Are Journeymen/Gatekeepers the Bravest Fighters?

[White_Knight]

They agree to fights against fighters significantly better than they are. Not many top notch fighter would be willing to take fights they know they'll almost certainly lose, unless it is for a very big payday.

Although some journeymen might fall straight after being hit to collect a paycheck, that is clearly not always the case, as can be seen below.

Look who Everett 'bigfoot' Martin has fought against:

George Foreman (10 rounds)
Dwight Muhummed Qawi (10 rounds)
Rid**** Bowe (5 rounds)
'Bonecruser' Smith (8 rounds)
Bert Cooper (10 rounds, win)
Michael Moorer (10 rounds)
Tim Witherspoon (10 rounds, win)
Tony Tucker (10 rounds)
Larry Holmes (10 rounds)
Herbie Hide (10 rounds)
Tony Tubbs (10 rounds
Wladimir Klitschko (twice, 8 rounds both times)
Ruslan Chagaev (4 rounds)

Jesse Ferguson:

'Buster' Doulas (10 rds, win)
Carl Williams (10 rds)
Mike Tyson (5 rds)
'Bonecruser' Smith (10 rds)
Oliver McCall (10 rds)
Bruce Seldon (5 rds)
Michael Dokes (10 rds)
Tony Tubbs (10 rds)
Ray Mercer (10 rds, win; second time, 10 rds, loss)
Rid**** Bowe (2 rds)
Frank Bruno (1 rd)
Larry Holmes (10 rds)
Alex Stewart (10 rds)
Hasim Rahman (12 rds)
Andrew Golota (10 rds)

[-PBP-]

They have to be tough. I have mad respect for fighters like Chop Chop that travel the world to take on tough fights. He got up 8 or 9 times in his fight against Matthysse.

[$Bullsfam$]

chop chop and emanuel Augustus are bosses


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[ItsTrue]

Alot of those guys didnt have options so they had to take those fights.

[RVABoxer]

Yea definitely these guys deserve much respect many of them are probably making a lot less than they deserve for the punishment they take to feed themselves/their families. And they are the probably the fighters that come out with the most health problems after their career

[White_Knight]

Alot of those guys didnt have options so they had to take those fights.

Yeah, but they didn't have to stay in there for 10 rounds taking punches from the hardest punchers in boxing. They could have pretended to be hurt by a punch in round 2 and not got up.

[GrandpaBernard]

Boxing is built on the back of journeymen.

[_Gatti_]

they are surely the most dangerous. When you're ath the crossroads in Boxing you fight with hunger. When you get to the top...you forget the hunger you had that got you there. Until you're reminded!

[LeG00N]

Yes, I consider Cotto brave

[$Bullsfam$]

Rocky Balboa was the ultimate journeyman when is why I think they keep fighting even tho they really aren't at that top level and try. They all want their rocky story.


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