The misconception that past fighters fought more than 3-4x's a year

[MasterPlan]

The past few years or so, a lot of folks get on fighters for not fighting enough. That they should getting 3 to 4 fights a year and because guys from the last fought more. Well, not so fast.

Unless you go back to the Sugar Robinson days and hell, he's fought twice in a month before.

Just counting guys in their peak years. Ray Leonard fought 3 times a year once. Thomas Hears 3 times twice and 4 times once. De La Hoya had a five fight year once.

Guys right now seem right om schedule with the 80s and 90s guys for the most part.

[al-Xander]

Four times is too much. Two times is fine. 3x is even better, ie, Crawford. Once a year, man, they better start looking for a regular job. These people don't belong in this sport.

[Redd Foxx]

Interesting that you took Hearns and Leonard, but chose to exclude Duran and Haggler whose names belong in the same sentence. Why? Because the fact that they fought 3 or 4 times a year MANY times discredits your point.

I don't really have a dog in this fight but if you're going to prove a point, don't be so obviously selective because it kills your credibility.

[MasterPlan]

Interesting that you took Hearns and Leonard, but chose to exclude Duran and Haggler whose names belong in the same sentence. Why? Because the fact that they fought 3 or 4 times a year MANY times discredits your point.

I don't really have a dog in this fight but if you're going to prove a point, don't be so obviously selective because it kills your credibility.

I only named 3 fighters. I didn't research everyone. Hell I say Oscar fought 5 times in a year.

[koolkc107]

I think once you get in the top 10 of your division, 2 or 3 fights a year is fine.

[Larry the boss]

2 times a year at the top level is the idea...unless you want them fighting lower level fighters

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MORE than 3-4x a year? Which implies that modern top fighters are fighting 3-4 a year? We feel spoiled when they fight twice a year.

[B Phontain]

Didn't Floyd fight like 17 times in his first year or some crazy ish like that?

[Eff Pandas]

I think you are looking at too small a sample size. I think if you looked at the top ten P4P from today, 15 years ago & 30 years ago you'd see more fights per year in their previous 12 month period the further you go back.

[MasterPlan]

Didn't Floyd fight like 17 times in his first year or some crazy ish like that?

No it was like 9 I think , but I was talking once they reach contender status. Of course a young fighter will fight more at the beginning stages of a career.