Two Fights a Year Isn't Enough

[Tony Trick-Pony]

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.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

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.

[al-Xander]

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.

[The Big Dunn]

Very true. Yet most of them now want to fight once a year, then expect to be given instant excuse to take tuneup fights.

is that the same for HBO fighters that have only fought 1 or 2 times this year?

[Tony Trick-Pony]

is that the same for HBO fighters that have only fought 1 or 2 times this year?

Yes, it goes for any fighter. I'm not just attacking the PBC. Activity is important.

[The Big Dunn]

Yes, it goes for any fighter. I'm not just attacking the PBC. Activity is important.

I wasn't directing this at you. I asked JoeMan because he only seems to find fault if its a Haymon affiliated fighter.

[kiaba360]

Walter's inactivity is gonna bite him in the ass when he fights Lomachenko.

[al-Xander]

I wasn't directing this at you. I asked JoeMan because he only seems to find fault if its a Haymon affiliated fighter.

I posted a list of current fighters' activity/inactivity including non-Haymon fighters.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...8#post17098628

[The Big Dunn]

is that the same for HBO fighters that have only fought 1 or 2 times this year?

I posted a list of current fighters' activity/inactivity including non-Haymon fighters.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...8#post17098628

you didn't answer the question.

[MrRolltide91]

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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