What Should Be Foremost Priority To A Boxer --- Salary Or Legacy?

[BoxCleva]

If you had to to pick just one, which factor should be the foremost priority to any individual boxer who decides to fight professionally - the salary earned throughout the entire career as a boxer, or the legacy left behind and the accomplishments in the ring?

[ibnabdullah]

First and foremost is salary. once your comfortable financially you can concentrate on legacy.

[infamous larryx]

if im a prize fighter..money comes first..legacy dont pay bills,feed kids or pay medical expenses

[SoldierWarrior]

Cotto, Cotto, Cotto

[infamous larryx]

when you go to work..do you care more about your pay check??or being employee of the month??

[SugarRayCurtain]

salary ofcourse

then

legacy

But what drives alot of people is to have a legacy in the sport anyway

[Thread Stealer]

Money. Look at how many fighters throughout history ended up with money problems. Boxing is extremely dangerous and offers no 401k plan.

But as a fan, it doesn't do **** for me to see fighters fight low-risk/high-reward fights. I understand it, but I don't like it.

[Boxin']

if im a prize fighter..money comes first..legacy dont pay bills,feed kids or pay medical expenses

feeding kids and medical expenses costs 40 million?

Honestly if i had 100million dollars in the bank wouldn't care about making as much money as possible.

[PittyPat]

So what about when a young lad decides to take up boxing, and proclaims his goal - "I want to be remembered as the greatest fighter to have stepped through the ropes!"

That requires a legacy, which sometimes won't involve proportionate salaries (i.e. fight the best in a division according to hardcore experts, but without the payday of fighting a bigger name who isn't the best).

I think salary is the most important thing to a boxer who considers the sport to be his 'job', but for a fighter who lives for the sport and calls it his 'life', legacy should be his priority.

[infamous larryx]

feeding kids and medical expenses costs 40 million?

Honestly if i had 100million dollars in the bank wouldn't care about making as much money as possible.

tyson had over 300 million in the bank..and hes broke now..holyfirld had over 200 million...money>>>>>>>>>>>legacy