Re: JMM: I'll fight him at any weight he wants, not a problem since he was 148
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Originally Posted by
miles
Well, if the only motivation Marquez has is money then why did he go all the way overseas to fight Chris John for approximately $17?
still because of MONEY. :)
He was chasing the belt to get more leverage on negotiating for bigger money.
Re: JMM: I'll fight him at any weight he wants, not a problem since he was 148
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Originally Posted by
miron_lang
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Originally Posted by
miles
Well, if the only motivation Marquez has is money then why did he go all the way overseas to fight Chris John for approximately $17?
still because of MONEY. :)
He was chasing the belt to get more leverage on negotiating for bigger money.
Exactly. And why did the Pac negotiations breakdown? Marquez wanted more MONEY.
Of course boxers enjoy being boxers, or would have started out enjoying it, but there would be no pro boxing without the prospect of earning shit loads. The idea that a fighter is not concerned by how much he earns for the love of fighting, is absolutely ridiculous. It's the thought process of a child that gets read fairytales every night before bed... and they all lived happily ever after.
Miles, check this quote from your hero Barrera...“Con dinero, baila el perro. You know what this means? For money the dog will dance. It is one of my favorite expressions. This is a business, you take the best offer.” - Marco Antonio Barrera
And some more fighters thoughts...
"Fighters want to fight for titles, but not as much as we want to fight for MONEY." - Roy Jones jr
Any boxer who says he loves boxing is either a liar or a fool, I'm not looking for glory.I'm not looking for titles.I'm not looking for the hall of fame.I'm looking for money.I'm looking for readies. - Chris Eubank
When you are fighting, you're fighting for one thing...money - Jack Dempsey
I looked upon boxing purely as a business. As a means to an end. Getting the money. - John Conteh
In pro boxing, let's face it, the name of the game is how much you make - not how many honours won. Billy Walker was the most successful flop in history. - Reg Gutteridge
When they told me Foreman had beaten Frazier, I thought my, my, there goes $5 million. - Muhammad Ali
"Shane Mosley says, 'Floyd Mayweather fights for Money', ya FUCKIN', dummy! I'm a PRIZE fighter! That's what I suppose to fight for a PRIZE, DUH!" - Floyd Mayweather
Re: JMM: I'll fight him at any weight he wants, not a problem since he was 148
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Originally Posted by
Fenster
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Originally Posted by
miron_lang
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Originally Posted by
miles
Well, if the only motivation Marquez has is money then why did he go all the way overseas to fight Chris John for approximately $17?
still because of MONEY. :)
He was chasing the belt to get more leverage on negotiating for bigger money.
Exactly. And why did the Pac negotiations breakdown? Marquez wanted more MONEY.
Of course boxers enjoy being boxers, or would have started out enjoying it, but there would be no pro boxing without the prospect of earning shit loads. The idea that a fighter is not concerned by how much he earns for the love of fighting, is absolutely ridiculous. It's the thought process of a child that gets read fairytales every night before bed... and they all lived happily ever after.
Miles, check this quote from your hero Barrera...
“Con dinero, baila el perro. You know what this means? For money the dog will dance. It is one of my favorite expressions. This is a business, you take the best offer.” - Marco Antonio Barrera
And some more fighters thoughts...
"Fighters want to fight for titles, but not as much as we want to fight for MONEY." - Roy Jones jr
Any boxer who says he loves boxing is either a liar or a fool, I'm not looking for glory.I'm not looking for titles.I'm not looking for the hall of fame.I'm looking for money.I'm looking for readies. - Chris Eubank
When you are fighting, you're fighting for one thing...money - Jack Dempsey
I looked upon boxing purely as a business. As a means to an end. Getting the money. - John Conteh
In pro boxing, let's face it, the name of the game is how much you make - not how many honours won. Billy Walker was the most successful flop in history. - Reg Gutteridge
When they told me Foreman had beaten Frazier, I thought my, my, there goes $5 million. - Muhammad Ali
"Shane Mosley says, 'Floyd Mayweather fights for Money', ya FUCKIN', dummy! I'm a PRIZE fighter! That's what I suppose to fight for a PRIZE, DUH!" - Floyd Mayweather
Damn you just broke Mile's image of that noble gladiator inside the ring that fights only because of honor, pride, and integrity and that money really doesn't matter that much, when it clearly is the no. 1 thing.
Hell, even Ray Robinson says he thinks boxing is a cruel and savage sport and that he was only in it because it was damn good money to be made.
