Mick,

But this is a different era.

In the old days, if a guy lost, he coukld avenge that fight in two months. Today, top guys only fight twice a year. So a loss means MUCH more. A loss effectively robs you of almost a year of your career.

For example. Antonio Margarito went into training camp in April for his July fight with P-Dub. He loses. He is then relegated to fighting a scrub on an undercard in his next fight. At best, he'll get a spring date with a top guy. And that puts him basically back to where he was.

Only the Oscars of the world can take a loss and not have it derail his career.