Once you're at the top, is it ok to "cherry-pick"

[Bushbaby]

Whoever Dzinziruk is at Middleweight.

He's a 34 year old european fighter who hasn't had much exposure in the US. He is undefeated though.

Martinez is 5-10,he went up in weight & beat the lineal titlist,just because a fighter doesn't have that much exposure in America doesn't mean he's garbage though,that's just ridiculous.Besides that was the only fight that hbo approved correct??It's not like Martinez chose him himself correct??So it isn't the same as team Pacman choosing Mosley now is it??

[TOBYLEE1]

Whoever Dzinziruk is at Middleweight.

Dzinziruk is a solid fighter with no exposure, his inactivity might affect him. He is like a bigger version of Kotelnik

[Mr. Philadel]

as soon as the great Manny ****in Pac starts to be the poster dude for cherry picking.....it becomes cool?!?...GTFOH

[Twako]

a lot of unknown or even decently known fighters are cherrypicking, they're just not splashed all over the media.

[iNDOLiFER]

dont get why people like to use the term cherry picking so much. ***** it aint like all professional boxers have a contract list of boxerss their suppose to fight. how is this cherry picking? just because manny is not fighting someone u want him too??????

[letsgobrady]

Sounds like an excuse to me.But do U really think that Pacman or Foyd would always be favored??Lets say,if Pacman decided to defend that 154lb strap he won from Margarito against sayyyyyyyyyy Martinez,do U think it'd be wise to favor Pacman??

floyd would.as great as some people make manny out to be they always seem to be worried and always seem to think there is a possibility he could lose look at the margo fight margarito is a slow bum with less than mediocre skills yet he was still given a chance by alot of people just because he was big

[Clyde Barrow]

Every fighter chooses some lesser fights every so often. It's nothing new. Pac's always been an ambitious fighter, but right now he's biding his time. Given his recent run, that isn't a crime.

[FeFist]

I think it is okay to cherry pick at any stage in your career. Who you fight is your business.

I have an overall idea of what I think but I can't put it into words so I'll dive straight into the main point. When a fighter is up and coming or trying to make a name for himself he will chase fights as they're essentially chasing money and the fans recognition. You will seldom see them cherry pick.

The fighters you see cherry picking are the ones who can make money through fighting crap fights and already have the medias attention. In some sense you can say that it is the fruits of their hard labour as fighters like Pacquiao and Mayweather busted their ass off early in their career. In some cases it annoys me, usually when the fighter receives too much hype when they have accomplished little, Berto, Alvarez, and Chavez jr spring to mind you can throw Haye and Khan in the mix too.

Anyway the main point I'm getting at is it is the fans fault. You can't bash cherry picking yet buy the pickers fights in favour of fighters who consistently take on the toughest opposition.

[letsgobrady]

Whoever Dzinziruk is at Middleweight.

he's not a bum,you obviously don't know what you are talkin about,i rather see pacquiao fight dzinzurik than mosley

[letsgobrady]

Dzinziruk is a solid fighter with no exposure, his inactivity might affect him. He is like a bigger version of Kotelnik

yea but a bit better than kotelnik