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I just think they are as redundant as all get go. They are like some new era fad. Like costume jewelry.
Boxing did fine w/o them for well over a hundred years and in eras that were much tougher and busier.

I think I mostly agree, except the different era thing works both ways. If a veteran fighter is only going to fight twice a year anyways and have the red carpet treatment in camp, it's not necessarily a bad idea to make sure they are in peak condition. I think to many younger fighters make this an equal focus to actually honing their skills or coming up with a gameplan, but it doesn't have to be the case. I forget the guys name who helped Roy Jones bulk up to HW and Hopkins Light heavy, but he obviously was a valuable asset as that is extremely hard to do.
Very good point however these 1 or 2 fight guys a year at the top of the sport should not need any encouragement at this level. I mean its about 72 minutes a year if you fight twice and being just 12 rounds. I mean if you need a kick in the ass with that schedule find a new line of work. And then of course had Robinson made 20 or 30 million a fight he most likely would not have fought 3 times a month. I see the point though but the mega stars look to be fine w/o them and you know the old saying if it aint broke dont fix it. Stick with the plan that has worked prior to the snake oil salesman coming along. Hopkins started out at 175 and with age was already growing out of 160 before he left it. The guy was a gym rat so the hired gun handed him some protein powder and a set of weights, explained the four basic food groups and then asked him to sign the cheque. Roy looked like a water logged dead hypo at the Ruiz weigh in and scaled what 193 fully clothed wearing a velvet track suit and a 5 pound rolex