Most top fighters will only fight twice in 2014 it appears

[_original_]

Anybody else find this sad? Also, what's to blame? modern boxing, the Cold War, health, ect.?

Let's look at some fight projections for 2014:

Mayweather - Maidana in May than somebody else in September.

Maidana - Mayweather in May than possibly somebody in the fall if not retirement.

Pacquiao - Bradley in April than somebody around November/December.

Bradley - Pacquiao in April and probably another opponent in the fall/winter.

Garcia - Herrera in March than probably somebody in the fall.

Rigo - No listed opponents, will be lucky to fight twice while Top Rank tries to screw him.

Ward - I can see him fighting once or twice in 2014.

Cotto/Martinez - fight each other in June than we might see them fight somebody else later this year.

Broner - fighting on big bro's undercard than probably on big bro's other undercard later this year....

ect.. you get the point now.


A few top level fighters that might fight more than twice are Canelo, Kovalev, GGG, and Stevenson but even they will only fight 3 times if we're lucky.

[sugarsmosley]

well the biggest names pac and may have done this for a while, i guess they just let the hype grow and grow. remember floyd used to only fight one time a year, still sold PPV well.

now they have to do 24/7, press tour press conferences, all kinds of **** because fights arent free anymore

[Augustane]

That's about normal. Mayweather used to fight once a year, Pacquiao has fought twice a year since 2007-2008. Donaire was praised in 2011 for upping the standard to 3-4 fights a year.

[Hougigo]

Most of those guys only fight twice a year anyway.

[WilkinsOlajuwon]

well the biggest names pac and may have done this for a while, i guess they just let the hype grow and grow. remember floyd used to only fight one time a year, still sold PPV well.

now they have to do 24/7, press tour press conferences, all kinds of **** because fights arent free anymore

please...they dont HAVE to only fight twice a year, that is nonsense.

this is an era of excellent talent that wont get in the same ring. 24/7, press tours and "all kinds of ****" happens simultaneously.

[_original_]

See, my point is that guys like Mayweather, Pacquiao, and possibly Cotto can do this. They're established names and their legacies are in tact, plus they not only put on big fights but big events. They're following the Oscar De La Hoya mold if you will.


Guys like Rigo, Garcia, Thurman, Bradley, Ward, ect. are still trying to build their brand and should be fighting 3-5 times a year.

If not, then the next generation of boxers will end their careers with 20-25 fights.

[Russian Crushin]

Its ridiculous

Gotta appreciate guys like Golovkin, Kovalev, Santa cruz, who fight at least 3-4 times a year

[_original_]

Its ridiculous

Gotta appreciate guys like Golovkin, Kovalev, Santa cruz, who fight at least 3-4 times a year

Yeah, I understand these guys can't be fighting top fighters every fight, but they can at least fight be fighting contenders like Stevenson and Kovalev did last year.

[Xi_]

Its ridiculous

Gotta appreciate guys like Golovkin, Kovalev, Santa cruz, who fight at least 3-4 times a year

but if they're fighting bums, whats there to appreciate?

[WilkinsOlajuwon]

but if they're fighting bums, whats there to appreciate?

That they want to be in the ring. That they wan to stay sharp and in form all year round. That they are hungry. That they are committed to boxing.