Whats more important, fighting to win or fighting to entertain?

[MRCHOKEaMF]

Its a obvious answer but some people wouldn't want to admit it.

WIN period. If you keep winning the money and fame will come. If youre a entertaining brawler but loses alot. your career will be short thus less time to make money, which you will need when your head is scrambled, medical bills still coming, and those fans that loved you for getting your head bashed have forgot about you. Youre screwed up physically, mentally, and financially. PHUCK THAT AND THOSE FANS.lol ill take the floyd route.

[Elotero]

Whats more important, fighting to win or fighting to entertain?

The answer should be easy.


As Charlie Sheen says.

Duh Winning

If youre a limited skill type, then fighting to entertain is in your best interest. You will keep getting paid, but to come up short.

If you have pedigree, win at all costs. Win this time, look good the next. Fans can turn their backs in a flash if you lose that 0.

[The Big Dunn]

Depends on what the boxer is after.

Pacquiao was not out to "win" against Marquez. He wanted to shut up Marquez once and for all. To destroy him. He failed. The earlier "wins" gave him and the fans no satisfaction.

I think the main reason all fighters fight to earn money to support their family. Its their job.

You have to win to make more money. Entertainment value determines how much more you will earn when you win.

Entertainment without winning fights will not make you any more money. well unless you work for TR in 2013.

[JoeKidd]

I think the main reason all fighters fight to earn money to support their family. Its their job.

You have to win to make more money. Entertainment value determines how much more you will earn when you win.

Entertainment without winning fights will not make you any more money. well unless you work for TR in 2013.

You're not trying to lose by being entertaining! You don't try to win by being boring. There's a greater risk of losing by being entertaining but certain boxers, like Pacquiao, accept this risk.

[Public_Enemy]

Winning is obviously more important. A mixture of both is the perfect scenario. Doesn't every fighter fight to win? Some go about it in a more entertaining style but every fighter comes to win first and foremost.

[-PBP-]

You're not trying to lose by being entertaining!

Ain't that what Timothy Bradley almost did in his last fight?

[The Big Dunn]

You're not trying to lose by being entertaining! You don't try to win by being boring. There's a greater risk of losing by being entertaining but certain boxers, like Pacquiao, accept this risk.

Manny didn't lose because he was trying to entertain fans, he lost because he was over aggressive in pursuit of a KO victory and he got himself out of position and had his hands down.

That's not risking losing for the sake of entertainment thats misjudging the damage your opponent has suffered and making a huge defnsive mistake.

as a result of the mistake-we got an entertaining and dramatic ending.

I don't think any fighter puts entertaining over winning.

[SplitSecond]

winning is a must, but you should try to take some risks to raise your stock, dont fight only to score points, run and then cry that no one cares for you

i guess the next best thing is saying alot of ****** sht

[J CO]

What a dumb pole... The answer is obvious, but you know there are a few people who are going to be forced to say entertaining because they spend so much time on here discrediting great boxers for being boring. And the question is, what's more important FIGHTING to win, or FIGHTING to entertain? That means, if you are FIGHTING, what's more important, winning or entertaining? You are a damn fool if you'd rather entertain than win a fight.

[waxfondler]

winning secures your next payday.... but entertaining fans secures a BIGGER payday & following.

so ask yourself which holds more value for a boxer? basing your marketability off of winning? or basing off of fan loyalty? dead horse, but floyd/pac seems to be the best example.

naturally, we love winners, and floyd made millions doing it.... but i feel the most INTRIGUING situation is to see how pac/rios does. even after 2 losses (1 by career-ending KO), can pac still draw big numbers? if he can STILL draw close to 1 mil in PPV, then it would be safe to say that entertaining fans holds REAL value, especially long-term. if it busts, then it proves the latter.

oscar was the perfect example of, win or lose, he draws big money. i feel like that is the best approach career-wise.