Sayeth Jay-Z: "I've always thought it as something that was still holding the country back.

Let's face reality here: boxing -- aka the "Sport of Kings" -- has been on life support for some time now.

Back when I was a kid, to get an eye-popping collection of musical talent like P Diddy, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Lil John, Jamie Foxx, Mary J Blige, The Game and Will.