If you were a boxer...

i'd rather have a secure future (for me, my family, etc.) than a memorable past. i'd pick me some cherries.

High reward, low risk but honestly, Whitaker had great defense, he didn't need to worry about his health because he rarely got hit. Same goes to Mayweather

Pick my fights, make alot of money, and retire undefeated. Fuck the second option. You gotta play the game smart. Im wouldn't duck anyone(unless I was at a drastic disadvantage) but I'm not gonna go out there and fight retarded ass lopsided ass fights with high risk, very low rewards.

I would rather retire on top, with plenty of money and not have any health problems in the future. amen to that. As a fan I love Gatti and Holyfield. But as a fighter I would rather have my health (mental and physical) and have lots of money. Retiring undefeated would be a cherry on top (nice to have but not essential). Roy Jones used to say that he would retire early. It's too bad he didn't.

real ATG's get paid. Nowadays, yeah.

I'll take option A. On a side note I'd gamble most people here who do box would take option A... No offense meant just a thought.

Option A. Everything is a life-balance. Life is always more important.

the first option is pretty tempting... but the second one is the way to go...

real ATG's get paid. But would you rather make alot of easy money and pick easier fights or risk your health. And if you lose you may lower the value of your next fight.

real ATG's get paid.

mate, at the end of the day, i want to end up a billionaire who isn't punch drunk and is adored by the fans

My face is too pretty to hit so i'm going the PBF route.

It really isn't. This was supposed to be a break from the whole Mayweather vs Pacquiao thing. Ok good, cool. Well like somebody said earlier if you beat the best fighters in the world- the $ would obviously come your way anyway. So thats my answer

If you fight the best to build a legacy for yourself, the $ will inevitably come your way.

Obviously this is a poor attempt at comparing Mayweather and Pacquiao. It really isn't. This was supposed to be a break from the whole Mayweather vs Pacquiao thing.

Boxing is a (risky) business first, so I would first make as much money as possible and then I would take more risks after I was set financially (which is what most fighters tend to do anyway) until my health was at risk and/or my skills were eroding. Some fighters are also skilled enough to be the best without being involved in wars no matter who they fight. It's usually only limited fighters that get themselves involved in wars and they usually pay a heavy price (physically) later in life for it as we've seen time and time again, so they better make sure they get paid of they'll be disabled and broke which is sadly the outcome for most... Having a lasting legacy has changed since the internet IMO making it nearly impossible to be an All-Time great. Now no matter what a fighter does it will be discredited by haters on the boards. It seems that every elite fighter is "overrated" or a "bum" at least on the boards. Any fighter that reads the message boards would be foolish to fight trying to please the posters since that's impossible and they would just be better off fighting for their best financial interest.

Obviously this is a poor attempt at comparing Mayweather and Pacquiao.

If you were making millions per fight, and alot of people said you were ducking the best fighters. How bothered would you be? That would bother me. If I'm someone like Lennox...I'm flying to American and taking on the best for Legacy points and making my Money. But if I have lesser ability and I need to con the public in a way in order to become Rich...then I'm hiring Frank Warren. But my personality is also to say: If you can't be great, don't bother. Not sure it would hold true if I worked my ass off for years and only had boxing to fall back on. Then maybe I go for the con job. Well, really it wouldn't be a con job if I took on exciting fights. It would only be a con job if I claimed I was the best and stayed in England not fighting anyone and then took on the best when they were shot.

If you were making millions per fight, and alot of people said you were ducking the best fighters. How bothered would you be?

I pick option one except i wouldn't go around calling myself the best when i haven't faced the best opposition =)