reply thred I love how people change their stances, "boxing is a business"

[The Big Dunn]

you know i'm not really saying that they should fight to punish themselves just so boxing fans can get entertained or something like that. but let's face it boxing is a brutal sports. beating up your opponent is the name the game. even non-fighters can get the parkinson's disease so what more if you're a fighter? it is what it is but it doesn't mean that these fighters should totally avoid the risks of fighting because risks is part of the sports. you don't want risks play chess or billiards maybe...but then you never get the kind of money that fighters get.

Yeah definitely not totally avoid tough fights we agree. But risks are always calculated. And when you are being chased rather than doing the chasing the risks are different. For example, take Manny. JMM and Floyd, lighter hitting boxers are IMO far bigger risks for him than stand up staright brawlers like Clottey and Marg even though they are bigger and presunmably hit harder.

They are bigger risks because they could make Manny look bad (hurting his marketability) by outboxing him which isn't manny' strength. On the otherhand, even if he gets KO'd by the big guys he will look good because he is much faster.

For me the risk isn't just health its financial as well.

[brick wall]

Yeah definitely not totally avoid tough fights we agree. But risks are always calculated. And when you are being chased rather than doing the chasing the risks are different. For example, take Manny. JMM and Floyd, lighter hitting boxers are IMO far bigger risks for him than stand up staright brawlers like Clottey and Marg even though they are bigger and presunmably hit harder.

They are bigger risks because they could make Manny look bad (hurting his marketability) by outboxing him which isn't manny' strength. On the otherhand, even if he gets KO'd by the big guys he will look good because he is much faster.

For me the risk isn't just health its financial as well.

good point but i'm not really talking about fighting styles and strategies...i'm talking about attitude. if a fighter avoids the best fight out there because he thinks it's too risky for him then that don't sit well for me as a boxing fan.