Why do boxing fans support shameless greed?

Agreed.

Heads up if you didn't already know. This thread WILL be taken over.

 

This is why I love Germany being the new home of boxing where all the World's biggest fights take place. Fights on free to air television and fight tickets for the same price as those to a night club, I love it. America take note.

 

It doesn't matter. I've done it plenty before. It always goes down the same road. :conf

 

They try to defend their heroes like they're family.

Just look at Butes extreme fans over the past four years.

 

they don't support shameless greed. they would support their guy no matter what. as they have said, ride or die...

 

Not sure but I do understand if two unknown fighters choose to avoid each other until they both get more recognition like in the case of Pirog vs Golovkin.

 

+1

 

Menstruation / periods aren't something to laugh about.

 

Understand where you're coming from but you have unrealistic expectations. Some of the names you listed aren't exactly easy to negotiate with and that is really self explanatory. The others fell short of the pinnacle and/or are still chasing so you're not really comparing apples to apples.

Have you ever been in a position of leverage in your life, especially in business? If I have five job offers, I am going to try to get as much as I can and do what's best for me and my career. Because these guys are fighters, it's like you expect them to have the UFC mindset and get their brains beat in for peanuts. Floyd, Pacquiao, Cotto, etc have reached a point where they can make good money fighting anyone and can control their own destiny and that's something that everyone should strive for.

Regarding the fighters you listed:

Froch hasn't exactly lit the world on fire recently and still made Bute give in to all his demands to make the fight.

Rios was going to fight a featherweight and hasn't fought elite opposition yet near his own weight class. Imagine if Floyd was going to fight another lightweight? Look at the **** you gave Floyd for coming overweight against Marquez yet you are OK with Bam Bam doing the same thing in his last fight?

Mares is a good fighter but nobody knows who he is.

Marquez wanted 20MM for another Pac fight.

Katsidis is a punching bag.

All of the guys you listed are warriors because they have no other choice.

Time to look at things from a different perspective.

 

it is what it is. all the big fights r not getting made for one reason or another. people pricing themselves out, very common in boxing. ask u know who

 

They're both ~30 years old - they should fight someone of note at some point. Too bad they're as avoided as they are but it is what it is and yet they didn't manage to stage a fight against each other. Nobody to blame but them, really.