Top fighters should fight ranked opponents 2-3 times a year to qualify for p4p lists?

Anyone agree? Would this change anything with regards to frequency of the top guys fighting? As much as I hate Manny Pacquiaos choice of Margarito and now Mosley as opponents, I probably wouldn't hate it as much if Mayweather and Pacquiao weren't being dicks about fighting each other. Reason being I like seeing the top fighters fight and I like the big events and Boxing needs as many of these as possible. Guys need to fight more often, I don't like Mayweathers attitude of his fight is like the superbowl he only needs to fight once a year. A guy with the pull that he does could help Boxing reach the masses if he fought more often. Looking at that list of PPV numbers of Boxing, WWE and UFC showed that. Although on the flipside of the coin you have the fact that UFC decent fights are ONLY on PPV, whereas Boxing has alot of good fights on non-PPV cards. Ok I went on a bit of a rant there, but the point still stands does anyone believe this sorta thing would force fighters to fight more often? Also too many promoters are fukkin **** up...Imagine a year with Juanma vs Gamboa, Martinez vs Cotto, Mayweather vs Pacquiao, Margarito vs Cotto II, Haye vs Wlad and Vitali, Bradley vs Alexander, Bradley/Alexander vs Khan, Mayweather vs Martinez, etc etc People need to stop shoutin out that a fighter is exposed or shot soon as they get KO'd or beaten also, but thats for another discussion. Rant Over...hopefully that was coherent I don't start many threads and a lot of thoughts just exploded out of my head as I typed.

Comments (11)

IronDanHamza

Was not 3 pfp. Hatton was never top 5 pfp. In 2005 Hatton was #4 P4P. When Floyd fought him he was #8 P4P. Mosley was #3 P4P when Floyd fought him in May.

15y ago

Jack_Napier

Well I thought about p4p list as an incentive, because the top top fighters seem to care more about that than the sanctioning body recognition only fighter who talks about that is Floyd Pac's number 1 and never says anything about it don't think anyone else on the list brings it up either except Marquez whenever he's crying about Pac :laugh:

15y ago

Walt_Liquor

floyd just fought the top ww and p4p#3 shane.. Was not 3 pfp. Hatton was never top 5 pfp.

15y ago

apokalips

most fighters only fight twice a year period and who cares about p4p? those rankings don't really matter should fight ranked guys on principle, not for p4p lists Well I thought about p4p list as an incentive, because the top top fighters seem to care more about that than the sanctioning body recognition

15y ago

Jack_Napier

most fighters only fight twice a year period and who cares about p4p? those rankings don't really matter should fight ranked guys on principle, not for p4p lists

15y ago

apokalips

the first good welter in how many years? also mosley was not ranked as a top ww at all, he was on a 18 month lay off remember? he lost his ranking but regardless I give floyd that but I can never forgive him for avoiding guys like cotto, williams and pac look at how much bigger margo was to pac yet pac still took the fight on, he gave away like 18 pounts in that fight, williams would have fought floyd at 147 in a heartbeat, floyd would have made the same big money as well, he just went for easier options I had Mosley as number 1, because he earned the right and tried to make that fight with Berto for ages, his layoff would have been 12 months if that fight had gone ahead, but I recall him trying to make that fight for 2009 and was practically begging Pacquiao for a bout, so I don't totally blame him for his inactivity that year.

15y ago

apokalips

OK, can we not turn it solely into another Mayweather-Pacquaio thread, or bashing either fighter please. I think Mayweather is the best in the game and theoretically should be p4p 1 joint with Pac, but his lack of frequency should hurt him. We need to encourage our best to fight more often to further the sport. Some guys like to act like they wanna fight this person and that person and that they are avoided, but when it comes to negotiations they act like divas. Guys like Williams asking for 50/50 with Pavlik and Berto gettin used to earnin big money from bums and Juanma asking for big dollars to fight guys....these guys need to prove their star power by beating guys rather than calling out Mayweather or Pacquiao to try and make a dollar off their back.

15y ago

lfc19titles

floyd just fought the top ww and p4p#3 shane.. the first good welter in how many years? also mosley was not ranked as a top ww at all, he was on a 18 month lay off remember? he lost his ranking but regardless I give floyd that but I can never forgive him for avoiding guys like cotto, williams and pac look at how much bigger margo was to pac yet pac still took the fight on, he gave away like 18 pounts in that fight, williams would have fought floyd at 147 in a heartbeat, floyd would have made the same big money as well, he just went for easier options

15y ago

lfc19titles

true....say what u say bout floyd..his last few fights have been agaisnt p4p top 10 fighters mosley-p4p#3 jmm-p4p#2 hatton-p4p top 5 he does not mean it that way, he is talking about fighting top fighters in his own or bigger weight classes jmm and hatton does not count as they were at a massive disadvantage, lesser to an extent hatton but certainly jmm floyd shouldnt be on the p4p list as he has avoided the best guys in his weight class

15y ago

Repeddled

true....say what u say bout floyd..his last few fights have been agaisnt p4p top 10 fighters mosley-p4p#3 jmm-p4p#2 hatton-p4p top 5 think he means frequency (and fighters from the same weight class :p)

15y ago

RealIzm

I agree with the thread title..It would be good for the sport.. With that being said Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have no place in this thread at all.

15y ago