Are fighters avoiding each other more now than ever?.......

its not rjj fault i hate when people blame him. boxing has been like that and the last time everyone was fighting everyone was in the early 90's on down. if boxing had a dana white
it would be over. fighters would have been exposed a long ass time ago.

 

No, it's a common thing since the beginning of boxing.

PowerPuncher gives good arguments on this topic.

 

:rofl
They are brothers!! There is a legitimate reason for them not fighting and they are right not to!!

 

The same Roy Jones who fought James Toney, Bernard Hopkins, Antonio Tarver, Montell Griffin and Virgil Hill? That Roy Jones??

Fail. atsch

 

Jones was like that from the beginning of his career - his father was very adamant on being as much independent as possible.

This was one of the reasons why it took 4 years for a fighter of Jones' abilities to get a title shot.

 

I remember back when I was kid watching fights like Chavez vs Rosario and Leonard vs Hagler with my Dad and how I was drawn into every second of the action back when the best fighters competed against each other. Shame now that I can't do the same with my Son because the top P4P fighters find ways to avoid eachother. Now we basically have no choice but to take what they give us, even if the fights are lopsided mismatches. We did get some amazing fights from lesser known names in 2011, but they don't possess the same excitement that the Mega fights bring when u have friends n family over all picking sides and screaming out loud while watching the top dogs go at it.

 

I think more so than ever, i think boxers are moulded for stardom if they show any sign of quality. I dont disagree with the moulding part and i know this may sound harsh i just dont agree that a boxer should be 20-0 and still be classed as "inexperianced". I can appreciate that not everyone will agree with this comment, but if said boxer is exceptional then his progress will be a natrual progression through the ranks till the boxer is a named fighter. Not a manufactured chunk of turd that has popped out of the a promotors anus and is hand picked oppenents to suit the future stars boxing style

So in short we are entering a new era of manufactured boxers specfically groomed to make as much money as possible by keeping there zero intact which in turn lends itself to fighter avoidance. The ironic thing is, we actually do have some quality boxers out there that will take on all comers and when our hero's with zero's meet em, they get mashed up a few times and chucked to the kerb..

Actually.. they end up with drink problems, drugs, lose their house and there dog is auctioned for £2.50 only for it to be spent on 100/1 horse at the local Bet Fred...

But yer.... Its all about the money..... Pride is rare nowadays in boxing and to be fair we should be thankful for selected few that are still loyal to true prize fighting.

 

only can be fixed with a UFC style, there is not room for ducking over there.But with all the corrupted promoters today its just a shame.Top Rank,GBP leading the ****.

 

no, fight fans are just more ******ed than ever

 

It's a myth that fighters avoid each other more today.
Fans can look over a long retired fighters career record instantly today. Making it look like they fought each other like crazy. But you must look also at the dates.

How many fans today know that Ali disappeared for a year and a half after beating Liston? If a champion did that today fans would go mad!

 

I've asked this before and not had a response. Who exactly did Roy duck out the way of? I'm not buying it as much as most do on here!