At the top level it's understandable - Fighters are attached to promoters and promoters are attached to TV companies. There are only so many TV dates available. If you check those fighters from the 70s, you'll see they only fought 2-3 times a year once they became champ, just like the fighters today.

At the other end of the scale I think it's ridiculous.

Using a British example - David Price, James DeGale, Billy Joe Saunders, George Groves etc - these guys have had around 15 fights in 3-4 years.

Chris Eubank jr has fought 9 times this year.

Obviously these cunty promoters wont allow their fighter on anothers bill. But if Eubank jr could be kept so active what holds back these other prospects?

Saunders fought Bradley Pryce this year after nearly 4 years as a pro. Eubank jr fought him in 12 months.

(Sounds like a Eubank jr lovefest but just using him as an example)