Well the difficulty with that is,how do we know the said fighter thinks he is going to lose? Fighters may not want to take a fight for a number of reasons but they could make up any reason for not taking the fight and we would never know if it were true or not.

I like the topic though,I am guilty of using the word duck often but that's probably because fighters of today openly label themselve as businessmen hence they will take the lower risk,higher reward fight.Or take the fight which they think is easier.

However,in certain circumstances,the word "ducked" is used questionably I don't think Floyd Mayweather(for example) is ducking Cotto.Well,actually,I don't know.On the 1 hand,he could be waiting for Cotto to become a bigger star and earn him more $$$. On the other hand,he considers himself to be a big PPV star and Cotto is no slouch in that department either. So,is he ducking him? I would say no but I have no idea.

On the other hand,you have someone like Kermit Cintron.His hand hurts,he over reacts.Rolls aroundlike he's been shot. PW takes another fight in the meantime. As soon as Paul's next fight is announced,Kermit's hand is fine and he makes videos and does interviews calling out Margarito and Cotto in particular.Keep in mind,this was AFTER Paul made anther fight and also at a time when Kermit was supposed to have broken or fractured his hand.How would he take those other fights then>? Now that,to me,is a total and apparent duck as I've ever seen.

Quote Originally Posted by Sugar_shaw
Is it wrong for a fighter, who is considered one of the best at his weight, to avoid another contender because he thinks he would lose? We all complain about ducking, but does is this still bad. It seems to be more common sense than cowardice. What d'ya think ?
With regards the highlighted,of course it's wrong. We are boxing fans aren't we? We want to see the best fight the best in order to ascertain the best dont we?So then we want to see the top guys fight the best guys in their weight class.