Why does every boxer feel like they only need 2 fights a year these days?

[Battle Hardened]

Wow, people are actually for fighting just twice a year. interesting.

[mathed]

Things like this are why I think Adamek is one of the best p4p boxers in the sport, he never complains, fights twice as much as other boxers and is always a top fighter.

[Heru]

Probably has something to do with not wanting to become punch drunk.

That's actually worse for it IMO.

I have a theory that the worse you treat your body the shorter your career. Those long layoffs will get you there more than any punch.

How else can you explain Cory Spinks being shot at 33?

This man had one of the best defenses in the last however many years... He barely took shots, yet he is shot. It was revealed he blew up to 190+ before the Bundrage fight. When you blow up to those weights, it means you've never really been the one to stay in the gym.

Meanwhile Glen Johnson is still going strong with his style at 40+?... Really?

Now when you combine mistreating your body and taking punches, you get the Erik Morales' and Ricky Hatton's.

[BostonGuy]

I agree. Cunningham needs to start being active. He's only fought three times since he and Huck fought. Huck on the other hand fought like 10, going on 11 times.

That's why I'm a fan of Huck's, he keeps the fans interested by fighting every 3-4 months....

[Thread Stealer]

Because they get paid enough that they don't feel the need to be as active.

Refer to HW champions pre-Louis for a similar precedent and how often (not at all) they defended their titles.

[Gorilla Dogs]

dam it annoys the poop outta me when fighters arent active. PISSES ME OFF MAN




3 times AT LEAST. 4-5 if you wanna keep your skills sharp

[The Dreamer]

As boxing fans we're at the mercy of boxers/promoters who manipulate the supply/demand of their product while trying to maximize and extend the shelf life of their investment for as long as possible.

When a boxer is young and unknown you have less demand for them cause people don't know who they are so they get more fights to build them up.

After a young boxer starts making a name for himself after being very active against a certain type of competition the demand for the boxer increases. They turn into promising prospects to watch out for so you get slightly more demand and slightly less fights, sometimes even the same number of fights if you're lucky.

As the boxer starts creating more demand a lot of things happen. They have more people wanting to watch them now, and the competition gets tougher, but things get risky for the boxers/promoters. Just when things start to get good for the fans it all goes to hell cause it's essentially one investment going up against another investment and someone isn't gonna end up happy so you get all of the business BS.

Instead of the fans getting all of the fights they want to see, the boxer/promoters are busy trying to maximize and extend the shelf life of their investment for as long as possible.

There's a cycle of building, cashing in, and cashing out. Different boxers have faster/slower turnover rates than others, but all in all it basically adds up to risk/reward. Fighting 1/2 times a year is less risky than fighting 4/5 times a year, and with the money some of the top guys make I'm sure they're not complaining.

Even when guys do want to be active it's hard because so many opponents aren't, so they get stuck with matches that no one asked for or not fighting at all, and after a certain point boxers can make money no matter who they fight so why not?

Good for business, bad for fans

[Khalid X]

What happened to 4, and 5 fight years? Give me 3 for **** sakes. What top boxer are we even going to see this year more then twice? Can someone name me one????? I can't think of any.

Fernando Montiel will end up fighting 5 times this year.

[The Hammer]

What happened to 4, and 5 fight years? Give me 3 for **** sakes. What top boxer are we even going to see this year more then twice? Can someone name me one????? I can't think of any.

I completely agree, and the inactivity in ruining some of them.

One boxer who has his third fight of 2010 coming up is Tomasz Adamek.

[game20ver]

Because they get paid more for 1 nights work than we do all year. Would you go to work and deal with stress everyday if your bills were already paid? Probably not. You'd relax, and find a hobby.