WTF is up with ALL THE DUCKING IN BOXING?

[Vasyl’s dad]

This isn't boxing dude, "this is a business".

The sooner you realize that, the sooner you'll become happier with the going ons within the boxing world.

These guys aren't boxers or fighters, they're "businessmen".

Thats why when we read stories in the press about this thing called, boxing,

we always have to look in the business section.

Get with the program or you're going to be severely disappointed.

[Spray_resistant]

marquez fought floyd at welterweight. marquez ducking khan is another horrible business decision by one of the worst boxing managers in the history of the sport nacho beristain.

they want to be the first 4 division mexican champion. they want big money fights. khan gives them both. look at all the belt holders at 140. who gives marquez both?

bradley & alexander gives him the history part but not the money part. khan gives them both.

what is marquez gonna do? stick around in a dead division that doesnt give him no big fights that add NOTHING to his legacy & bank account. even the fight vs pac will be 140 & up. marquez is stuck. he's lucky valero went ape **** otherwise he would be ducking valero at 135 as well.

It doesn't matter, he is not a JWW and doesn't have to fight him if he doesn't want to because they are not in the same division, who cares if he fought Floyd at WW...........shame on Floyd I say.

[baracuda]

floyd opened the gates for his fellow duckers!

[Ragnar Lothbrok]

It doesn't matter, he is not a JWW and doesn't have to fight him if he doesn't want to because they are not in the same division, who cares if he fought Floyd at WW...........shame on Floyd I say.

floyd has no shame.

so if you are marquez, what do you do? do you just want to ignore the first mexican 4 division champ angle?

do you want fame & fortune? go to 140.

or do you want to start your eventual decline to being irrelevant? stay at 135.

he has nobody to fight at 135 that will bring him legacy & big money. nobody.

[Alex_Hayden]

Juan mamacita Lopez duking caballero....

Floyd ducking pacquiao....

juan manuel marquez ducking khan...

khan ducking maidana....

david haye ducking the k bros....

paul williams ducking sergio...

hopkins ducking dawson...

darchinyan ducking donaire....

tim bradley ducking alexander....

rafa marquez ducking juan mama cita....

andre berto now ducking his mandatory....

maidana ducking berto (wants to stay at 140)...

now i read tub of lard rafael's espn blog & he makes comment about andre ward vs andre dirrell not happening on september 25....

im pretty sure i missed some other ducks, but cmon, this is why boxing is a niche sport in america now.

this *****e is swindelous.

lol Floyd and Paq changed the game.

Now EVERY fighter is looking for the easy cherry'pickenz.

[Spray_resistant]

floyd has no shame.

so if you are marquez, what do you do? do you just want to ignore the first mexican 4 division champ angle?

do you want fame & fortune? go to 140.

or do you want to start your eventual decline to being irrelevant? stay at 135.

he has nobody to fight at 135 that will bring him legacy & big money. nobody.

He gets extra credit for trying but big whup 1st 4 division mexican champion?

Are we going to give a special distinction to fighters who win titles because they have 1 arm slightly longer than the other too?

We are getting way to specific in terms of accomplishments if that means anything other than him being damn good for winning 4 titles in 4 divisions, but if he doesn't want to try...............no big deal as far as I am concerned.

Its good enough that he is fighting slightly bigger guys at LW.

[davidoff]

floyd has no shame.

so if you are marquez, what do you do? do you just want to ignore the first mexican 4 division champ angle?

do you want fame & fortune? go to 140.

or do you want to start your eventual decline to being irrelevant? stay at 135.

he has nobody to fight at 135 that will bring him legacy & big money. nobody.

But the Khan match-up is all wrong in terms of styles. JMM knows he's too small and can't handle the weight well. Khan's height and reach will exploit that even more.

It's not because he's afraid and wants to duck him. How could you duck Khan by wanting to fight Manny Pacquiao?

[-EX-]

I guess everyone's ducking everyone if we listened to you...

[Frank Ducketts]

Juan mamacita Lopez duking caballero....

Floyd ducking pacquiao....

juan manuel marquez ducking khan...

khan ducking maidana....

david haye ducking the k bros....

paul williams ducking sergio...

hopkins ducking dawson...

darchinyan ducking donaire....

tim bradley ducking alexander....

rafa marquez ducking juan mama cita....

andre berto now ducking his mandatory....

maidana ducking berto (wants to stay at 140)...

now i read tub of lard rafael's espn blog & he makes comment about andre ward vs andre dirrell not happening on september 25....

im pretty sure i missed some other ducks, but cmon, this is why boxing is a niche sport in america now.

this *****e is swindelous.

Ducking is Lewis-Bowe. When you don't fight your mandatory...that is ducking. This wish list that you brought up is a lame, feeble attempt to unite fans into thinking that these fights should be made. I side with you on that, and that alone. Your pathetic word play using the word 'duck' and trying to apply it to professional fighters is weak as Olive Oil's arms... It is rare that fighters duck each other pal!!!

[_original_]

Agree with the OP, lot of ducking going on and fights we want to see are not happening.....plus most fighters only fighting twice a year now.....but most of those fights will still happen eventually