Are all British fights good for British Boxing?

[Britkid]

Common sense needs to be used. If you can get a cracking pay day early on in your career, why not take it?

But as mentioned, there is an obsession with the '0'.

This has been creeping into the sport for years, but we (The Internet), have made it far worse than it ever was. Fighters need to realize nothing sneaks by anymore.

But they also need to realize an early defeat is not the end of the world, indeed it can improve you.

If people had seen Larry Holmes in his amateur days, they would of put you in a padded cell if you had said this bloke will get to 48-0...

If Barry McGuigan had given up after his first pro defeat, he would of been 1 and 1, but his career turned out alright in the end.

The true boxing fan knows when a defeat has potentially dire consequences, and they generally know when someone will come back stronger for the defeat.

[Dark Lord Al]

I have also never understood why the 0 is so important , a fighter is what he is , and real fans can see that.

[Memphis]

They're good for boxing full stop because we have the Lonsdale belt. The best belt out there by a mile and to anyone with half a clue a belt worth winning/keeping.

Sure they aren’t all for the Lonsdale belt but any all Brit dust up of note is still trading off that history and prestige.

[Britkid]

They're good for boxing full stop because we have the Lonsdale belt. The best belt out there by a mile and to anyone with half a clue a belt worth winning/keeping.

Sure they aren’t all for the Lonsdale belt but any all Brit dust up of note is still trading off that history and prestige.

Good point, one that sticks out in modern times, was like you suggest not a British title fight, but an 'eliminator'. But anyone who knew British boxing at the time loved the build up and the bout:

[Kirkland Laing]

Kaylor Christie. I'd forgotten about that photo, I always liked the doorman's face.

Also this one was fun :

[Silkeyjoe]

Yes they should fight on the way up. Just ripping off the fans when they fight on the way down or at the end of their career for a payday and means very little in all reality with who was the better boxer

[Fenster]

Unfortunately the "0" is important to casual fans and therefore promoters.

Even though it's virtually impossible to pull the wool over punters eyes today with all the information available - Boxrec, youtube, forums etc - broadcasters, pundits, journo's, ex-fighters, will still sell a fight with "he's undefeated," and sadly to the casual fan, 20-0 against a bunch of Mexican cab drivers is far more impressive that 14-6 against a bunch of Mexican warriors.

[Britkid]

I have also never understood why the 0 is so important , a fighter is what he is , and real fans can see that.

The '0' is only important when you have finished an excellent career. It is something that you can be add to your resume in the debate over where you stand in the great scheme of things.