why don't boxers fight more often

[kevin-novice]

take khan for example. 2 or 3 fights a year? why so little

no other sport is like that.

can you imagine a tennis star like andy murray only playing once a year?

[r.burgundy]

take khan for example. 2 or 3 fights a year? why so little

no other sport is like that.

can you imagine a tennis star like andy murray only playing once a year?

because it has a much different business model than any other sport.once purses started climbing routinely into the millions the matchmaking process got alot more difficult.now promoters could lose alot of money if their guy fights 5 or 6 times a year and he happens to lose.its better safe than sorry.zab judah is a prime ex. of why alotta top guys dont fight much

[crixus]

Why don't boxers fight more often, should be like tennis players!

It should be noted tennis players do not get punched around a court, hence

they can play very regularly.

Murray, a boxing fan, can only gape in amazement at the likes of

Provodnikov, Alvarado and the complete boxer - Andre Ward.

[Spray_resistant]

Its tough getting punched in the face for 36 minutes by another fit strong athlete trained to dissect you with his fists, takes time to recover and get back to training for the next fight.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Khan will have only fought once this year which is ****** in my opinion.

But I don't blame fighters for not fighting more than 2/3 times a year. It is a dangerous sport where you need time to recover and train.

[CraigM]

Ask someone like Ali or McClellan why people don't box that often anymore.

[KickAzz]

cause they don't have to...

[Russian Crushin]

Unless you take a bad beating or get injured/cut, i dont see why everybody cant fight 3X a year.

I also don't see why fighters cant take easier stay busy fights in between big fights instead of sparring a million rounds in the gym

[BUNGALOWS]

Because 1 loss now a days equals 5 back then.

[Drunk Punch]

People like Khan expect to earn six figures every time they fight. Its not possible to generate that kind of money fighting 5 times a year (even if he was fit enough and wanted to do it).