravagantly alive and spectacular when the boxers in the ring fearlessly engage in a bloody exchange of power punches. Boxing came to be known as modern gladiator game in ancient Rome. It is naturally bloody or at least the boxers are fighting hard as hell. That's why people love Mohammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar dela hoya, Mike Tyson, of course Manny Pacquiao and other relentless and fearless boxers.

Now Floyd Mayweather emerges famous as 'pound-for-pound' king along with his self proclaim 'The Best Ever' title but considerably due to his evasion tactics diminish the interest of boxing enthusiasts and fans in general.

For now, I don't think the fight of Floyd and Manny has contributed much for the future of boxing as sports than its being a conduit of gambling and cheating. It's Floyd's fault said the golden boy Oscar dela hoya. I agree. Everybody does.

Let us hope and wait for the world to raise another warrior who would lift the image of boxing once more in the fashion of excitement and clean fight.