Why can't all boxers be free agents?

[Strategic1]

Why didn't PAC choose to be a free agent? Why Thurman, Porter, Khan, Guerrero, ...why can't they be free agents?
Why did Tim Bradley and Pac resign with Top Rank and the devil Arum?
Why does Floyd have an exclusive deal with Showtime? Why, why why?

Answer...

GUARANTEED money and purses.... Over the length of the contract.
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Financial security

Same reasons why NBA players seek out long term deals, why an extra year on a contract is appealing.

Operating as a free agent has its risks. Just because Cotto can do it, doesn't mean everyone will be successful at it.

[boliodogs]

What you say is true and I think most of us already knew this.

[sicko]

That is how it is SUPPOSE TO BE to be honest, fighters are not suppose to be working for Promoters, Promoters are suppose to be working for THE FIGHTERS!

[New England]

That is how it is SUPPOSE TO BE to be honest, fighters are not suppose to be working for Promoters, Promoters are suppose to be working for THE FIGHTERS!

huh.......?

[Rocky Rode]

Don't fighters get a monthly allowance from promoters too?

I could've sworn I read something before that claimed Mikey Garcia got like $20k a month just for training. Same thing for Victor Ortiz...

[sicko]

huh.......?

^How every fighters should be towards their promoter! The Fighter SHOULD BE IN CONTROL! Not the Promoters and certainly not the Networks!

[SBleeder]

Breaking News: Boxing is a business.

[Box-Office]

My assumptions are:

- It's a ton of work on top of fighting and training etc.

- Not everyone has the business intellect.

-Fighters are too dependent especially if they are with a good promoter, which ties in with my first two points


So, in short not everyone can be a businessman.

[Erwin Rommel]

As someone said, not everyone has the business acumen. ALso most boxers come from an impoverished, uneducated background. THe Klit brothers are well educated and have their own promotions,never relying on the Kings and Arums.

[Deevel916]

Unless you're in the small percentage of boxers who rakes in million dollar paydays for fights, you wont be able to afford to pay for marketing, promotion, etc. That's where promoters come in. They front the money for everything and collect on the back end.

Not to mention, its very time consuming especially when you're training.