Froch is fighting Bute because he wants the $$$ and the title

Ok so...like any other matchup in boxing?

So that deserves a thread?

ANd, does this imply Ward doesn't want money? :think

 

If Froch won S6, he wouldn't have fought Bute for sure but still props to him.

 

Boxing is a sport where the best don't fight the best, despite money and titles being on the line. I agree with what you're saying, because this is a great chance for Froch, but he's doing something nobody else in boxing would.

 

Bute bring more money that anybody in the division exept for Kessler

 

No, what you don't understand is that I do understand that :smooch

In his position, after 6 or 7 consecutive tough fights away from home, a lot of fighters would definitely have opted for a light touch confidence building fight in their home town, and a couple more money making fights before stepping back up to that level. Conversely, SOME fighters would go straight in with the champ, away from home in a fight in which they'll likely be the underdog.

He could go back to Nottingham, rebuild his name and make a lot of money with a few fights against top 10 guys while the others fight it out for the belts, then come back and challenge for the title in 1.5 years time when he has nothing to lose. THAT is the sensible business decision here.

Instead, he is going straight in with Bute in a fight which, if he loses, would pretty much end his credentials as a challenger, cut down his future earning potential and see him on the scrap heap.

 

:think Wow, sounds like a warrior mentality to me, Shaun. But...but I thought he was only interested in the $$$ & the belt? I'm confused.

 

Me too. :?

Why would a fighter jeopordise his future earnings like this? after all I though he was only interested in the $$$.

Maybe today we are living in opposite land where taking on tough fights back to back consistantly doesn't = warrior and taking easy fights to build up your earning potential does.

:smoke

 

There's a reason why a lot of fighters (especially in Britain) stay at home fighting overmatched 'name' opponents before cashing out against the champ. That reason is because it makes business sense

 

+1

 

stop with the warrior bull****? you sound stupid, honestly. his come from behind knockout win against taylor, war with pascal, war with kessler and comeback clinic against abraham tell otherwise. regardless of the fact that his promoters have put him in a good position to win fair and square against bute at least once, he's still a warrior. since when does putting yourself in a good position business wise deplete your warrior status?:yep

ever hear of sugar ray robinson?:nut you, my friend, are a walking, talking, typing, idiot

 

what, to you defines a warrior? a guy who's been through wars? a guy who fought the best time after time? a guy who despite his technical deficiencies, still manages to be a tough dude who gives it his all win or lose? this is a dumb, dumb, dumbass thread, a dumbass thread.