How about making boxers accountable for taking long layoffs?

[The tucker]

Lemme just put it out there as a reminder.

We need to explain why they're given slack for not expecting them to do well in their next fight as if it's someone else's fault they chose to be inactive. I can understand when it comes to non-established boxers, because they're rarely offered even stay-busy fights and at the mercy of various factors working against their favors.

some things are out of their control and sometimes they talk themselves into a hole with pressure from fans and media. Same thing that happened to garcia happened to Spence. Ryan was getting crucified for calling out tank and the fight not happening. So next time around when they was supposed to fight they both agreed to fight someone else before they faced each other which was weird to me. Ryan complained about it and didn’t go through with it but tank did plus the weight cut didn’t help either.

in Spence’s case he said right after his fight with ugas which was 15 months ago he not fighting no one else but Crawford. I’m pretty sure he was not expecting it to happen a whole year later. But negotiations dragged and Crawford took a tune up fight and was getting slaughtered and I mean completely slaughtered for it. People forgot Spence was going to fight thurman at 154 in I think March and people was complaining about that and the fight would have most likely got pushed back again or who knows if Spence would have got stripped or not want to come back to 147. Spence kept his word on everything even though it ended up hurting him In the end.

[rickJen]

I would just assume the TS is talking in general terms not specifically about Spence.
Best example is Jermall Charlo, who says,

"After Canelo Fights My Brother, He Has To Fight Me!"

https://www.boxingscene.com/jermall-charlo-canelo-fights-my-brother-he-fight-me--176129

Yet look at him, he's not even interested in taking a tuneup in preparation for the fight.

[al-Xander]

I would just assume the TS is talking in general terms not specifically about Spence.

That's right..............and it's about fans as well.

[al-Xander]

I guess I’m missing the point. How in the hell do you hold a fighter accountable for taking time off?

You're missing the part where fans use it as an excuse for poor performance as if it's some imaginary entity's fault for the layoff.

[daggum]

they should stay busy like tank davis against bums

[tomhawq]

Jermell Charlo Doesn't Think Ring Rust Exists; Says Fighters Use It As Excuse For Performances

https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/b...r-performances

[tomhawq]

There are legit cases like injuries; boxers not being able to get fights because no one wants to dance with them. One example at the top of my head is Edwin Delos Santos, who beat a showcase fighter, then took almost a year for him get his next fight. He would have had the same length of time looking for his next fight had the Stevenson fight not materialized.

[al-Xander]

There are legit cases like injuries; boxers not being able to get fights because no one wants to dance with them. One example at the top of my head is Edwin Delos Santos, who beat a showcase fighter, then took almost a year for him get his next fight. He would have had the same length of time looking for his next fight had the Stevenson fight not materialized.

That's true. Frank Martin is his stable mate, yet Frank would rather fight a guy name Harutyunyan. I doubt Martin vs Santos will ever happen, even it's an in house fight.

[Marchegiano]

The ranking system is meant to do just that. Would love a decent, enforced, ratings system but we have what we have. ****house enforcement, or you can choose to recognize the totally unenforceable boards like TBRB. Either way, ain't **** going to force boxers to box. Everything we make up to keep them in line just gets bought out and corrupted.

[MulaKO]

This is what the game has come too
Don’t wanna go there but you attribute this chit back to Mayweather
It all started with conserving that 0
Not taking chances to not screw up a great payday
Etc etc etc