Why aren't tournaments the norm?

[jmrf4435]

Their the best for fans, if a deal can be made between promoters, i don't understand what the problem is with tournaments.

Is it simply because fighters can gross more money when fight in single events?

Is it because of a bunch of extremely protected fighters that simply want to hand pick opponent and create their own terms don't want to risk a tournament setting?

Could you imagine a tourney for every weight class?

[KillaCamNZ]

It's a logistical nightmare. Any tournament worth watching would be an absolute dogfight between Promoters.

A decent tournament would have to play out over a decent length of time, getting fighters on board with that (and bypassing whatever plan they have in place) is hard enough. If there are titles involved, you'd have mandatories kicking up a stink because they aren't getting their rightful shot. You've got Promoters with existing network deals that may have to be bypassed to accommodate whatever agreements the tournament organizer have in place. You've got Fighters and Promoters who aren't interested in running any kind of gauntlet of fighters, and having no interest in letting someone else take another slice of the pie - because whoever is organizing it will want to take revenue. Unless it's done as a one-Org tournament, which significantly reduces the talent pool.

I don't think the above points even cover half of it.

[mlac]

Because too many fighters like getting paid alot of money to do nothing but sit around and fight 1 time a year (al haymon guys)

[Ray Corso]

Boxing has tournaments...........in the amateurs!

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Should be, especially to name a #1 contender or fill a vacant belt

[GMAN SUPREME]

because boxing is bull**** and barely a sport.

[Vegemil]

Tournaments would really make boxing great again. Too bad boxers and their promoters don't need them

[Beercules]

because boxing is bull**** and barely a sport.

Pretty much

[jmrf4435]

because boxing is bull**** and barely a sport.

I don't even know I can call it a sport.

Only at the Olympic level is it a sport. In everything else it's a smoke a mirror **** show

[New England]

it's just not practical in pro boxing. these guys do this for money and for no other reason. nobody would box if their opponents were mandated based on something other than profitability. these guys can beat each other to the death. no other sport is dependent on head and body trauma to score fights and determine winners.

just look at the SS. taylors career was ended. kessler went damn near blind. abraham took consecutive losses and was never the same fighter.

one guy came out on top, andre ward. but he broke his hand, and ended up in beef with his promotor trying to get more money and out of matchmaking like that.