Fighters back in the day got payed a lot less and HAD TO FIGHT MORE..do ya'll even consider the damge these fighters take just in training alone??? think about it..THEY FIGHT IN TRAINING MORE THEN THEY FIGHT IN THE RING!!!!!...ya'll demand so much of these men yet most of ya'll have no idea how much boxing takes out of you..Hell most on here never even been to a damn fitness gym yet alone a boxing gym....
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Originally posted by larryusa View PostWhat is your boxing background?
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Originally posted by larryusa View PostFighters back in the day got payed a lot less and HAD TO FIGHT MORE..do ya'll even consider the damge these fighters take just in training alone??? think about it..THEY FIGHT IN TRAINING MORE THEN THEY FIGHT IN THE RING!!!!!...ya'll demand so much of these men yet most of ya'll have no idea how much boxing takes out of you..Hell most on here never even been to a damn fitness gym yet alone a boxing gym....
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It's not even two fights a year now. I've been counting the gap between their previous fights and some of them are supposed to have fought last month or 2-3 months ago; and some are supposed to be announcing their next fights. None of that is happening, therefore they're approaching one-fight-a-year status. Peterson, Quillin, Garcia, Broner, Alexander, Charlo 1 and 2, Trout, Williams, etc.
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Originally posted by JoeMan View PostIt's not even two fights a year now. I've been counting the gap between their previous fights and some of them are supposed to have fought last month or 2-3 months ago; and some are supposed to be announcing their next fights. None of that is happening, therefore they're approaching one-fight-a-year status. Peterson, Quillin, Garcia, Broner, Alexander, Charlo 1 and 2, Trout, Williams, etc.
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Originally posted by Craybeanthats some serious math my dude
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Originally posted by anthonydavid11 View PostYou're just saying this because Mayweather fought twice a year. You're too obvious, man. If I agreed with you, you wouldn't be asking me my boxing background. Whenever it's an opinion that's different so many on here want to complain about the poster criticizing a fighter's actions when these same posters do it all the time with other fighters. Stop using trickery and trying to be slick. It's pointless.
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Originally posted by anthonydavid11 View PostSome people blame Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for this trend. He might have had a part in it, but I won't say it was only him. Lots of guys have been doing this for a while. In my opinion, the top fighters especially, shouldn't just be stepping into the ring twice a year.
Now I'm not knocking Canelo for this year since it seems that he has another fight on the horizon and three is better than two. Golovkin might get a December date, also and Golovkin has consistently been fighting three times a year for a while which is better than twice. Crawford and Spence could easily fight three times this year as well. So maybe the trend is fading. I certainly hope so.
The big problem I have with this is that it creates a lack of opportunities. Jack Dempsey is one of my favorite champions of all time, but his reign was too lax. He gave way too few guys an opportunity at his title. And I see this with the supposed A-side fighters whatever that means.
Danny Garcia has fought once since January against Guerrero who I didn't see as deserving a shot at anything. Keith Thurman has fought once against Shawn Porter who was a very quality opponent. Still, I doubt he fights again this year. Billy Joe Saunders hasn't fought at all with really no explanation. Fury and Klitschko have dragged out their rematch all year long. Danny Jacobs just fought his first fight this year against a weak opponent. Roman Gonzalez will most likely only fight twice this year and he's number 1 p4p according to the Ring. I think this does not bode well for the sport.
Duran, Chavez, Sr. and so many others fought four-six times a year in their heyday. I would like to see the highly regarded guys fighting at the same. we'd get to see them more often and when they do face weaker opposition, it won't seem nearly so bad when they have a big fight right around the corner. And it would give more guys an opportunity to rise up as well. A fighter who's in his prime fighting twice a year is wasting his time and could be doing much more- making more money, entertaining more crowds and building his record as well.
Beyond that, with the pomp going into staging these fights (and fighters being involved in the upside on the events), you need a certain amount of time to properly market fights.
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I don't mind a fighter fighting twice a year if he is the top dog and every fight he has is a huge event.. Guys like tyson, floyd, manny, Oscar..
But everybody else needs to be fighting 3-4 times a year
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