Why can't Boxers afford to have an off night??

Getting te excuses for khan ready I see No mate there'll be no excuses.

Getting te excuses for khan ready I see

Because the boxing world is watching and judging that fighter every time he fights. It's not a team sport and a boxer must take full responsibility for his performance. Of course the good part is a boxer gets full credit for a good win as well. A boxer can be a complete unknown and one big win can put him on the map. Look how overrated Algieri became off of one debatable win over a champion. Before that he was a nobody in the boxing world.

in comparison to other sports??? where athletes get away with too many off night excuses. Just wondering. Can't you have a off night or bad day in boxing? One of the problems is that the boxing public has become more unforgiving and that the "0" has become more important. For a young, up and coming fighter, pushing for the best available opponents means risking a loss, a loss means losing out on bigger promotions as fans turn their backs...and promoters just look for the next "star" to build on. There was a time when losing or having an off night was an accepted part of boxing and that time wasn't too long ago. For years Oscar was the biggest name in the sport, in spite of several high profile losses. Mosley, MAB, Morales all had exceptional name recognition, star power and were considered among the p4p elite in the early part of the 00s, even though they lost fights here and there.

In my opinion it is to do with modern day fanboys that think one loss means a guy is done for... I understand the opinion about the fact that fights happen less so therefore losses are emphasised more on, but still, if the fanboys of today didnt think losing/having bad nights meant a guy sucks then this attitude wouldnt exist. 99% of the greats in the game we all love have losses and had bad nights but they are still looked at as greats, but today some people really believe a loss or a bad night is the first step towards career doom. It isn't.

Yup, guys above me nailed it on the head and I've said it on this forum numerous times. These guys only fight 1-3 times year, and prepare for at least 8 weeks in advance for each bout.

As several other posters stated, when a boxer is only fighting once or twice a year he cannot afford to look bad on those outings. Boxing focuses very much on the here and now - you're only has good as your last fight.

You know the answer to this question...

An 'off-night' suggests a discrepancy from the norm. If you only perform twice a year and one of those nights you're shit, that's not a discrepancy, that means you're not that good.

The public only sees them work twice a year, if they can't "turn up" in one of those nights, the public loses faith and interest. This. Athletes in other sports have more opportunities to show what they can do, an off night is a one off... in boxing, that off night could be 50% of your years work (As far as the public is concerned).

You can and you will. But no one will give a rat's azz but your fans.

The public only sees them work twice a year, if they can't "turn up" in one of those nights, the public loses faith and interest.

because they might get ktfo as a result its a 1 man sport and some fans put so much importance into having a loss