Boxing Fans Who Focus On Money

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What's wrong with you?

    Claiming the actions of certain fighters are justifiable because they have more star power is absurd. Being concerned about fighters you like making "good business moves" when they're already multimillionaires is a very new and very sad thing in boxing.

    Do you think you'll be invited over for a BBQ at said fighters second mansion? The only thing YOU AS A FAN consume is quality boxing. If a fighter does not produce that as they can/should, why do you defend them?

    Boxing isn't a f****** reality TV show. Stop trying to live vicariously through fighters, and follow the sport for what it should be. Better yet, go to your local gym and try training.
     
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  2. Hammer Hands

    Hammer Hands Active Member Full Member

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    Golovkin said it best, "Don't count other people's money".
     
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  3. Vantage_West

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    "it's business" is something that fans shouldnt be involved in. floyd can make more money fighting a debutant than another fighter in the division. thats sort of off to me. i get you.
     
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  4. stebinn

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    Thank you
     
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  5. Vantage_West

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    i will add that if fans accept the stalling then it becomes acceptable, ruining grinding the rest of the division to a halt.
     
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  6. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    It's funny how Golovkin fans pick and choose whent o focus on money. When it's GGG/Ward 50/50?! ARE YOU CRAZY when they do the around the same HBO numbers LOL. When it comes to Canelo/GGG, they're asking for 55/45 LOL and telling people not to focus on money.
     
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  7. Holy Grail

    Holy Grail Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's mostly Floyd fans. They work at McDonalds or Burger King so they live vicariously through him and act like it's their own money :rofl
     
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  8. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    nah bruv they are gonna be rich one day...promise.
     
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  9. Lazar

    Lazar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well said.
     
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  10. Holy Grail

    Holy Grail Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yea next promotion is to the french frying station.
     
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  11. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't care about money in any instance. Golovkin and Ward are now two divisions apart which speaks to their difference in size. If Golovkin wants to make a historic mark in his natural weight class in lieu of moving up to 168 to fight a very highly skilled and big 168 guy, I don't see a problem. Citing a largely promotional sound bite of "anyone 154 to 168" isn't enough to accuse him of ducking.

    For the record, I'm a big fan of both fighters and have made plenty of threads defending Andre Ward.

    However, "fans" who talk about money splits, A side this, B side that, what are you? Wannabe accountants? What aspect of the sport is most attractive to you? It doesn't seem like the sweet science is.
     
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  12. The Shockmaster

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    u do know ward is the same size, maybe smaller, than froch and chavez right?
     
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  13. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not sure what you're getting at. If Golovkin went up to 168 to fight Chavez Jr. I would criticize him. It's a pointless fight, plain and simple.

    Froch has been retired for years.
     
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  14. The Shockmaster

    The Shockmaster SOG has 4 children...he pulls out of nothing banned Full Member

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    u obviously missed the point...when someone was referencing ggg/ward they were talking about summer/end of 2015...at that time ward had fought 95 percent of his career fights at 168.......people arent talking about 50/50 now or going forward...they are talking 2015....but for some reason you are taking it as current day present.....

    ggg fans said ward brought no money or relevance..he didnt sell...and thats why ggg didnt wanna fight him in 2015....yet now they dont care about who brings what money or money at all...they were worried about wards monetary demands sAYING "oh ward is the clear b-side he needs to take smaller split"

    and you said ward was too big for ggg...yet ggg pursued fights with chavez and froch who are as big , if not bigger, than ward
     
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  15. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This post is unintelligible. I think it's best for both of us if we don't engage each other in any manner henceforth. Please work on stringing together coherent sentences and using at least middle school grammar.
     
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