I used to watch it as a kid also. Admittedly I don't follow it as I used to, but I don't know of anyone with explosiveness like say, Tyson. Or young Holyfield. Somewhere along the way I guess people learned they could win just as well on points. Mayweather, probably the most famous boxer of this era, and certainly the most well paid, has some of the most absolutely boring fights one could imagine. At least compared to the slugfests of before.