Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold View Post
Berto will be broke in a minute, keep fighting, keep losing. Then he, too, will be punch drunk, broke and with a bunch of losses on his record. Soto-Karass, hopefully, will make a bit more money before he is done. For sometime he has been known for dodgy training habits. If he focuses for a minute he could make some change.
You only fight for money. Once you've got money, like $65 million, like Larry Holmes, then worry about legacy. Before that, pick up money.
The guy that trains you has an obligation to make you the best fighter possible. This may entail taking hard fights, or tough opponents (aren't always the same) early on so you are better later. Your manager has an obligation to make money for everybody involved.
Berto got a couple purses over a million and he can make over 150,000 for his next couple of fights for say Thurman, Lopez, Brooks or rematches of the losses. So I don't know why you think he'll be broke other than because he's a boxer, he very well could have bought a house and put a million in the bank.