Yep. It's no longer boxing where the best fights the best. It's more like circus showcasing random fights starred by overpaid clowns. The continuity is missing. Fans are confused what story to follow.
Yes, and without regular activity and exposure against each other instead of no-hopers, these careers are being wasted. This era needs to die so many of these guys actually have careers in the long run.
oscar didn't fight in '05, once in '06, once in '07. and took a tune up for manny in '08.
Yes. I wonder if he would have been sharper for those fights with a tune-up or two along the way. May not have, but it wouldn't have hurt. Activity keeps skills sharp.
Yes. I wonder if he would have been sharper for those fights with a tune-up or two along the way. May not have, but it wouldn't have hurt. Activity keeps skills sharp.
Very true. Yet most of them now want to fight once a year, then expect to be given instant excuse to take tuneup fights.
If you're going to fight cans, do as Tyson did early on and blaze through them.
If you're a megastar who has proven himself and is getting on in years, then a couple fights a year makes absolute sense.
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