WBSS Bantamweight

[Beanz]

I am suprised that they allowed it because he could get injured, alphabet boys get angry and good money is not always made.

It used to be quite common, I remember Porter doing one after one of his fights was cancelled.

For guys fighting once or twice a year this would be good for them.

Guys fighting once or twice a year though is in most circumstances inexcusable. Yes the game changes as does the world, things move on but 3, 4,5,6 fights even a year was common place for so long that it is inconceivable that unless injured any fighter can defend fighting only once a year.

From the 60s you'll find heavyweight champions had generally the same amount of fights as those today.

I'd like to see stats for lighter divisions, i'm sure they fought more as they earned peannuts compared with todays stars.

It would be interesting to find out. I agree that Heavyweights have always followed a similar pattern lots of fights at the start of their careers then 3 or 4 a year leading up to a belt challenge then twice a year once they have a world belt. At lower weights even when holding an international belt 3 times a year seems to be a pattern until about 2000ish when it dropped to about two a year as well.

That is a very cursory guestimation.