Should Turki stop funding boxers who are 'movers'

Come on. It should. Scull and Haney's performance were ****ing ridiculous.

 

Ali's worst performances are not when he moved a lot but when he held too much. He had some ugly ones.

He was not a runner and his movement was artistic; great to watch.

 

Bring on the league

Have a points system

4 points for a KO
3 points for a UD or a SD win
2 point for a draw
1 point for a loss

The rankings would suddenly start moving up and down with various fighters gaining and losing positions

Watch how they all start going for KOs and we all get value for money again

 

Yep especially for guys like Scull who had no intention of winning and just came to survive.

 

I get there are boring guys who fight scared and I don't like them at all but at least Haney and Shakur are there to win. Scull just fought like a total coward who just wanted to make it the distance without getting hurt.

 

Ali also showed up fight though. He didn’t do what Ajagba did, just jab and run. He’d circle, move in and out, but he was actually trying to engage and damage his opponents.

 

scull didn’t show up to win. He showed up for a payday, assuming he’d lose, with the goal of just going the distance. He absolutely stunk it out. Ugh.

 

Thankfully they put up barricades and screens to prevent local boxing fans from watching

 

This sounds more reasonable than it is. Hes looking to control the sport. Freezing guys out based on their style leads to fighters feeling forced to fight a certain way and thats not a sport. No one should go into a fight trying to earn a "fight of the night" or "knockout of the night" bonus. They should be trying to win. Changing the rules would be more honest.

 

Watch bare-knuckle boxing instead. if you don't like it

 

I think it's Canelo's fault for picking such an opponent.

 

I'm often reminded of this scene from Cinderella Man.

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But that is professional boxing. People are paying to be entertain more so than watch you box. Boxing is a blood sport and the paying fans wants blood. Sure you can fight anyway you want but you will never become a star or a million dollar fighter. Scull will be hard press to ever make it on Saudi card. That is Turki right as a promotor and Scull right to fight the way he wants. Cause no one is tuning in to watch another of his fights even free.

 

People who live pay check to pay check shouldn't tell or even suggest what a billionaire should do with his money.

And to the question....That is dumb. Turki is trying to fund boxers and match the top fighters with the top fighters. It's dumb to suggest that he should only invest in fighters who are willing to just sit in front of their opponent and participate in "Rock em Sock em" activity. Defense is as much apart of the sweet science as throwing heavy combinations. If you are only entertained by people simply punching until someone goes to sleep, then sit outside of a bar of your choice on a Saturday night and wait for the drunkest of the drunks to come out to the parking lot.

Personally, I enjoy a great counter puncher, which is exactly what Shakur is. Highly skilled in that area. Put him in the ring with someone more focused on offensive output and you'll see poetry in that ring. Let's stop acting like every fight needs to look similar to Round 1 of Hearns/Hagler.

P.S. What Haney did this past weekend wasn't counter punching nor defense. It simply was a man who mentally isn't ready to compete at the highest level. Something isn't right with him right now. He wasn't confident in himself like he was pre-Ryan Garcia and it showed. His back was on the ropes 90% of the night.