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Many were shocked to see Collazo retire on his stool against Thurman after what seemed like a minor cut. He's always been known as a tough, gritty fighter who would never quit.
Collazo said "I couldn't see clearly out of my eye. Didn't want to take unnecessary shots especially at this point in my career."
Isn't that what the doctor is there for, to determine how serious an injury is? Why was Collazo so comfortable with retiring? He just shrugged his shoulders and quit as if it was nothing.
Collazo also said: "I want to fight again and I will. I'll be back!"
It was like Collazo knew he'd be back in the ring regardless of the outcome. Now I strongly suspect this boils down to the contract signed with Al Haymon. We've seen such deal structures before with lots of Haymon fighters, Floyd being the obvious example:- 6 Showtime fights with $32M per fight guaranteed. Collazo must have a similar deal structure - for example 6 fights with guaranteed $500K per fight minimum purse, or some sort of variation of that.
And is this why Collazo didn't feel compelled to fight on because he knew that he had future paydays already lined up. By signing contracts like these with fighters, is Haymon creating a situation where fighters don't feel the need to give it their all because they know they'll fight again and get paid either way? Does it remove a certain urgency & drive from the fighter, and actually effect how a fight will play out?
We saw on the same night, Herrera received 2 cuts over both eyes. One of those cuts seemed to be far worse than Collazo's cut, much more blood was gushing out, his eyelid was hanging off his face but Herrera didn't show any real signs of quitting.
When we peel back the layers of this I think Herrera was in the moment and knew that his fight with Lundy dictated his future while Collazo just wasn't motivated to continue fighting because of the contractual promise & the guarantee of future riches regardless whether he won or lost against Thurman.
A difference caused by the Al Haymon effect? When you guarantee boxers fights and money, especially veterans like Collazo, they don't feel the need to give it their all anymore, they just feel like they need to make an appearance.
Written by FlatLine as a Boxing Scene exclusive
Collazo said "I couldn't see clearly out of my eye. Didn't want to take unnecessary shots especially at this point in my career."
Isn't that what the doctor is there for, to determine how serious an injury is? Why was Collazo so comfortable with retiring? He just shrugged his shoulders and quit as if it was nothing.
Collazo also said: "I want to fight again and I will. I'll be back!"
It was like Collazo knew he'd be back in the ring regardless of the outcome. Now I strongly suspect this boils down to the contract signed with Al Haymon. We've seen such deal structures before with lots of Haymon fighters, Floyd being the obvious example:- 6 Showtime fights with $32M per fight guaranteed. Collazo must have a similar deal structure - for example 6 fights with guaranteed $500K per fight minimum purse, or some sort of variation of that.
And is this why Collazo didn't feel compelled to fight on because he knew that he had future paydays already lined up. By signing contracts like these with fighters, is Haymon creating a situation where fighters don't feel the need to give it their all because they know they'll fight again and get paid either way? Does it remove a certain urgency & drive from the fighter, and actually effect how a fight will play out?
We saw on the same night, Herrera received 2 cuts over both eyes. One of those cuts seemed to be far worse than Collazo's cut, much more blood was gushing out, his eyelid was hanging off his face but Herrera didn't show any real signs of quitting.
When we peel back the layers of this I think Herrera was in the moment and knew that his fight with Lundy dictated his future while Collazo just wasn't motivated to continue fighting because of the contractual promise & the guarantee of future riches regardless whether he won or lost against Thurman.
A difference caused by the Al Haymon effect? When you guarantee boxers fights and money, especially veterans like Collazo, they don't feel the need to give it their all anymore, they just feel like they need to make an appearance.
Written by FlatLine as a Boxing Scene exclusive
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