Do fighters care less about legacy now

[AREALFIGHTER]

Look at alot of the paper champs funnning around that have had thier titles for a while and have yet to face a risky oppoent. All they do is fight their manditories and sit on their laurels do they not care about being respected. This is mostly concerning eastern euro champs and I can understand why they sit back because it not an easy life over there but come on have some pride.

[AREALFIGHTER]

Mainly guys like sturm abraham eridi is the most grievious offender.

[larry x]

abraham has tried to fight sturm and pavlik so you can exclude his name...and fighters back in the day didnt make the money fighters make now..when people get done with it..boxing is just a job..and if a fighter can make more taking less risk hell...i cant blame them..who would take less money to fight someone when more money is offered else where???

[The_Visitation]

I don't many ever gave a **** about 'legacy'. They were too busy trying to make a living.

As to 'quality opponents', maybe they ought to get off their butts and travel to Eastern Europe or Germany and prove it.

[KILLA RIGHT]

Mainly guys like sturm abraham eridi is the most grievious offender.

Abraham's been wanting kelly and sturm forever. So you can't include the king on here. He even wants to go up and fight Bute but hbo isn't willing to give them more money

[winky44]

The fighter who cares most about legacy in boxing today is Anthony Mundine. Mundine's always wanting to cermet his legacy and wants to be remembered as one of the very best ever and he is always fighting the best.................

[Kalion]

No they dont. Its more about how much they can make now than what will people think of me later.They dont chase belts like they used to they chase who can give them the biggest payday.

[AREALFIGHTER]

abraham has tried to fight sturm and pavlik so you can exclude his name...and fighters back in the day didnt make the money fighters make now..when people get done with it..boxing is just a job..and if a fighter can make more taking less risk hell...i cant blame them..who would take less money to fight someone when more money is offered else where???

no you can't exclude him look at his last few opponents and I really ike abraham but yes he s falling into this category

[winky44]

no you can't exclude him look at his last few opponents and I really ike abraham but yes he s falling into this category

but there his majoritys, if he dosent fight them he would of lost his IBF Title.

[AREALFIGHTER]

but there his majoritys, if he dosent fight them he would of lost his IBF Title.

all I hear is a lot of talking from abraham about I want this fight and that. he hasen't gotten them so he just fights his manditories. Since when does a belt really mean anything these days fans love fighters who fight quality oppents not guys who hang on to a belt like a life preserver for cash.