Boxers today not fighting often enough.

I honestly believe only Mayweather today could hang with the top fighters of the 80s and early 90s. The difference in sharp technical skill is clear, and they'd have to make weight the day of the fight itself so wouldn't be putting on 25lbs between scale and bell, taking away a lot of the strength advantage today's fighters would may well have with the advancement of sports science.

 

I would say it is true, for the reasons you mention really. In terms of every 2 months, what level are we talking? Someone like naz for example was mostly outclassing his opponents, almost exhibitions for him mostly... If a fighter is fighting a few rounds against over-matched opponents than every 1-2 months if fine, pretty much all young fighters are led through like that. Take AJ as an example.. It lets him gain experience, make money for living costs etc and be in the public eye, which will gain him more recognition and fans.

When a fighter is established, he doesn't need that half as much, bigger pay days, established fan base and most important, the gap between fights builds anticipation and interest; they feel like bigger fights because we only see them fight 2-3 times a year.

I agree with what your saying as a fan, I would like to see my favorite fighters more often, but if I was managing them, be in no hurry to change anything really.

 

funny u make this thread

i was thinking the part time thing just this morning mate

 

Is it not acceptable for Mayweather to do it?

 

Why not? I'm genuinely curious. He fights when he wants, wins when he wants. What's the issue?

 

That it has robbed the fans of loads of good fights. We after all pay his wages, if he wants the money he should be delivering what people want from him. We as boxing fans have elevated him into a position where he is calling all the shots and that my friend is undoubtedly to the detriment of the sport.

 

From what Ive seen the really elite boxers,like Leonard and Mayweather seem to be able to have long layoffs and come back as good as ever. But,from a British point of view,we've had David Price being not very active early career then thrown into the Thompson fight in the hope of getting into world contention. Disaster,back to square one. Will be interesting to see if a year out will affect Amir Khan.I think it will,and if he loses the excuse will be inactivity.George Groves should fight more often. Hearn is doing right by keeping Joshua active,but I have a suspicion that he will become less so. Inactivity,no good.

 

Fighters should fight, at least, four times per year. Some of those fights would be mismatches, so it should not be that hard on their bodies.............let them fight a bum once, they get back to serious fighting. This thing about having to be undefeated is really wrong..................the old timers fought ofter, lost some fights, but came back an won....................Can you imagine basketball, baseball, football, etc., game that happen one once or twice per year?!

 

Are you ****ing serious?

 

Once you get to elite level and you're operating at the top of your game than I think it is the best approach. But on the way up you definetly learn 'by doing' as you say and the busier you are the sharper you stay and the more experience you gain and youre constantly learning and adapting and tweaking.

 

Ppv changed everything hbo and showtime said years ago they don't want to have the same fighter on ppv no closer than 6 months apart so fighters have just gone along with the flow of it. Now it's all top fighters weather they are on ppv or not tends to only fight 2 or 3 times a year tops.

I don't really buy into all this a fighter can only be in peak condition 2 or 3 times a year yes if they don't train in between fights and let themselfs slip a little then yes they need the full training camps to get fight ready. If however they ticked over with there fitness stayed in shape dieted all the time they could probley be ready in 6 weeks making fighting 4 times a year feasible.

Unless a really top top fighter puts his foot down with the networks and insists he wants to fight more and the networks can see that the ppv figures are still ok then I don't think it will change at all.

It will take a mayweather to change everything thou so I can't see it happening but imagine if he turned around now and said right I want to do 4 ppvs in the next year to finish my career off people would still pay for them worldwide