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By Thomas Gerbasi - There are seemingly endless reasons to love the sport of boxing. 99 percent of them focus on the sport, and not the business, which can usually account for 99 percent of the reasons not to love it.
But when the sport and the business come together, perhaps the biggest reason why the fight game is so compelling is that one good night can alter a career and a life forever. Sure, a Super Bowl ring is a one night victory that can do big things for an athlete, and an Olympic Gold medal is the key to untold riches for those earning them, but at that level, everyone is among the elite.
In boxing, the kid with a 3-10 record can upset the hot prospect and turn his world upside down while propelling himself into a rematch or an even bigger fight not just for more money, but for the opportunity to get his career on track to where he always thought it would be. Let’s face it, for all the “opponents” in the world of boxing, very few assumed when they first laced on the gloves that they would end up being the “b” side forever.
Josesito Lopez certainly didn’t think so, not after approximately 70 amateur fights and a solid reputation in his native southern California. But there he was in his pro debut against 1-0 Allen Litzau on February 8, 2003, expected to lose to the older half of the heavily hyped brother duo “The American Boys” in Las Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
But when the sport and the business come together, perhaps the biggest reason why the fight game is so compelling is that one good night can alter a career and a life forever. Sure, a Super Bowl ring is a one night victory that can do big things for an athlete, and an Olympic Gold medal is the key to untold riches for those earning them, but at that level, everyone is among the elite.
In boxing, the kid with a 3-10 record can upset the hot prospect and turn his world upside down while propelling himself into a rematch or an even bigger fight not just for more money, but for the opportunity to get his career on track to where he always thought it would be. Let’s face it, for all the “opponents” in the world of boxing, very few assumed when they first laced on the gloves that they would end up being the “b” side forever.
Josesito Lopez certainly didn’t think so, not after approximately 70 amateur fights and a solid reputation in his native southern California. But there he was in his pro debut against 1-0 Allen Litzau on February 8, 2003, expected to lose to the older half of the heavily hyped brother duo “The American Boys” in Las Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
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