Boxing 101: Health Should ALWAYS COME FIRST.

If you're gonna reason your health comes first just to avoid the fight... then boxing is not your sports.

 

Didnt read, was long as ****

Maybe boxing is not the sport for you, if you dont want to see people hurt maybe take up swimming? Tennis?

 

I agree with much of what you posted but it's a rough sport and , as with all professional sports, fans control everything. Most fans want to get their money's worth. That unfortunately means that fights will sometimes go longer than it probably should have(Abdusalamov-Perez, Kirkland-Tapia), but then you can get classics like Bradley-Provodnikov, Rios-Alvarado, Geale-Barker or Maidana-Khan.
In addition, promoters are (unfortunately) aware that there are plenty of people out there who would take an ass whooping for far less than some of these guys are getting paid. That means that there's sometimes added pressure on fighters to create action(and a fan base) instead of follow the easiest path to victory. It's sad, but it's a brutal sport and it's a business.

 

Tennis can be brutal too. Once took a big serve right in the cojones... not pretty man, not pretty. :-D
And do you know how many people drown in pools every year? I don't either but believe me, the number of casualties is much bigger as in boxing.

On topic again.
Using these sad recent events in boxing to "defend" your man Floyd's actions is just reaching.
Most here appreciate his skillset, but also are in their full right to call it boring and not watch his fights.
On the matter of avoiding the biggest challenges because "health comes first", then you can't and shouldn't call yourself "World Champion" and certainly not "better as Ray Robinson" because you clearly opt not to take the risks necessary to validate that claim.

Like said, it's extremely sad but it has always been a part of boxing and of other sports where you have to take risks with your health to win.

 

wealth cant buy health

 

Don't think he was defending anyone and he made some good points, we have lost a few pro boxers this year respect the boxers they put there health on the line.

 

Yeah, your wrong.. but not because I think fighters should go to war, but because it is their lively hoods.

I agree with a vast amount of what you are saying.. about reasons why one fighter should take a fight.. or why they shouldn't, but I can't condone making someone be poor for the rest of their lives... just because of an early stoppage and it ruining their careers.

So.. no.. I think a fighter needs to be a grown man, and make his own decisions based on his own priorities. If it is money.. then he will walk a different path then someone looking to make a legacy.

 

If I were a boxer or the father of one, I'd agree 100%. But I'm a humble fan and I'm selfish. I want value for my money and if you want my money, there is a price to be paid...entertain me.

 

It is absolutely true that health should come first, but I do think there was an element of Floyd defending there (he basically says so in the second sentence)- the problem with this is that not every fighter can be a Floyd or a Rigo or an Andre Ward - these guys are where they are because they are exceptional.

Do we deny boxers who don't share that level of skill the right to earn a living? Some guys only route to success can be grit, endurance or power...sometimes these and other intangibles are enough to win - of course, no fighter wants to get hurt more than absolutely necessary, but balanced against this is the need to earn the best living possible for themselves and their families.

I do absolutely agree though that calling a fighter a coward or quitter or somesuch for deciding not to continue (in order to preserve their health) is both naive and spiteful. No fighter should be expected to continue if they feel their health is at risk and to expect otherwise is simply barbaric.

 

Only reason I'm on this subject is a lot of posters not all ,show disrespect to boxers anybody that steps in the ring should have your respect this sport is no joke.

 

End thread !

 

Floyd's irrational fear of Pacquiao bewilders me... Definitely triggered after Cotto 2009.