By Yuri Tarantin
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. is not happy with the way most fighters are acting in boxing. He says boxing is now more about fighters trying to earn more money and not about which of them is the best. He doesn't see fighters trying to challenge the best boxers in their division, and instead looking to face whoever makes them the most money.
Jones points to WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin as one fighter who has the right attitude for the sport.
"In a nutshell, boxing is being crushed. What's more important to most is not who is better, but who earns more. But this is not about me. Who is the best in the ring - it's the only thing I care about. That's what I like Golovkin. After his last fight ... when they asked him who does he now want to face, he just said 'with the owners of the other belts in my division.' This is the right attitude," Jones said.
"But because of disagreements between promoters, this is practically impossible to comply with. We have to choose from the opponents that are offered. Besides, now people are looking for certain opponent to avoid dangerous fight. And in our time no one thought about the danger, we just went out to fight.
"I like [Golovkin's] desire and his character. He is a true champion. He doesn't care about the name of the opponent. The stronger you are, the more desire Golovkin has to fight them. He's just like me. You got this belt, give it here."
Yuri Tarantin covers boxing for Allboxing.ru
