Should boxing be all about its stars having the "highest reward/lowest risk" fights?

[jas]

Is this how it always has been?

[bose]

This wasn't done in the Delahoya era.

But its done in the Floyd era.
...Floyd and Pac era coincide with each other.
(Catchweights done) in the Pac era.

[noStylez]

This wasn't done in the Delahoya era.

But its done in the Floyd era.
...Floyd and Pac era coincide with each other.
(Catchweights done) in the Pac era.

In many era's

[Holywarrior]

Of course. Robinson fought Lamotta and Fullmer how many times? Old Armstrong - But wouldn't go near Charles, Booker, Williams or Burley

[Holywarrior]

In many era's

Definitely true

[Dean_Razorback]

the other day i was watching a special show from the tv network that broadcast the fights for argentina and most countrys of southamerica, it was from 1996 with oscar de la hoya as special guest, he was visiting argentina. in the interview he said that his goal was to be champion in 6 weight classes, and he also said he wanted to fight trinidad, quartey, and whitaker (he also mentioned roy jones jr as an oponent) so i guess in the past the best fought the best, oscar ended up fighting all those guys, he mention some others who i can't recall

[sslg99]

Is this how it always has been?

Its not how it always has been, but it looks like its how its gunna be from now on.

[Holywarrior]

the other day i was watching a special show from the tv network that broadcast the fights for argentina and most countrys of southamerica, it was from 1996 with oscar de la hoya as special guest, he was visiting argentina. in the interview he said that his goal was to be champion in 6 weight classes, and he also said he wanted to fight trinidad, quartey, and whitaker (he also mentioned roy jones jr as an oponent) so i guess in the past the best fought the best, oscar ended up fighting all those guys, he mention some others who i can't recall

Delahoya was one of the few that did this though. He truly wanted to be the GOAT