Do fighters care less about legacy now

[larry x]

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

you mean mandatories...and its not his fault sturm and pavlik wont fight him..out side of those 2 who else is there at 160????

[winky44]

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.

but being a fighter myself, i know were abraham is coming from. a world title means alot to fighters.

[winky44]

you mean mandatories...and its not his fault sturm and pavlik wont fight him..out side of those 2 who else is there at 160????

agreed larry! larry out of the blue, can i just ask have you ever laced the gloves up and boxed. you seem like a fighter man!

[The Gully Gad]

I rather a real fighter with defeats on his record but still getting in there with the best
then paper champions...

[AREALFIGHTER]

but being a fighter myself, i know were abraham is coming from. a world title means alot to fighters.

I understand your point like I said before but there is a serious hollowness to that type of behavior weather it is their fault or not. abraham for many top fighters around his weight may be to much risk and not enough reward but regardless the his last few opponents speak for themselves

[larry x]

agreed larry! larry out of the blue, can i just ask have you ever laced the gloves up and boxed. you seem like a fighter man!

yea i have..i started boxing at 12

[hookoutofhell]

what annoys me about some boxers is when they're questioned about possible future opponents and they say ' its up to the promoter' or 'i'll fight whoever is put in front of me' - these are the guys who should be saying i want so and so. these are the guys who hide behind the promoter (i.e. kelly pavlik), i guess some of them see it as a sign of humility and respect (i.e pacman, cotto) but others say it with the intention of hiding behind politics and promoters as reasons for not making fights.

a recent example of this is joe, hew was extremely passive in his matchmaking in his earlier days but post lacy he pushed through the fights with kess and hopkins which are his best wins.

just look at the career of eddie chambers, he weighed in at 208 for the fight with dimi and even then looked like he could lose 10lbs of fat quite easily, now if he was to drop down to CW i think he would be a superstar in that weight division. he is too cute, too slick and too quick for the majority of CW's and at that weight his weight, reflexes, power, conditioning and balance would all improve. yet he won't drop down because of the money at HW.

[MANGLER]

Maybe not all of em, but some, yea.

[Spacey1991]

yea i have..i started boxing at 12

Really? Did you have any amateur fights? Did you quit for a while?