Why does it seem impossible to fight frequently?

because most fighter kill their bodies to make weight. trying to maintain 108 pounds is very difficult. people who fight in that category nornally weigh over 120. you cannot lose that much in a couple of weeks and you surely cannot do it too often.

also wounds heal within weeks but it really takes longer time to make sure they are not going to get cut easily the next time

there are also some rules that prohibit fighter specially those coming off ko losses to fight immediately after

 

That's why Audley Harrison is always out so long.

 

-Amateur boxing is about keeping yourself in shape and fight dozens of fights a year. Win a lot, lose a few, it doesn't mattes until you win medals. 4x2 mins is not that horrible, especially if headgear is on.

-Pro boxing is PRIZEfighting. You can make more money as a promoter if your fighter fights twice a year (very hungry and hyped fans) instead of 6 times (fan: oh, he's fighting again, I'm not that hyped, watch football). TV dates. Finding opponents. Organization fees and top15 fighters. It's very complicated and long to arrange a title fight for a champ.

-Pro boxers fight very long fights, preparing for weigh-in and 12 hard rounds of punishment is at least 6 weeks, 10-12 at most. Body MUST rest after that. Even if it's a 1st round TKO, the 6-12 weeks of hard training and 120 rounds of sparring are there. It's not Tennis. You get HIT!

-You have to perform on 100% unless u want to get KOd. Prepare mentally is another hard thing and you need mental rest as well unless you want to burn out quickly.

I think every fighter (champ of course) should fight 3 times a year, that's a pretty good schedule.

 

Some of the champs fight of course very frequently. Mijares and Sosa are good examples. But that's because they fight their ass off and getting the same paycheck as a C/D/E level HW.

Fighters early in their career fight many times as well, but it's a quantity (Chavez Jr.) vs. quality (Gamboa) thing.

 

i am not aware of any rule that prohibits a fighter doing that though there are a lot of things that could be involved.

one is an opponent. sure, you want to fight twice a month but will there be an opponent willing to fight you in two weeks notice? and if there is one, does it ensure a good fight between the two or will it be a sloppy fight between a fighter in shape against an opponent who just did not have enough time.

another factor may be promotion. if a handler wants to take his fighter to the top, he surely will not be pressured to taking 2 weeks to prepare for a fight. a good handler should find the best way possible to market the fighter.

but if, as you said, a fighter is relatively new and really has nothing to lose i think he will be allowed to fight as often as he wants

but it could really be dangerous. the body takes time to heal even if there are no visible injuries.

 

Robinson fought Lamotta twice in the same month so I see your point.

 

wouldn't it be easier to keep the weight down if you fight and train more often?

 

it definitely would my point was that it is abolutely hard for full grown met to reach 108 pounds. they'd have to kill themselves. the amount of effort they give out to make 108 pounds is something that should not be done twice a month becasue you have to give your body time to recover. just like working out should not de done everyday becasue you have to let your muscles rest

 

Amir Khan has always annoyed me. He has won virtually all of his fights very easily without taking any punishment. If I were just starting out and I won a fight so easily I'd want to fight again as soon as I could. I guess in his case he has made a lot of money already and is headlining cards so he is not able and possibly does not want to fight too frequently.

Fighting so frequently would also ensure that I stayed in shape and did not lose my focus between long layoffs.

Obviously if I got injured or KOed then I would need time out to recover.

 

Am I missing something? Why 108 pounds in particular?

 

There are and have been prospects who have fought on an almost weekly basis in the history of the sport. Former lightweight champ Sean O'Grady, turned pro at only 15 years of age, and fought 26 times in first year in the sport. Of course, once you start fighting in longer bouts and stepping up the competition, your frequency is going to slow down.

 

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