is being an exciting fighter mean automatic money???

exactly.. boring fighters don't sell..just like JMM :eek: but they can expose other fighters. tito was exciting to watch but he got in there with a boxer and got worked twice. once againt b-hop and againts winky. and b-hop and winky can be boring.

Look at manny pac before the barrara fight he was making sqaut now that people know who he is and have seen him fight they cannot get enough of him and now he is making mad cash. Also people really like the fact that manny learned english as he made himself more personable to english speaking fans.

Ask Nigel Benn

Winky and Hopkins make no where near Gatti's payday and they're twice as skilled as he is. That just demographics man. Winky and Hopkins make more money than Morales, Barrera, or Pacman per fight.

I think being a linear champ helps too regardless. If you are a boring fighter and beat a legitamate exciting champ/ex champ with prooven skills, you will make money. Hence Winky and Bernard.

Last year Chris Byrd was fighting Devarryl Williamson and I remember he was angry because he was a heavyweight champion and he was only making $400000 instead of millions. Yeah, he's been champion for a few years but he doesn't make exciting fights and here he is not making a huge fortune. I guess he's lucky that he's getting $400000.

Counter argument: Winky Wright and Bernard Hopkins.

That or have a big mouth. Just ask Paulie Malinaggi.

gatti's a perfect example he sure fuckin is. he has 7 loses and he still gets the big fights. and the million dollar paydays

gatti's a perfect example

Not until the exciting fighter beats somebody important....

You may be popular in the short term with an exciting style but learning a good defense and being able to box will enable you to have a longer career and make a lot of money in the long run. You also need to win. If you're exciting but have a losing record and get crushed by every decent fighter you face, you're not going to make much noise. augustus style is good. although ppl like to see him. soooooo i wonder why he doesnt make millions. i mean the whole strategy in boxing is for ppl to watch u

You may be popular in the short term with an exciting style but learning a good defense and being able to box will enable you to have a longer career and make a lot of money in the long run. You also need to win. If you're exciting but have a losing record and get crushed by every decent fighter you face, you're not going to make much noise.

what if u aint all that good but u got a really exciting style can that still be a money maker. i mean ppl come to see u cause your entertaining and probably also to ko u

The art of boxing is to hit and not be hit. Some fighters can do that and still be exciting. An example of that is Floyd Mayweather but others like Bernard Hopkins arn't. With a guy like Hopkins you have to appreciate how good he is at winning rounds, not how exciting he is to watch. .....& that is accepted & appreciated by people who follow boxing very closely. But, a style like that has zero appeal to a casual fan. If they saw a Hopkins fight from the past few years, they won't be too interested in ever seeing him fight again.

The art of boxing is to hit and not be hit. Some fighters can do that and still be exciting. An example of that is Floyd Mayweather but others like Bernard Hopkins arn't. With a guy like Hopkins you have to appreciate how good he is at winning rounds, not how exciting he is to watch.

Agreed on Jackson - was he not promoted well, didn't get the fights with the right exposure, or did he lack any charisma? He's just a bit before my time so although I've seen a number of his fights (and was really impressed) I've no idea about how he was thought of in the sport while he was fighting. I don't know what it was. You'd think it was King, who buried most of his fights underneath someone else. But, at the same time, he was being exposed to a large audience by fighting on cards headlined by big boys like Tyson & Chavez. He one-punch KO'd Terry Norris, who then himself turns around & becomes a sizeable name in the sport. One problem.....after KOing Norris, Jackson was out of the sport with a detatched retina for about a year. Momentum killer, perhaps ? Those who followed the sport closely, recognized he was special. He was far from unbeatable, he was not that kind of special. What he was, was a once-in-a-lifetime type of power-puncher.....who was also vulnerable.

Agreed on Jackson - was he not promoted well, didn't get the fights with the right exposure, or did he lack any charisma? He's just a bit before my time so although I've seen a number of his fights (and was really impressed) I've no idea about how he was thought of in the sport while he was fighting.

you have to also be winning and be likeable it depends on so many things...your hometown, your cult following, how you conduct yourself, race, who you fight... not just one thing

Julian Jackson was as exciting a fighter as I've ever seen. He never made the $$$ someone with his style & power should have....