Props To Shane Mosely: A Fighter Who Fought Top Competition

Because they don't want to lose..... obviously. Most people would rather take a safe fight, rather than risk a loss.

 

No.

Because in order to make the big money, you actually have to take the big fights in the first place. Why would you turn down a mega fight, in order to get a mega fight in the future? Doesn't make sense. By turning down a mega fight, you are already turning away money. The exposure of a mega fight makes you more marketable. Oscar would have never made the big money, had he not fought so many mega fights. Oscar created his own success, and if anything... his opponents leached off of him and made their biggest paydays.

Oscar never knew that his would still be marketable whether he won or lost... he just kept taking mega fights. It isn't as if he had his PPV numbers from the future shown to him when he began his career. Oscar never lost until he was already a huge draw. He already had wins over Chavez, Camacho, Ruelas, Gonzalez, Hernandez, Leija, Molina, Paez, Whitaker, Quartey, ect... before he was robbed against Tito. Oscar had no idea how that loss would effect his marketability at that time, as it was his first loss... yet he came right back and fought Shane Mosley. Then.... he lost again... once again had no idea how that would effect his marketability, now having lost twice, and he followed up with Gatti, Castillejo, and Vargas..... ect... and just kept fighting mega fight after mega fight.

What you are saying makes absolutely no sense what-so-ever. If anything... Oscar being able to makes so much money no matter who he fights would make it much easier for him to fight B-level fighters all of the time and avoid the real challenges.... right? Oscar could make millions and millions fighting nobodies.... so he clearly doesn't need to risk a loss by fighting the best. Yet, he did it anyways.

 

at the time he fought them who else was there to fight?

 

atsch

 

Uhhh.... because it would be a less risky fight. Didn't we already go over this? Which is why A LOT of fighters dodge the A-Level guys and stick to B-Level guys. They don't want to risk a loss. Plenty of fighters have turned down bigger paydays against a top opponent, only to get less of a payday and fight a lesser opponent, to cut down the risk of losing. That is my point. Oscar has always been willing to fight the best. That can't be said for a lot of other fighters.

I don't see how I can make this anymore simple for you. As I said in my very first post, Oscar can't get credit for anything, and you just proved it. Thanks.

 

He ducked Kostya Tszyu, shame on him.

 

Floyd's a cherry picking book of lies.