Boxing raises its stock everytime a fight...

[The Big Dunn]

Those fighters are exploited by the networks and the fans. The networks love them because they provide exciting action fights on the cheap. Since they aren't elite, they don't have high purse demands. Since they rack up L's, and are out of title contention at this stage in their career, they have to sacrifice themselves for TV dates and paydays.

These opportunities should go to more deserving men that keep winning. Even in old school boxing video games, you got better fights after winning.

IMO rewarding guys that are only there to bleed and lose by KO hurts the sport. It gives the false sense that KO wins mean more when they do not. Meanwhile, a guy that wins a tough UD against a top tier opponent somehow has to take a back seat and not get opportunities.

we should match fighters evenly as you suggested and then reward the winner. We shouldn't keep recycling the same losers and bleeders just so a few clowns on NSB can get their rocks off.

[The Big Dunn]

nah it benefits when losing is rewarded. thats why eric crumble is a ppv star

No, losing is. Too many guys get title shots and high profile TV fights despite losing. It is really unfair and its a far cry from how the sport used to be. ALl promoters are guilty of this.

Frankly, instead of Manny, Loma, Broner, etc getting shots after losing fights and shots they didn't necessarily earn, wouldn't it be better if the guys that had won 10 or 12 fights against progressively better comp get those opportunities?

[asgarth]

Boxing raises its stock every time the best fight the best when both are at or near their primes.

Alvarez vs Lara, both in their primes, both the best at their weightclass.

Entertainment Value: Zero

[daggum]

Andre Ward....jab n grab.

He's a more skilled version of John "punch n grab' Ruiz.

i would say less skilled. ruiz beat holyfield. ward beat froch. advantage ruiz.

[daggum]

Alvarez vs Lara, both in their primes, both the best at their weightclass.

Entertainment Value: Zero

that fight was at caneloweight of 155. at 154 lara stops canelo.

[asgarth]

Also Wladimir Klitschko Vs Povetkin. Both at the top of their weightclass. WK #1 Povetkin around #2 or #3 if I remember right.

Entertainment value: - 10

Reason: Klitschkos jab jab grab, jab grab, grabbing as soon as povetkin remotely is remotely near his punching range, grabbing and putting weight on povetkin.

[daggum]

Also Wladimir Klitschko Vs Povetkin. Both at the top of their weightclass. WK #1 Povetkin around #2 or #3 if I remember right.

Entertainment value: - 10

Reason: Klitschkos jab jab grab, jab grab, grabbing as soon as povetkin remotely is remotely near his punching range, grabbing and putting weight on povetkin.

nah that was a great fight. ward and floyd studied it and both said it was the best performance in boxing history

[_Maxi]

Alvarez vs Lara, both in their primes, both the best at their weightclass.

Entertainment Value: Zero

Ward Kovalev
Crawford Postol

Boring fights.

[The Big Dunn]

Ward Kovalev
Crawford Postol

Boring fights.

Those fights were good fights.

What is your example of an exciting fight?

[Holystroke3]

Do fighters fight to win or fight to entertain??