Willie Monroe Jr just posted this. Kinda sad.

[about.thousands]

Got paid $100,000 to fight GGG. Was told to take the short money in order to get more exposure for his career. Taxes, manager fees, sanctioning fees, & training costs. He may have walked away with $30,000 this year for facing the most dangerous man in boxing.

good thing for college education and I'm taking my civil service exam to be a firefighter gotta make it some how cuz I'm pretty much shelved

— Willie Monroe jr (@WILLIEMONROEJR) December 16, 2015

From an interview he did November 3rd, 2015

"Before I fought Triple G and when I signed for the fight, I couldn't get people off of my phone, and now I can't get in touch with anybody. I can't get a word with anyone. No one knows when I have a fight coming up. I can't get a fight date

I got about 3 phone calls from my people after the fight to talk about how great Triple G is and how great it was for me to face him. Those were the only phone calls I got and I kindly declined those interviews because it's not my job to hype up another fighter, especially an opponent that I lost to. It's sad, but those were the only calls that I really got. With the type of performance I put on against Triple G and the level of talent I possess and the hard work that I put in and how long I have been doing this, I should be going on my second fight by now.

Al Haymon is making sure these promoters are not allowed to steal from the fighters and that these managers aren't allowed to come in and take from the fighters and he's keeping the fighters busy. I look at a lot of fighters that fought around the same time that I fought Triple G and around the same time I fought Bryan Vera and they have fought 2 to 3 times since then.

You would think with me putting my record on the line and the success I was having over the last year on the line and saying, "Nobody else will fight Triple G. I'll fight him. Send me the contract," you would think just off of the courage and heart that people claim no one have in boxing these days, you would think my people would say, "We want to see Willie Monroe again. This kid is 19-1, doesn't have big knockouts, and he was able to step up and face the Boogeyman and gave him more problems than any other opponent had given him." But now it's hard for me to get a fight. Now you don't see me. We're going on almost 7 months of inactivity. How is a man supposed to eat if he don't work, and boxing is my job.

I think the promoters that are mad at him [Haymon] or bitter is because he's showing fighters a new way and not allowing these guys to steal money from the fighters. How evil of a person do you have to be to see a man in the ring fighting another man and could possibly lose his life and say it's okay to take money out of this man's pockets, it's okay to take food out of his family's mouth? Guys die and get hurt everyday in this sport. How evil of a person you would have to be as a promoter, as an adviser, as a manager to not want some type of protection for your fighter. It could happen to anybody and anybody can get hurt, but I tell you what, on Al Haymon's side, you're going to make some money. He keeps his guys busy and they are able to fight and make a living.

http://www.fighthype.com/news/article22316.html

[SplitSecond]

How much do the opponents of Haymon's babies get paid?

And who has had 2 or 3 fights since May?

[Dr Rumack]

Unusual for Fighthype to run an article which casts Haymon as a modern day saint. May Al can save Willie.

[The Problem Child]

I got about 3 phone calls from my people after the fight to talk about how great Triple G is and how great it was for me to face him. Those were the only phone calls I got

[D-MiZe]

Boxing is a business man, that's why the novice with 10k followers is headlining whilst ze master is on the undercard. Rigo is a great example as he's arguably the greatest boxer at the moment but can't get the fights as he doesn't have the following and he's too good.

[Fetta]

Hes just a big crybaby. Its just that no one wants to fight GGG not that K2 doesnt pay good even though many have said that. This guy doesnt know what he is talking about, Haymon is bad for boxing and only worried about himself.

[BlakBread904]

that sucks for him. I fk w/ Willie Monroe Jr and hope best for him.

[-PBP-]

You would think with me putting my record on the line and the success I was having over the last year on the line and saying, "Nobody else will fight Triple G. I'll fight him. Send me the contract," you would think just off of the courage and heart that people claim no one have in boxing these days, you would think my people would say, "We want to see Willie Monroe again. This kid is 19-1, doesn't have big knockouts, and he was able to step up and face the Boogeyman and gave him more problems than any other opponent had given him."

That's his problem. Dude was a rebel and took a high risk fight early in his career that could back fire. He thought he knew more than everybody else. I like Willie Monroe but this was clearly too big a step up for him at this stage in his career.

Fighters are protected and fights aren't made for a reason. If you lose you become less marketable, your record isn't as pretty on the networks during intros and a promoter will take a loss putting you on events at empty casinos. Fighters need to be groomed, promoted and built up the right way and that is:

1. Early in your career, stay undefeated and take low risk fights
2. Gradually step up your opposition and take the most dangerous fights later in your career when you are an established product with a real fan base.


Every fighter does this but Monroe tried to play hero and go against the norm. Now he has respect but no fights, no money and no interest from promoters.

Fans talk all that **** about fighting for legacy and trying to earn their respect but when fighters do that and fail they end up like Willie Monroe.

[LaidOut]

I'm a fan of GGG but at the same time, I respect Willie taking the big fight with him when others don't want to. He really has talent and should be getting other good fights. This is messed up.

[Beercules]

There has to be some fights for him out there.