I understand boxing is a business...but it's also a sport.

[daggum]

I thought boxing was a non-profit? doesn't Floyd convert all his money into turkeys to give to homeless people?

[I Love Jesus!]

If Mayweather was "all about business" he'd be fighting Pacquaio

[FrenchDeLaHoya]

Boxing , **** and the stock market are the same thing.

The business with the most upside potential gets the most investment dollars. Same with fighters.

The baddest, nastiest ***** is the most popular and makes the most money. The most popular boxer gets the most money.

Its all the same ****.

Football, basketball and baseball are sports. The best teams play each other in the playoffs and win championship s in an organized sports league.

even tho i belive boxing is a sport.. good point pbp
do you not agree w me on these 2 points?

1) floyds the highet paid athlete, why continue to worry about the business side if your gna make way more than any of us on these boards, nd wont make a difference to him cause hes already got exponentially so much. its like a billionaire tryna use coupons at keyfood. i believe he uses "boxing is a business" to dupe the people blinded nd to duck

2) fighting manny makes most business sense.. bc easy opponent w record breaking ppv numbers.. am i wrong?

[The Big Dunn]

I think most educated fans don't turn a blind eye to the business side of this game, but as fans we can't use that to justify crap fights. Understanding is one thing, but defending it is another. If a great matchup also makes great business sense, I'm all for it. But a crap fight is a crap no matter how much money is generated.

You should qualify "on paper". We agree a crap fight on paper sucks. But every once in a while you get tyson buster or something great like that like khan prescott. Not the best example lol.

I just hope floyd khan doesn't get made.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Well since you've quoted me, please do tell me how much more does Floyd stand to make fighting Khan. Seriously do tell.

Quite a lot more. You're talking about Erislandy Lara - who outside of hardcore fans even know who he is?

[Deeznuts]

This is what I argue about with Floyd Stans. I work with one and friends with another (both black of course). They always hit me with the Floyd makes more money and he calls the shots. I tell em like this: Why do you care what Floyd makes or how much money he generates? Are you getting a cut from that money? I'm a boxing fan not a money fan. I want to see the best fight the best. If you're more into the money side of boxing why don't you become fans of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet

[-PBP-]

even tho i belive boxing is a sport.. good point pbp
do you not agree w me on these 2 points?

1) floyds the highet paid athlete, why continue to worry about the business side if your gna make way more than any of us on these boards, nd wont make a difference to him cause hes already got exponentially so much. its like a billionaire tryna use coupons at keyfood. i believe he uses "boxing is a business" to dupe the people blinded nd to duck

2) fighting manny makes most business sense.. bc easy opponent w record breaking ppv numbers.. am i wrong?

I agree. The fight should happen. I would even say that if boxing was a real sport it would have happened when it was supposed to.

The business side of boxing has turned it into a joke.

[BattleAxePurist]

As much as I’d love to agree with you, I've’ve been watching this game for long enough to know that your mentality there is incorrect.

Amateur boxing is a sport. Professional boxing is Business conducted via sport. The basis for all business is profit, not sportsmanship.

Prize fighters fight for money. Promoters promote for money, networks broadcast for money (proper) journo’s report the news for money and so on and so forth. A lot of rose tinted glasses need to be removed here people. No one, is doing this “for the love of the game.” GTFOH with that.

Fans have the ability to change this paradigm but only by squeezing their cash flow. No live fights, no PPV, no cable. Anyone left trying to make a living at the end of that will be forced to change. Considering the fact that as fans, we just keep feeding these assholes. We have to share some of the blame for the current situation.

It’s put up or shut up basically.

I concur with this statement.

Regarding Floyd/Khan nobody is forcing anyone to spend money/time whatever to watch this, if it does 200k ppv then the point will be made but it won't, it'll do good enough to make it worth the while , after all was Guerrero/Floyd any less of a crap fight.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

This is what I argue about with Floyd Stans. I work with one and friends with another (both black of course). They always hit me with the Floyd makes more money and he calls the shots. I tell em like this: Why do you care what Floyd makes or how much money he generates? Are you getting a cut from that money? I'm a boxing fan not a money fan. I want to see the best fight the best. If you're more into the money side of boxing why don't you become fans of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet

It's not about caring how much a fighter makes, it's about being aware enough to understand why fighters take the most lucrative fights instead of the fights a bunch of nerds on internet forums want them to take.

[Bushbaby]

Quite a lot more. You're talking about Erislandy Lara - who outside of hardcore fans even know who he is?

I need numbers here. Floyd amkes something like 40 mill a pop right?? So how much more will the mismatch with Khan net as opposed to a damn credible Lara net.