Boxing should come 1st not $$$ or safety

[soul_survivor]

So for all those so called "boxing fans" who think that a boxer's bank account and safety is more important then the best fighting the best please go and do us all a favour and watch a safe sport like golf.

A true boxing fan should want the best fights imo, I see too many posters on this forum saying that boxing is a business first so fighters should be trying to earn money instead of fighting the best fights out there.

Boxing is a combat sport, it isnt meant to be safe.

This site has more managers and financial advisors than boxing fans. Get used to it.

[Fearless]

Son, one day when you make it to the pro ranks, and when you have family to take care of, and a mortgage to pay off. You will understand why safety and $$$ is important.

If I was the best, I'm not going to fight the other best for some cheap payday, my other opponent would be thinking to same.

[oneon11]

****** is as ****** does.

So for all those so called "boxing fans" who think that a boxer's bank account and safety is more important then the best fighting the best please go and do us all a favour and watch a safe sport like golf.

A true boxing fan should want the best fights imo, I see too many posters on this forum saying that boxing is a business first so fighters should be trying to earn money instead of fighting the best fights out there.

Boxing is a combat sport, it isnt meant to be safe.

The first thing presented before any fight happens is a financial contract. What cave did you dig your zza out of to even think money shouldn't be first? Damn that was ****** of you to even come up with that BS........

[Squared_Circle]

So for all those so called "boxing fans" who think that a boxer's bank account and safety is more important then the best fighting the best please go and do us all a favour and watch a safe sport like golf.

A true boxing fan should want the best fights imo, I see too many posters on this forum saying that boxing is a business first so fighters should be trying to earn money instead of fighting the best fights out there.

Boxing is a combat sport, it isnt meant to be safe.

I assume you know of a fighter by the name Ray Robinson, well he admittedly only fought for the money.
Don't let your frustration get the best of you, it has always and will always be this way.

[kingstip9]

The best should fight the best , end of story. The top 10 SHOULD matter, but it doesn't .. belts SHOULD matter but they don't. What we get are excuses, hype jobs , fan boys etc.. it's a brutal sport, but I've seen it get watered down over the years and fans should never tolerate it! Stop supporting excuses the fighters make and apply pressure on the promoters/fighters to give us the fights we want.
And that applies to ALL the fighters.. we're fans, not saints.

[Jim Tom]

So for all those so called "boxing fans" who think that a boxer's bank account and safety is more important then the best fighting the best please go and do us all a favour and watch a safe sport like golf.

A true boxing fan should want the best fights imo, I see too many posters on this forum saying that boxing is a business first so fighters should be trying to earn money instead of fighting the best fights out there.

Boxing is a combat sport, it isnt meant to be safe.

The most uneducated post I've ever read. Man you are very naïve.
This is professional boxing. Once you see the word professional it means people are getting paid for it and making a living out of it.
When you see a boxer getting into the ring, he's often surrounded by many people. All those people are there for a reason but mostly they all want a piece of the pie.There are some you do not see behind the scenes who make these fights possible including TV companies and various sponsors. Those people are all stake holders and each has their own interest in the fight. What this means is that boxing is an industry and industries are mostly motivated by money.Every other need is secondary to that and of course various other aims come into play.
So to say safety and money are not important you only want to see good fights shows a clear lack of intellectual ability, childishness and naivety of the highest order. Why would the best fighter fight an equally good fighter if what motivated them (money) to turn professional is relegated to the lower echelons?

[CTC JOHNNY]

So for all those so called "boxing fans" who think that a boxer's bank account and safety is more important then the best fighting the best please go and do us all a favour and watch a safe sport like golf.

A true boxing fan should want the best fights imo, I see too many posters on this forum saying that boxing is a business first so fighters should be trying to earn money instead of fighting the best fights out there.

Boxing is a combat sport, it isnt meant to be safe.

Have you ever laced up a pair of gloves to fight !!

[RAV3N]

The problem with that fanboy mentality is that these guys are doing it for a living. They aren't gladiators, heroes, or whatever fantasy you've made them out to be. They're guys making a living, just like the rest of us. How often do you do a heroic act at your job and put the company above your money and safety?? Yea, thought so....

So NFL or rugby players wont lay a score saving tackle because they may get hurt of injure themselves?

They will lay that tackle with no regard to their safety because that is what is expected of them in the sport.

And yes, they make their living off that sport but risk been put in a wheelchair every time they walk out on the field.

[RAV3N]

Son, one day when you make it to the pro ranks, and when you have family to take care of, and a mortgage to pay off. You will understand why safety and $$$ is important.

If I was the best, I'm not going to fight the other best for some cheap payday, my other opponent would be thinking to same.

Mum, why be a pro boxer and not fight the best like in any other pro sport?

[RAV3N]

The first thing presented before any fight happens is a financial contract. What cave did you dig your zza out of to even think money shouldn't be first? Damn that was ****** of you to even come up with that BS........

No, the first thing you do is choose an opponent and then start negotiations.

You forgot the first step ******.