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From the early 2000s and before you saw fighters fighting 3-4 times a year defending title belts over and over. Now and on I believe fighters will be fighting less each year.
You look at a fighter who makes a pro debut he will fight 5-6 times that year maybe and the following years 4 times. Then after He wins a belt he immediately will feel he deserves big money fights therefor choosing not to defend and wait around for money fights causing him to fight once a year.
Look at Paul Malignaggi for example. He loses to Cotto, comes back to beat Edner Cherry, then wins a title belt against Lovemore N'Dou and he immediately believes that he deserves huge pay days and big fights. It is something the fighters today are suffering from and i think it will just get worse. Anyone think thats the road we are headed to?
You look at a fighter who makes a pro debut he will fight 5-6 times that year maybe and the following years 4 times. Then after He wins a belt he immediately will feel he deserves big money fights therefor choosing not to defend and wait around for money fights causing him to fight once a year.
Look at Paul Malignaggi for example. He loses to Cotto, comes back to beat Edner Cherry, then wins a title belt against Lovemore N'Dou and he immediately believes that he deserves huge pay days and big fights. It is something the fighters today are suffering from and i think it will just get worse. Anyone think thats the road we are headed to?
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