If fighters fight for Money then why do they get hated on??????

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  1. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    I want to know how many fighters out there, who have poured their heart and soul into the sport DO NOT FIGHT for MONEY first.

    That being said, why do so many fans hate on fighters who have put their health on the line year after year, fight after fight, for the sake of making a living, sometimes not a very decent one.

    Isn't it every fighters goal and dream to be in a multi-million dollar fight?? Perhaps 2 of them, or perhaps all of them?

    So then why do we trash these guys who entertain us by jeopordizing their health when they finally get the power to call shots and choose who they want to fight and for how much?
     
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  2. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Does the pope **** in the woods?
     
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  3. mexican legend

    mexican legend MVP! Full Member

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    Well if they fought for cheeseburgers Joan Guzman will be active as ****.
     
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  4. Zaryu

    Zaryu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Professional boxers are called prize fighters, so yes they fight for money. The problem is that many times we as fans believe we deserve to see certain fights at a certain time, and if we don't get them we do the only thing we can do... talk trash. I don't agree with this behavior and I try not to be part of it, but it's just the way it is. The are of course other factors that make fans talk trash, like Hippocrates, boxers or promoters being too greedy, the excessive protection of fighters, etc.
     
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  5. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Joking aside, I think most of the guys who only fight for money and don't really have their hearts 100% in it don't make it to the top. To be a success you have to have such an insane competitiveness that I think more than JUST money factors into it.

    I'm with you though; I don't blame guys for taking the best money they can get, considering the lifespan and lack of pension of a fighter.
     
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  6. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    The man created the foundation for modern medicine and has been dead for 3000 years or so. I don't think he has anything to do with trash talking...:D
     
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  7. Zaryu

    Zaryu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol, my bad I think my computer suggested to spell it like that!! (english is not my first language ;) )
     
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  8. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Gotcha.:good Figured it was something like that.
     
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  9. jaycuban

    jaycuban Cubans Do It Better ! Full Member

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    why bill gates make computers ? (uncle mayweather)
     
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  10. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They all fight for money.
     
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  11. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    boxing is called PRIZEfighting right?
     
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  12. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    read the entire initial post darnit!
     
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  13. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Combination of money and love of the game, I guess. No cut and dry answer.
     
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  14. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have no idea...they deserve the money and usually when they make big money it is a big fight
     
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  15. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    tru people say PBF fights for money...yeah NO **** he trains 300 days a year like a madman
     
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