IS boxing the worst sport for the athlete?

[jmrf4435]

Of course the physical risk when you are in the ring is significant. But the fact no one is really looking out for you, aside from your trainer is kinda crazy.

The promoter is trying to take advantage of you (it should be mutually beneficial but most of the time it's not) the judges don't usually care about you either.

There is no league to uphold either, fighters have no collective take in anything, it's all so rouge- It seems like the fighter has to have everything around him semi perfect to make a decent career and not get hurt or financially taken advantage of.

I cannot think of any sport even remotely as disadvataged as boxers are. I mean, they can win a fight and get completely robbed.

[Redd Foxx]

Even training can be brutal on the body. It's an unforgiving sport. I think mma results in more injuries, because of the grappling aspect. But, they're in the same vein.

[jmrf4435]

Even training can be brutal on the body. It's an unforgiving sport. I think mma results in more injuries, because of the grappling aspect. But, they're in the same vein.

Physically no doubt it's the hardest. I also think it is mentally the hardest in so many different ways, even outside the ring.

It seems impossible to trust the people around you. And I would be paranoid as hell if I was a boxer with a promoter.

They'll just "handle all the accounting on the back end then we'll cut you what i said I would" it's so sketch and I'm really liking what guys like Floyd and mikey Garcia did. The NFL and NBA have laws to protect their players

With social media, if you have even built a small name, you can grow your brand yourself. Or hire a team of marketing or advertising college grads to run your publicity campaigns. The fighters are paying these guys millions, at least Haymon made them rich and they barely had to risk injury in the ring

I just think the way of the promoter is nearing an end..as it should

[Elroy The Great]

yes.

shlt pay with no benefits

[Floyd is TBE]

Could be worse. College athletes aren't even getting paid. NFL is pretty ****ed too. CTE and a lifetime of pain but no guaranteed contracts to show for it.

[robertavila777]

There are very few sports and boxing is one of them where only 1 loss can set your CAREER back.

[Eff Pandas]

With the damage and risk guys take for the upside definitely.

I mean the worst player in the NFL is taking home 6 digits a year I'd assume. And I imagine most other sports have a similar minimum pay that's respectable. Meanwhile most boxers won't see 100k in their career.

[Real King Kong]

Even training can be brutal on the body. It's an unforgiving sport. I think mma results in more injuries, because of the grappling aspect. But, they're in the same vein.

not to mention mma fightesr at a high level get paid significantly less...and in the ufc they basically get told who they have to fight next. very few soft touches/tune up/bounce back type fights.

[Luilun]

Now you know why Floyd said Health comes first. I'm not fighting Madiana in those little a$$ gloves

[jmrf4435]

Could be worse. College athletes aren't even getting paid. NFL is pretty ****ed too. CTE and a lifetime of pain but no guaranteed contracts to show for it.

The idea with college athletes is that they get their tuition and living completely paid for.

If you've eveer lived with student loans you would know that alone can really help you out in life.

Student loans are debilitating. Salaries aren't high enough for recent college grads to pay their loans