What is the deal with offering fights a year away?

[Motorcity Cobra]

thats not even true he had just fought paul smith when he made the offer. why did he need 2 more tuneups? he didnt. and why did they have to be on hbo for big money? they didn't. he could have taken 2 quick tune ups off tv and been ready in a couple months but he wanted that money. dont get it twisted. if brook could have made 3 times more doing that he would but he wasnt allowed to do that thankfully.

Like I said. He'd been inactive for two years. He's not coming off a two year lay off with a Smith fight and then fight Kovalev. If he just wanted a cash grab like Brook he would've fought Kovalev coming off the two year lay off

[Motorcity Cobra]

Pacquiao vs Morales. Morales lost to Raheem but had a deal with Pac and still fought anyway

And Mayweather vs. Judah. Judah lost in the interim to but they still had the fight.

[daggum]

And Mayweather vs. Judah. Judah lost in the interim to but they still had the fight.

where do you get your info? they didn't have to fight. the contract was dead when judah lost. they had to redo it so they could still fight which was a joke and everyone knew it.

[Kigali]

Sound like a hater on your post. Ward this. Ward that.

The facts are plenty of fights have been signed with interim fights in between.

De la hoya vs hopkins
Mayweather vs judah
Morales vs pacquiao 2
Hopkins vs jones jr 2

Just to name a few.

In a couple of those examples a fighter lost the tune up.

there is nothing new in boxing

Very well said.....

[Motorcity Cobra]

You say it gives them incentive to fight weak opposition well if that's the case GGG can continue fighting his regular competition until the fight

[daggum]

Like I said. He'd been inactive for two years. He's not coming off a two year lay off with a Smith fight and then fight Kovalev. If he just wanted a cash grab like Brook he would've fought Kovalev coming off the two year lay off

so fighting 3 bums in a row for millinos isn't a cash grab? if he wanted tune ups he could have taken them anywhere anytime for a lot less. its not like the kovalev fight is a huge money fight for him so not sure why you are saying its a cash grab. he already did the cash grab but he had to guarantee to fight kovalev in order to do it.

[Hougigo]

Ha, just read about this in ****e an Wolf.