Fighters Just Aren't Seen Enough These Days

[maguirre]

Probably not a lot of funds to keep all of them active. The top fighters want no less than $1 mil per fight these days.

[LockardTheGOAT]

Fighters are paid what the market says they are worth. Has nothing to do with egos. This is a business.

There are 52 weeks in a year. Guys have longer and more grueling training camps now than they did 50 years ago. Fighting three times a year would mean up to 30 weeks of the year in camp. Guys at the top level are naturally going to want time to rest and recharge before killing themselves again.

Not to mention what TV networks are going to buy all of these fights if all of the top fighters fight 3-4 times a year? The economics don't work.

Not always. There's a such thing, in practically every business, as being underpaid or overpaid. Pretending otherwise just shows you have little perception into how things work.

[LockardTheGOAT]

This is true. Fighters need to be fighting at least 3x per year.

Three times a year is fine, but I don't think it should be a necessity. I think twice a year is fine, particuarly if you're facing top competition and not just cherry-picking bums all the time.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Three times a year is fine, but I don't think it should be a necessity. I think twice a year is fine, particuarly if you're facing top competition and not just cherry-picking bums all the time.

I've seen some of these guys cherry picking two bums a year. Defenses, but still. The result is obvious. That's not good.

[original zero]

Not always. There's a such thing, in practically every business, as being underpaid or overpaid. Pretending otherwise just shows you have little perception into how things work.

You have a losers mentality. Winners realize you're worth whatever you're able to negotiate.

[al-Xander]

Lara has been fighting nobodys for more than 2 years now. He fought once last year and insisted on fighting Yuri Foreman early this year. These are the kinds of fighters we have nowadays. Ask yourselves why are they not rushing to make their next fights? There are the Charlo brothers, Williams, who by now should be fine now. What do you think these people are doing?

[original zero]

Lara has been fighting nobodys for more than 2 years now. He fought once last year and insisted on fighting Yuri Foreman early this year. These are the kinds of fighters we have nowadays. Ask yourselves why are they not rushing to make their next fights? There are the Charlo brothers, Williams, who by now should be fine now. What do you think these people are doing?

waiting for the world boxing super series.

[Sweet Jones]

Those who watch all PBC telecasts, including FS1, Bounce, NBCSN, etc, have gotten to see a lot of their prospects develop. So PBC is addressing this issue.

Those 'fans' missed seeing fighters like Tank Davis, the Charlo brothers, Robert Easter Jr or Jarrett Hurd's ascension to titleholders or seeing young fighters like a Tony Harrison or Sammy Vasquez sent back to the drawing board because apparently, it is too inconvenient or requires too much effort on the part of these 'fans' to find the sport they love on multiple channels and at multiple times.

Oh well.

[original zero]

Those 'fans' missed seeing fighters like Tank Davis, the Charlo brothers, Robert Easter Jr or Jarrett Hurd's ascension to titleholders or seeing young fighters like a Tony Harrison or Sammy Vasquez sent back to the drawing board because apparently, it is too inconvenient or requires too much effort on the part of these 'fans' to find the sport they love on multiple channels and at multiple times.

Oh well.

hahahaha ya, and then these some trolls long for the days of HBO, Showtime, ESPN Friday Nights, USA Tuesday Nights, etc etc.

[al-Xander]

waiting for the world boxing super series.

Waiting to get overpaid fighting Yuri Foreman type fights. It's pathetic.

154 is a dead division where the top fighters want nothing to do with each other. They'd rather fight their own individual fights. It's bad enough that there's this thing called cold war, but these people are in the same promotional umbrella. There's virtually no excuse they shouldn't be fighting.