Quote Originally Posted by amat
Quote Originally Posted by DaxxKahn
Yeah Baldo is truly one of the sports good guys...He is a dedicated family man who earns every ent he earns in the ring...He really has not made the big money many others have but he should have over the years.....When he beat Judah it was the paycheck that allowed him to keep only one of the title belts...Poor guy could not afford all the sanctioning fees ....Shameful when you think about it.....
I remember that. Just to pay the WBC sanctioning fees (which have to be paid before the fight) he had to spend something like 120 K, that's enough money for most American families to live on for a whole year.

The average American family does not have an income even half that we are talking two maybe 3 years....

Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMick
If half of the fighters of today would step into the ring with the will to fight, like Baldomir does they'd earn some respect.

Baldomir talk about a guy who earns his paychecks everytime he steps onto the canvas....

Absolutely Mick and the sport would be so much better off thats for sure

Quote Originally Posted by LeftHookToTheBody
Baldomir should blame his representation for the seeming end of his career. His last two opponents were absolutely awful matchups style wise. OK, Mayweather was certainly the biggest money fight at the time, but suppose he fought Margarito instead. Two relentless, come forward, granite chinned warriors...it probably would have been a classic, and we might be anxiously awaiting a big money Margarito-Baldomir III bout instead of watching Carlos fade back into oblivion. Match-making is terribly important to a fighters career, and Baldomir's representation did him no favors with his last two bouts. He's no worse of a fighter than he was when he fought Judah...the only difference is his folks put him in with bad stylistic matchups.

Truth is he really had no choice....You can't go from being The WW champion to fighting anyone less then the best...besides at his age he knows not much time is left and he has to make what he can off the momentum has has because we all know in boxing that is short lived...