Do boxers fight for fans?

[rampant]

Well Im glad my first article has been so popular so Im replying myself just to make sure I get one!

[erics44]

ill help you out bro

i dont think a boxer will ever box unless he has to or wants to

so David haye wont come out of retirement just coz the fans want to see him again

a boxer might fight in a certain place or against a certain oppopnent or at a certain time to please the fans whilst he is still active

p.s. if you want to start a thread that gets a lot of comments you should call it something like

"Khan is scared of Cotto" or something and make up some crazy story about something completely unrelated he said in an interview once

or anything with pac or mayweather in the title

[rampant]

ill help you out bro

i dont think a boxer will ever box unless he has to or wants to

so David haye wont come out of retirement just coz the fans want to see him again

a boxer might fight in a certain place or against a certain oppopnent or at a certain time to please the fans whilst he is still active

p.s. if you want to start a thread that gets a lot of comments you should call it something like

"Khan is scared of Cotto" or something and make up some crazy story about something completely unrelated he said in an interview once

or anything with pac or mayweather in the title

Cheers, and cheers for the tip

[BIG H]

If I was Haye, I don't think I could quit yet. For me, becoming a British boxing legend would be my goal, I would want people debating how good I was in pubs up and down the country, 50 years after I retired. Nobody will remember David Haye, he has gone out with a wimper.

Fair play though, he probably know his limitations and that Vitali would dispose of him inside 9 minutes. And he's achieved his goal of becoming a very rich man, with his faculties in tact.

[Fenster]

I'd rather see Haye comeback against Tyson Fury than Vitali. Pointless fight IMO. However, it certainly wont be pointless to Haye or Vitali because it's another HUGE payday

[FinitoElDinamita]

This aint no movie or a fairytale. Fighters fight for themselves ... Not for tha fans lol c'mon..

When they say that they are fighting for their family, its bullshit too.ultimately, they are fighting for themselves. Lets live in the real world.

[FinitoElDinamita]

basketball players dont play ball for the fans nor does actors act for the fans. They do it because they are good at what they do and it brings them wealth. Why would a boxer take punches for a bunch of people they dont even know. That some silly ass shit. Everybody is out for thrmselves.

[jon09]

No but it sounds nice and builds a fan base to sell tickets.

[Fenster]

No it's a silly naive notion.

As you've said - Every boxer strives for his best money option. If they can't get that they are matched with fighters they're expected to beat. Simple as.

Remember Ricky "man of the people" Hatton had one last fight "for the fans" in Manchester. It was PPV. The opponent was a retired lightweight coming off a loss.

a) Ricky still made millions from his "fight for the fans"

b) It was a gimme (meant to be)

[erics44]

No it's a silly naive notion.

As you've said - Every boxer strives for his best money option. If they can't get that they are matched with fighters they're expected to beat. Simple as.

Remember Ricky "man of the people" Hatton had one last fight "for the fans" in Manchester. It was PPV. The opponent was a retired lightweight coming off a loss.

a) Ricky still made millions from his "fight for the fans"

b) It was a gimme (meant to be)

Ricky was poorly

[Fenster]

No it's a silly naive notion.

As you've said - Every boxer strives for his best money option. If they can't get that they are matched with fighters they're expected to beat. Simple as.

Remember Ricky "man of the people" Hatton had one last fight "for the fans" in Manchester. It was PPV. The opponent was a retired lightweight coming off a loss.

a) Ricky still made millions from his "fight for the fans"

b) It was a gimme (meant to be)

Ricky was poorly

I think that was great business by Hatton. Not knocking him... just that was the exapmle I thought of.

[erics44]

No it's a silly naive notion.

As you've said - Every boxer strives for his best money option. If they can't get that they are matched with fighters they're expected to beat. Simple as.

Remember Ricky "man of the people" Hatton had one last fight "for the fans" in Manchester. It was PPV. The opponent was a retired lightweight coming off a loss.

a) Ricky still made millions from his "fight for the fans"

b) It was a gimme (meant to be)

Ricky was poorly

I think that was great business by Hatton. Not knocking him... just that was the exapmle I thought of.

you think he was poorly on purpose?

[Fenster]

No it's a silly naive notion.

As you've said - Every boxer strives for his best money option. If they can't get that they are matched with fighters they're expected to beat. Simple as.

Remember Ricky "man of the people" Hatton had one last fight "for the fans" in Manchester. It was PPV. The opponent was a retired lightweight coming off a loss.

a) Ricky still made millions from his "fight for the fans"

b) It was a gimme (meant to be)

Ricky was poorly

I think that was great business by Hatton. Not knocking him... just that was the exapmle I thought of.

you think he was poorly on purpose?

Not sure what you mean. You mean he was ill on the night of the fight?

He still won easy just had a little wobble. Nothing to serious.

[JT Rock]

I think fighters have to wanna take the physical abuse, not because of the "fans"

"Fans" pay the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ million revenue for fights.

So of course we need to be schmoozed and have token "I fight for the fans" mentions so we keep the revenue going.

Its all about US, think about it. The sponsors pay big bucks, why? because us fans buy the product. We buy what everyone is selling in a boxing promotion. We buy the good guy and wanna see him win. We buy the bad guy so we wanna see him get sparked. We buy the goods and services, we read the articles, we post on the forums etc..

So inside I feel any athlete could care less about the fan, but realize the millions of people that they dont know are essential to their wallet and way of life

[erics44]

No it's a silly naive notion.

As you've said - Every boxer strives for his best money option. If they can't get that they are matched with fighters they're expected to beat. Simple as.

Remember Ricky "man of the people" Hatton had one last fight "for the fans" in Manchester. It was PPV. The opponent was a retired lightweight coming off a loss.

a) Ricky still made millions from his "fight for the fans"

b) It was a gimme (meant to be)

Ricky was poorly

I think that was great business by Hatton. Not knocking him... just that was the exapmle I thought of.

you think he was poorly on purpose?

Not sure what you mean. You mean he was ill on the night of the fight?

He still won easy just had a little wobble. Nothing to serious.

yeah appartently he was ill on the night of the fight

talking about the wobble i think rickys punch resistence was going a long before that fight

after the mausser (spelling!) fight the only fights he was in where he wasnt rocked were castillo and mallinagi (spelling!) and mallinagi doesnt really count