Why is there so much inactivity from present day boxers?

[Boxfan83]

Are boxers making to much $ nowadays? Is it because of promotional issues? To many sanctioning world titles?

Personally I think present athletes of all sports make a huge amount of money than forget about their careers. Many big name boxers take career high paydays than take a year plus off than they comeback to get smashed and its always the same old story with them pre-fight, "there will be no ring rust, I stay in the gym" or "Im in shape all year round".

Im not a GGG fan but I will commend him for fighting very often. I think thats what keeps him sharp and in shape. He basically stays in fighting shape all year round making it easy for a large framed guy like him to make 160.

[shinobi108]

Are boxers making to much $ nowadays? Is it because of promotional issues? To many sanctioning world titles?

Personally I think present athletes of all sports make a huge amount of money than forget about their careers. Many big name boxers take career high paydays than take a year plus off than they comeback to get smashed and its always the same old story with them pre-fight, "there will be no ring rust, I stay in the gym" or "Im in shape all year round".

Im not a GGG fan but I will commend him for fighting very often. I think thats what keeps him sharp and in shape. He basically stays in fighting shape all year round making it easy for a large framed guy like him to make 160.

hes not making paychecks yet. After he beats some names and ets a few mill he'll be inactive. Simply too much money for the sports elite and too mny injuries/less risk taking because of the paydays

[jri9d0]

You pretty much answered your own question with the first part of your post. But yes, money is the root to so many evils and it can make rich man lazy and inactive beyond belief.

[mrlopez]

Cause the majority of them work for haymon?

[Boxfan83]

Cause the majority of them work for haymon?

^^^^lol^^^^

[Larry the boss]

$$$$$$$$$$ thats the name of the game

[-PBP-]

More money - less need to fight as often

TV dates - need build up, promo, arrange ticket sales, set venues, allow people to travel. Networks have boxing budgets which limit how often a fighter can air on their network.

Bidness - commission approval, contracts, paperwork

Training - fighters prefer 8 week camps. The sparring and training is more exhausting on the body than the fight itself.

Weight - Fighter are squeezing down in weight divisions they don't belong and you can't do that 8-10 times per year

Health - Take less of a beating, have a longer career

Probably a ton more reasons.

[Larry the boss]

Same reason huge CEO'S don't have to work as much as the smaller workers and get to enjoy their lives.$$$$$$

[Guest]

More money - less need to fight as often

TV dates - need build up, promo, arrange ticket sales, set venues, allow people to travel. Networks have boxing budgets which limit how often a fighter can air on their network.

Bidness - commission approval, contracts, paperwork

Training - fighters prefer 8 week camps. The sparring and training is more exhausting on the body than the fight itself.

Weight - Fighter are squeezing down in weight divisions they don't belong and you can't do that 8-10 times per year

Health - Take less of a beating, have a longer career


Probably a ton more reasons.

I think the bolded is the biggest reason. People seem to think there is unlimited money and cards going on when each televised card takes so much work and costs so much money to put on.

Sure some fighters make a ton but a lot of them you see on local cards don't make much at all and they all have day jobs or are really broke.
It's only the select few that can make a living at boxing.

[Boxfan83]

Same reason huge CEO'S don't have to work as much as the smaller workers and get to enjoy their lives.$$$$$$

Yeah but then you get those top CEOs that are workaholics. I actually shouldve commended Floyd, he has been fighting twice a year as of recent years and hes the higheest paid athlete in the world. Guys like Robert Guerrero, Chavez Jr etc take their $ and you dont hear from them til the following year.