A question about Mayweather and other fighters who choose "financial sense" fights?

[The Big Dunn]

Isn't the premise of the thread that certain fighters fight for financial sense and how does that affect their legacy?

Well ALL fighters fight for financial sense. Every last one.

I don't think fans care about the "Legacy" aspect anymore. We know the era that we are in is the era where fighters care more about how much they make than what sort of legacy they leave behind and I think most boxing fans have adjust to that mentality. Back in the days the toughest fights means the most money but nowadays the most money fights are necessarily the toughest competitive bout. It's just a fact that boxers are getting more educated than previously, promoters can't make a killing nowadays like they use to back in those days.

That's what everyone does once you reach that level. It makes sense. It's called paying your dues.

When you're hungry and unknown, you have to prove yourself by taking the tough fights that may not pay the big cash. Everyone, including Mayweather, had to do it. Once you get in a position to call shots, you begin to think of securing your future. Every fighter does it. And the hope is that you can make big fights that secure both your future and your legacy. It's hard to find that right balance but when you speak of a Mayweather, while he hasn't made the Pacquiao fight, he has been able to enhance his legacy and generate major coin with wins like Canelo, Mosley, Marquez, etc.

These answers pretty much sum everything up.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

All fighters do it. Does it affect their legacy? It can.....but you can't pay your bills with "legacy".

[Juof]

Floyd gunna get big money anyway he just wants to make it the easiest way possible.

Why fight Massive threats who haven't shown weaknesses yet which floyd can exploit.

Guerrero, canelo, maidana x2, khan then danny Garcia. Are much easier options than say

Lara, canelo, cotto at 160, golovkin, PAC x2. He knows he'd make massive money fighting a fight he has 95% chance of winning than getting payed say an extra 15-30 mill more and being in a 50-50 fight.

[LeG00N]

Some fighters use the cash excuse to duck other fighters that pose a threat like Mayweather, Some fighters take pay cuts to chase legacy and go out fighting like warriors... like Arce and Morales

[spytactics]

Floyd gunna get big money anyway he just wants to make it the easiest way possible.

Why fight Massive threats who haven't shown weaknesses yet which floyd can exploit.

Guerrero, canelo, maidana x2, khan then danny Garcia. Are much easier options than say

Lara, canelo, cotto at 160, golovkin, PAC x2. He knows he'd make massive money fighting a fight he has 95% chance of winning than getting payed say an extra 15-30 mill more and being in a 50-50 fight.

So what you are saying is that "hemorrhoid" floyd mayweather is a pussy?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Some fighters use the cash excuse to duck other fighters that pose a threat like Mayweather, Some fighters take pay cuts to chase legacy and go out fighting like warriors... like Arce and Morales

Which fights were they?

Morales didn't exactly jump back into the ring with Zahir Raheem. Surely it would have done more for his "legacy" to avenge that loss. All Arce does now is chase money fights that he doesn't deserve.

[-Kev-]

Every fighter's team chooses fights that make financial sense. Some posters live in this fantasy world where their fighter goes for the high risk low reward fights. A good example right now is GGG. He would move up to 168 for a big money fight with Chavez but his people say no to Ward because supposedly Ward can't sell. He would love to fight Cotto, Canelo, Mayweather but Lara called him out twice and his team said Lara brings nothing to the table.

[-Kev-]

Floyd gunna get big money anyway he just wants to make it the easiest way possible.

Why fight Massive threats who haven't shown weaknesses yet which floyd can exploit.

Guerrero, canelo, maidana x2, khan then danny Garcia. Are much easier options than say

Lara, canelo, cotto at 160, golovkin, PAC x2. He knows he'd make massive money fighting a fight he has 95% chance of winning than getting payed say an extra 15-30 mill more and being in a 50-50 fight.

So wait. He fought an easy line up of fighters like, for example Canelo. But wait, he's also ducking fighters like...Canelo. He's also ducking Cotto who he already fought, but he's ducking him at a higher weight class now? He's also ducking Lara, who just got edged by a Canelo, who Floyd beat(but is now ducking him)? Floyd is also ducking a GGG fight, a MW? He's ducking Pacquiao who's witb Top Rank?

[SeekDaGreat]

Its called cherry pickingfor a reason , think about it .

I fixed it for you, bud.

[SUBZER0ED]

I don't think fans care about the "Legacy" aspect anymore. We know the era that we are in is the era where fighters care more about how much they make than what sort of legacy they leave behind and I think most boxing fans have adjust to that mentality. Back in the days the toughest fights means the most money but nowadays the most money fights are necessarily the toughest competitive bout. It's just a fact that boxers are getting more educated than previously, promoters can't make a killing nowadays like they use to back in those days.

Fans want the best fights, which incendently enhance fighters' legacies. Fighters want fame and fortune, which should come from fighting the biggest names out there. Some of the sly fighters have managed to get big paydays for lackluster fights against less worthy opponents. This is largely because many fans are willing to pay ever increasing prices regardless of the poor quality fights they are getting. We settle because we want to see a fight that at least features one superstar, since we can't seem to get fights which feature two. It's a shame, really.