Fighters who only fight for money

[Memphis]

Very sad to see.

I think his line was always Im putting my kids through private school. Which is nobble and all that but getting knocked about by puddings like this for it?

[Dia bando]

Hopkins and Mayweather top of the shit list .

[nuggetdotcom]

Every Fighter fights for money to get on in life.

Correctomundo, get real everybody, its professional boxing. Get a copy of 'Sibbo' which I was lucky to get for Christmas, that will teach you how pro fighters get relieved of money they have generated. Hopefully Tony will get a bigger percentage from book sales than he ever got from ticket sales!!!!!

[J_Undisputed]

I think the operative word in the title might be only. Sure the paychecks a bigger factor now a days than it was before, but you can tell who'd rather win and get paid a little less than lose and get paid a little more. The sense of competition and risk is the only thing that makes boxing still qualify as a sport. This is why it infuriates me to hear a little prick like mayweather declare boxing is a business. For all his skills and all others that are so far above their competition but want a fortune just to fight bums, that declaration alone means they belongs in the WWe or some other area of sports entertainment where portraying characters to up your fan base, suits him.

While I think many of us realize that the game can no longer be the same as it was in terms of the "I can lick any sonovab*ch in the house" kind of bravado of Sullivan, I think we can all agree its a little disgusting to see guys reach for the lowest hanging fruit and then tell us what a chore it was later. "oh we knew it was going to be tough fight... and we prepared for it and had a great camp " sure he's coming up in weight 2 divisions and lost his last 3 fights by knockout at lower weights, isn't known outside his home town... but tell us more about his extensive amateur career...was good enough to have him take you to the brink for the 3 rounds the fight lasted.

It was fine when a guy with a fabled career was fighting for a pension or retirement fund and people were willing to see a good fighter before he rode off into the sunset. Its even tolerable when you believe the fighter still has something to achieve (hopkins fighting joe smith). But watching a kid like garcia hold a belt hostage while fighting the rod salkas of the world in between winning controversial decisions against other B tier fighters and occasionally beating a shop worn vet, is a travesty and exactly why this sport is becoming a circus side show.

For right now my hats off to fighters like lomanchenko who was willing to give walters money from his own purse to make a fight or GGG who apparently compromised and gave jacobs more than 25% when the sanctioning body already had the split worked out. All the fighters than prefer to fight harder at the negotiating table than in the ring are guys I cant be bothered to watch. Just my opinion .. make of it what you will .

[Master]

If you are super talented fighter then the money takes care of itself as you go up the ranking and beat the pretenders, contenders, becoming champion, defending title, unifying and if possible move up in weight and start again.

You need a good accountant, promoter, manager and TV company to keep the path smooth.

[Silkeyjoe]

If you are super talented fighter then the money takes care of itself as you go up the ranking and beat the pretenders, contenders, becoming champion, defending title, unifying and if possible move up in weight and start again.

You need a good accountant, promoter, manager and TV company to keep the path smooth.

Wouldnt be so sure about that. Rigo may well have made enough money to live comfortably if he moves back to Cuba and isnt thrown in jail but I doubt he could retire and live off his earnings now and hes one of the most talented boxers around. Lee Haskins, a current world champion, would also likely struggle financially if he was forced to retire from boxing today.

I have no problem with some fighters taking certain fights for money over others but guys like Floyd and Canelo where money really doesnt matter (because they have so much of it already) just pisses me off. Whats worse is "boxing fans" defending them for it