I am pretty new to boxing and have realised that some fights fans want to see don't happen all that often - Mayweather vs Floyd, Vitali vs Haye (for some), and a few others. I'm sure there's more over the years that you must have wanted but for one reason or another they didn't materialise. If they do eventually happen, it's when one of the fighters is out of their prime. Anybody agree with us or am I wrong? Do promoters really care what the fans want?
yes they happen more often than not... But whenever a big fight gets made, boxing fans usually go on bitching about the next fight that should be made.
I'm sure he shadow boxes on a regular basis But your correct, if you want it, it most likely won't happen.
Promoters care about protecting their interests, fighters their records/potential paydays It's a sad list of the ones that didn't happen, and a long list too. some of the ones I wished happened Jones-Michalzcewski Jones-Hopkins II Hopkins-Calzaghe (02/03) Bowe-Lewis Tyson-Holyfield (1990) Morales-Marquez Hamed-Marquez Lopez-Gamboa Donaire-Darchynian II Khan-Bradley Trinidad-Quartey Trinidad-Norris De La Hoya-Winky De La Hoya-Margarito heaps more
Yes. But often too late: Hagler vs Leonard ODLH vs Pac Ali vs Frazier ( although they're the greatest trilogy in history, they were both at the peak of their skills when Ali's license was suspended from 67-70). Hearn vs Duran ( Robertos peak was from 68 -76).
atleast chavez vs martinez being made, cotto vs flloyd was made, alvarez vs ortiz was made, williams vs martinez 2 was made, maidana vs khan was made, alexander vs bradley (horrible fight though) was made, those are all huge fan demanded fights made
